The league was publicly critical of the competition in 2023, leading to controversy last year. Things are better now, and while there's still a ways to go, there's optimism about getting there.

The Open Cup is undergoing changes for 2025 and 2026 but the long-term future of the tournament remains unclear.

Major League Soccer finalized which cup competitions its 30 clubs will play in as the league has set new rules for how teams qualify for North American tournaments. For the next two seasons, the league will follow new guidelines as to how clubs will qualify for the Leagues Cup (July 29-Aug.

MLS has revealed which of it's clubs will be participating in the various domestic and continental club competitions for the 2025 season. With structural changes to both the Leagues Cup and the U.S.

As part of the qualification criteria for official North American cup competitions during the 2025 and 2026 seasons, Leagues Cup 2025 will feature:

MLS has “grown closer to a peace deal” with U.S. Soccer over the U.S. Open Cup after announcing that 16 MLS first teams (double last year's eight) would compete in the 2025 tournament, the Philadelphia Inquirer's Jonathan Tannenwald reports.

The move is part of a renewed, multiyear deal between MLS and IMG that will expand their existing broadcast production relationship. As part of the agreement, IMG will continue to produce live match and studio productions and programming for more than 600 annual games on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.

As part of the qualification criteria for official North American cup competitions during the 2025 and 2026 seasons, the 2025 US Open Cup will feature 16 MLS teams and 10 MLS NEXT Pro teams.

Major League Soccer today announced MLS club qualification criteria for official North American cup competitions during the 2025 and 2026 seasons, and the 2025 participants. The four tournaments -- the Concacaf Champions Cup,

Ronny Deila professed to be mostly pleased after Atlanta United’s 2-1 exhibition loss at Chattanooga FC on Sunday, the opening fixture of their 2025 preseason. Yet a few questions into his postgame media availability,

Major League Soccer has announced MLS club qualification criteria for offical North American cup competitions during the 2025 and 2026 seasons, as well as 2025 participants.