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MLS is exploring a calendar overhaul. The case for (and against) change is clear

MLS is exploring a calendar overhaul. The case for (and against) change is clear

Sport
An MLS season shift would benefit warm-weather teams like Inter Miami, allowing them to host more winter games and draw fans during a quieter sports season. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)The 2024 Major League Soccer playoffs began with grand plans of mainstream resonance. Then, they crashed into reality. A Times Square showcase was spoiled by the World Series. Major moments were buried behind a paywall, and obscured by American football. And now, for two weeks, the playoffs have paused, ceding their already-secondary stage to international soccer.“Insane… 22 days for the next Play-off game,” LA Galaxy star Riqui Puig wrote on X. “Come on @MLS.”All of that, multiple sources told Yahoo Sports, represents a primary reason MLS decision-makers are considering an overhaul. As The Athleti...
Fit-out professional purchased out of administration

Fit-out professional purchased out of administration

Business
Scott's Richmond in south-west LondonWFC Contractors, a ₤ 45m-turnover fit-out business, has actually been purchased out of administration.The Devon-based professional was offered in a pre-pack offer to RW Group, which has a portfolio of building and air travel business.WFC specialists grew its turnover to ₤ 44.7 m throughout 45 years of operation, however dealt with inflation in the previous couple of years.Earnings margin was struck at the end of 2022 by hold-ups at one big task, directors composed in WFC's newest set of accounts covering the 2022 fiscal year. The company published a pre-tax earnings of ₤ 344,000, substantially lower than the ₤ 2.8 m it made the year before.About half of the WFC's work that year had actually remained in the workplace sector, with the bulk of the staying ...