Major League Soccer announced its 2020 schedule on Thursday afternoon. The league’s 25th season will feature a plethora of tasty match-ups along with two new expansion teams. The two new franchises, Nashville SC and Inter Miami CF, will play their first-ever games in 2020. Nashville host southern neighbor Atlanta United on Opening Day and Miami will travel to Los Angeles FC.
There are a few well-deserved gripes with the schedule, despite the inherent excitement. With the league up to 26 clubs in 2020, there is now an even more imbalanced feel. Most leagues around the world have clubs play each other home and away, but MLS is unable to do this with the number of clubs in the league.