Overview
- The 2026 regular season runs from Feb. 21 to Nov. 7, opening with Inter Miami at LAFC at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as each club plays 34 matches.
- League play pauses from May 25 to July 16 for the FIFA World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, with matches resuming ahead of the tournament’s final and the All-Star Game set for July 29 in Charlotte.
- Inter Miami debuts its new 25,000‑seat Miami Freedom Park on April 4 by hosting Austin FC.
- The playoffs begin Nov. 18 after the November FIFA window for an uninterrupted postseason, with the full bracket and MLS Cup date to be announced later.
- All 510 regular-season matches stream globally on Apple TV with no blackouts and no extra subscription, while select games air on FOX in the U.S. and TSN/RDS in Canada.