Common use of Number of Games Clause in Contracts

Number of Games. From the beginning of the Regular Season through December 23, each Team may not play more than: (i) Greater of (a) thirty six (36) Regular Season games or (b) up to the number of games required for each Team to play every other Team twice per season; provided that, the schedule footprint and available dates allow the reasonable accommodation of such games. MLS acknowledges that once the League expands to twenty-two (22) Teams, the current footprint would require MLS to make a reasonable accommodation in order to achieve a balanced (home and home) schedule; (ii) Six (6) Post-Season games including MLS Cup; provided that MLS has the discretion to divide Regular Season and Post-Season games in its discretion within the set overall number of Regular Season games and Post-Season games; (iii) Five (5) exhibition games/Non-Compulsory Tournament games; (iv) All FIFA/CONCACAF/US Soccer/CSA/Compulsory Tournaments as well as any qualifying tournaments or play-in games (e.g., Copa Libertadores, U.S. Open Cup, Canadian Championship, CCL); (v) One (1) additional League-run tournament; and (vi) Newly-created US-Mexico Champions Cup (MLS will consult with the Union on the timing and other Player-related issues for such match). MLS will not schedule Players for four (4) games in any seven (7) day period unless such schedule is reasonably unavoidable. No Team may play a game within thirty-six (36) hours after the end of a prior game unless such schedule is reasonably unavoidable, in which case no Player shall play in both such games. For avoidance of doubt, national team duty (including the senior and youth national teams or Olympic teams of any nation) shall not count toward the limitation but may be otherwise subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8.3. There is no limitation on the number of games played between the Pre-Season Training Camp Start Date and the start of the Regular Season.