NEW YORK — Major League Soccer will play again during World Cup qualifying but with a reduced schedule.
Three games each are scheduled during the June and September international fixture periods and two in October, the league said Thursday. National teams have the right to players during those dates, meaning clubs may be without stars.
The U.S. hosts Trinidad and Tobago on June 8 and plays at Mexico three days later. On June 10, Atlanta is at Chicago, Montreal is at Kansas City and Dallas is at Portland.
Qualifying in the North and Central American and Caribbean region resumes when the U.