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Major League Soccer embarks on 27th season as Qatar looms

FILE - Atlanta United forward Josef Martinez (7) gestures towards the crowd after scoring a goal in second half of an MLS Eastern Conference Semifinal playoff soccer match against the Philadelphia Union in Atlanta, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. The 2022 MLS season begins Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

FILE - MLS Commissioner Don Garber, left, and Charlotte MLS owner David Tepper announce that Major League Soccer will be coming to Charlotte in 2021 at an event in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. Expansion Charlotte FC opens its inaugural season on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, against D.C. United at Audi Field.(AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)

FILE - New York City FC players celebrate with the trophy after their penalty kick shootout win over the Portland Timbers in the MLS Cup soccer game, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Portland, Ore. The league's 28 teams kick off this weekend. To make way for the World Cup, the league shifted to it earliest start ever and a quicker finish. NYCFC is the defending MLS Cup winner (AP Photo/Amanda Loman, File)

Major League Soccer embarks on 27th season as Qatar looms