Table: How Many Matches in an MLS Season? Category Details Regular Season Games 34 games per team Play-off Games Up to 8 additional games Total Games Possible 34-42 games per team MLS Season Timing Late February – October MLS Play-Offs November – December Off-Season Mid December – Mid February Home and Away Games 17 home …
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An entire team effort in soccer usually makes a difference. However, certain positions are more important than others. Having key players who perform well every single night in these positions usually set teams up for success. What are the most important positions in soccer? This is a ranking from the most important to the fourth …
Soccer players who reach a certain level of success almost always pick up a nickname or two. Become iconic enough, and it usually means getting a nickname that sticks. For Cristiano Ronaldo, there’s one simple nickname that pops up more often than others. If I don’t seem like anything too creative, but a lot of …
With so many sports and so many different leagues, it’s difficult to keep up with how many games there are in each season. It also varies across the level of sports, so we’ve provided a quick breakdown of how long a typical soccer season lasts. How many soccer games are there in a season? There …
Soccer and football players have been sharing playing surfaces for a long time. In the United States, it’s led to a bit of a rivalry between the two sports thanks in part because of this. This move is almost always done for space restraint reasons. However, are they the same size? Does one sport have …
Kids the world over play soccer in their neighborhoods and on local teams. At younger ages, these teams are co-ed, but as the children get older, the teams are split up by gender. This continues from small community teams, through high school and college, and into the professional realm. This isn’t a surprise—most sports are …
Acronyms, slang terms, and more pop up throughout sports. Soccer fans might have seen COYS before and wondered how it’s connected to the beautiful game. The shorthand version is a rallying cry for one of the most popular teams in the world. What Does COYS Mean in Soccer? COYS stands for a “Come on You …
Although there are four main positions in soccer, (known as the forwards, midfielders, defenders, and goalkeepers) as the game has become more and more complex, those four positions have been broken down. Terms were created to denote what these more specialized players would do, and one of those specialized defensive players is known as a …
Youth soccer differs dramatically from adult soccer for numerous reasons, not least in the dimensions of the soccer field on which each age group plays. As late as the 2000s, many youth soccer games were played on full-size pitches, which not only made it harder for children to get a touch of the ball but …
Lionel Messi has consistently been one of the best footballers in the world. He will go down as an all-time great when it’s all said and done. Many different qualities define an all-time great, with one of them being a nickname. The Argentinian has been called many things throughout his career, but one nickname that …
