Post by epjr on Jan 20, 2014 19:54:12 GMT -6
MLS contemplating playoff format tweak:
Give higher seed choice of home leg
Major League Soccer could be close to finalizing a tweak to its playoff format that will offer additional reward, albeit slight, to clubs finishing higher in the regular season standings. SI.com understands that MLS is working on giving the higher-seeded team in the two-game conference semifinals and finals the option of hosting either the first or second leg.
Ultimately, it’ll get passed,” a source said of the new rule. “I would think it’ll be finalized before the start of the season.”
Another source expressed a bit more caution, saying that a “majority” favors the change but that “by no means was there overwhelming consensus.”
The league’s competition committee and board of governors would have to sign off on the rule change before it takes affect.
www.reddit.com/tb/1vpk1l
Give higher seed choice of home leg
Major League Soccer could be close to finalizing a tweak to its playoff format that will offer additional reward, albeit slight, to clubs finishing higher in the regular season standings. SI.com understands that MLS is working on giving the higher-seeded team in the two-game conference semifinals and finals the option of hosting either the first or second leg.
Ultimately, it’ll get passed,” a source said of the new rule. “I would think it’ll be finalized before the start of the season.”
Another source expressed a bit more caution, saying that a “majority” favors the change but that “by no means was there overwhelming consensus.”
The league’s competition committee and board of governors would have to sign off on the rule change before it takes affect.
www.reddit.com/tb/1vpk1l
