MLS, Liga MX revamping Leagues Cup

Would need to get rid of the MLS salary cup rules first. But a merger with liga mx with promotion/relegation would be fantastic.

I wonder if there has ever been any consideration of a Dec/January season through end of August with the fall being off.  Football, both college and NFL, is nearly impossible to compete against.  Much better chance against NBA and MLB.  

Here are rating numbers for 2021 as of September 2nd:


The 2021 Major League Soccer season on ABC and ESPN networks had delivered an average audience of 384,000 viewers (P2+) through 18 matches, a 50 percent increase compared to the 2020 regular-season average (257,000).



Compared to the 2019 regular-season average (277,000 viewers), the audience of 384,000 average viewers for MLS on ABC and ESPN networks represents a 39 percent increase in viewership through 18 matches in 2021.



Highlights:



With 358,000 average viewers season to date, ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 combined are currently on track to deliver Major League Soccer’s most-watched season since 2000 (378,000 viewers across the same three English-language networks)

The five ABC matches this season – the most MLS matches on the broadcast network since 1998 – delivered an average audience of 507,000 viewers. Last year, three ABC matches averaged 318,000 viewers.

Top-five MLS matches on ABC and ESPN networks in 2021:



Sun, May 9 – Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders (620,000) & Inter Miami CF vs. Atlanta United (557,000)

Sun, Jun 20 – Atlanta United vs. Philadelphia Union (546,000)

Sat, Apr 24 – LAFC vs. Seattle Sounders (499,000)

Sun, Apr 18 – Inter Miami CF vs. LA Galaxy (482,000)