The New MLS Playoff Format Is A Disaster In Waiting
by Luis Paez-Pumar from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#45716)
In its effort to continue to tweak every single thing imaginable, MLS announced on Monday that there will be a new playoff format starting in 2019. The league is doing away with the European-influenced two-legged playoffs in favor of a single-elimination tournament, akin to March Madness.