The good news is that MLS is attracting more players getting callups to their national teams. The bad news: MLS has scheduled seven matches during FIFA’s September fixture window and the day after.The 14 teams in action — and their fans — will be deprived of a total of 37 players who played last weekend and 51 players on their first-team rosters.

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