On Friday, Major League Soccer announced that the league is pushing up the kickoff times for all matches in Week 33, the penultimate week of the regular season. All 10 matches are scheduled for Sunday, October 16.

The five games involving Eastern Conference teams will now kick off at 3 pm ET instead of 5 pm ET, with the Western Conference games following at 5 pm ET instead of 7 pm ET.

Both Week 33 and Decision Day – on the last week of the season – will feature flex scheduling allowing national broadcasters to decide which matches to telecast late in the season, bringing the fans the most compelling games as the dust settles over the playoff landscape.

All other games will be showcased, on both weekends, across network and league digital platforms to ensure fans do not miss a minute of the action.