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Atlanta United in 2019
Sporting calendar hit by regional instability with tournaments in the Gulf abandoned
THE players and staff at Major League Soccer clubs were the league’s driving force in 2020.
Thanks to them, the season was eventually completed in December with Columbus Crew lifting the MLS Cup at the end of the post-season play-offs, following on from Philadelphian Union’s Supporters’ Shield (league title) win in November.
They were not only vital to its completion in a sporting sense, but also for the messages they sent advocating social change throughout the campaign.
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JAMES NALTON discusses the use of dynamic ticket pricing at the 2026 World Cup and how it amplifies a culture already set up to squeeze as much money from fans as possible