In Reply to: Most likely no. I believe this is the first year the #1 seed... posted by Born2BBruin on June 04, 2025 at 16:20:13
The unstated difference is that soccer leagues around the world keep the league to a size where the league schedule can be a home and home round-robin. Everyone's schedule is "equal."
There aren't many leagues in the US where that would be possible. Not that we don't love playoffs. But, designation a national or league champion in most cases based on record at the end of the season would not make sense.