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How MLS capitalized on shifting landscape to secure inaugural midweek primetime TV slot

Sporting Kansas City sporting director and manager Peter Vermes is interviewed by Fox Sports (Credit: Getty Images)

At extremely short notice, MLS moved its Western Conference Semifinal game between Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United back a day to gain coverage on the main Fox network. League executive Seth Bacon tells Bob Williams how the switch happened.

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