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Article: MLS Soccer: Major League Soccer announces 2003 schedule.
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- The Sports Network
- Article date:
- January 7, 2003
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Jan 7, 2003 (The Sports Network via COMTEX)
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Dates and match ups for Major League Soccer's eighth season were announced on Tuesday by MLS Commissioner Don Garber. Kicking off on Saturday, April 5 and ending on Sunday, October 26, the 2003 schedule places an all-time high 89 percent of the League's matches on weekends or holidays (July 4). The 30-week regular season also allows for mid-week U.S. Open Cup match dates as well as various international exhibition games featuring MLS teams.
Each of the League's 10 clubs will play a total of 30 games in 2003, after competing in 28 League regular-season contests during the 2001 ...