MLS Resumes After 6-Week Break as Griezmann, Lewandowski Join 2026 Stretch Run
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Updated · GOAL English · Jul 16
MLS Resumes After 6-Week Break as Griezmann, Lewandowski Join 2026 Stretch Run
3 articles · Updated · GOAL English · Jul 16
Summary
Six weeks after pausing for the World Cup, MLS returns with Antoine Griezmann and Robert Lewandowski added to an already star-heavy league for the final months of the 2026 season.
The restart comes with more than half the regular season still to play, shifting attention back from the World Cup final stages to a crowded domestic run-in.
San Jose and Vancouver had set the pace in the West before the break, while Nashville and Inter Miami emerged as the most compelling teams in the East.
Forty-four MLS players went to the World Cup from 22 of 30 clubs, and the league now resumes with Leagues Cup still ahead and expectations of more big-name arrivals.