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After decades of hurt, 2022 finally saw MLS’ Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Champions League drought come to an end, with Seattle Sounders securing a 5-2 aggregate victory over Mexico’s UNAM. Five MLS teams will compete in the 2023 edition of the competition, and beginning on March 7, will begin their campaign with eyes on securing a second consecutive title for the league.

MLSsoccer.com’s Matt Doyle says the centerback is being shopped around league.

Major league soccer returns on Saturday after a three-month break. Defending MLS Cup winners LAFC look to become back-to-back champions, while newcomers St. Louis City SC joins the west to expand the league with a first match against Austin FC. The new MLS Playoff format has received a lot of criticism. Nonetheless, it's here with a brand new expansion that will see nine teams from each conference qualify for the postseason, a wild-card round and a best-of-3 series in round 1.

The Lions open their ninth MLS season at home against the Red Bulls.

LAFC opens the season against the Galaxy and has its sights set on doing something that hasn't been in more than a decade: repeating as MLS champion.