MLS bullish for new season after pandemic chaos

Major League Soccer’s 2021 season kicks off on Friday with league chiefs believing the competition has emerged stronger than ever after the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Just over a year after MLS chiefs called a halt to the 2020 season as the coronavirus swept across North America, the 2021 campaign gets underway with the league welcoming a 27th team as well as a plethora of new purpose-built stadia.

With MLS academies also churning out a procession of young players, it is little wonder that MLS Commissioner Don Garber is bullish about the health of the league.