# What is the next calendar checkpoint?


**MLS Decision Day is scheduled for 7 November 2026.** Use it to plan a separate MLS regular-season data freeze; do not assume MLS and NWSL evidence inventories share the same cut-off. ([mlssoccer.com](https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-announces-2026-regular-season-schedule?utm_source=openai))

**This week’s task:** Complete one row of the overlap audit before scheduling another supplier demo. “Our existing tools now answer this” is a valid purchasing outcome.

*Evidence boundary: no club subscriptions, private datasets or production API responses were inspected for this briefing.*