Major League Soccer (MLS) today announced a “Last Chance Bracket” for teams that were recently knocked out of the MLS Cup playoffs. The format will allow teams to have a chance at still playing for MLS Cup after suffering a defeat in the playoffs.

“This new program will encourage teams to really go for it,” stated Commissioner Don Garber. “We want to see the best of our teams and we feel that the best way to do this is to ensure that teams like Inter Miami aren’t eliminated just because they were eliminated on the field. They should have a second chance at playing in the playoffs.”

Sources say that the league may have panicked after Miami lost in the first rounds, but others seem to indicate that MLS has been contemplating this solution to Miami’s porous defense since Lionel Messi went out with a lengthy injury earlier this season.

“We hope that giving another week to Miami will allow them to be healthy and rested going into the Last Chance Bracket,” stated Garber to The Nutmeg News. “We are excited about the Last Chance Bracket and the chances it will bring to our flagship teams.”

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as Miami gets eliminated and MLS announces a triple elimination format.