This week, the 30-team MLS announced that Larry Berg will succeed commissioner Don Garber, who took the helm in 1999 when MLS fielded 12 teams. We went back 27 years into our archives to revisit the expectations that greeted Garber.
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MLS: Larry Berg named next commissioner
Berg, LAFC’s co-managing owner, was selected by MLS’s Board of Governors at a meeting on Monday in New York. He was previously LAFC’s lead managing owner, overseeing one of MLS’s best launches ever.
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MLS dreams of global fanbase after World Cup showcase
MLS dreams of global fanbase after World Cup showcase.
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MLS to align calendar with world’s top soccer leagues
Major League Soccer will change its competition schedule in 2027 to align with the world’s top soccer leagues.
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MLS’s tradeoffs in search of a more perfect union
The Board of Governors meeting on Thursday in Palm Beach agreed to shift MLS’s calendar to a summer-to-spring season in 2027.
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MLS deputy commissioner Gary Stevenson will retire after World Cup
MLS deputy commissioner Gary Stevenson has been at MLS since 2013.
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Apple TV’s MLS numbers: What’s known and unknown about the ‘unique viewers’
After waiting for nearly three years for some idea of how many people are watching the games on MLS Season Pass, we got some numbers.
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MLS 3.0, the road ahead
MLS is celebrating its 30th season with 30 teams, so the next thing naturally is MLS 3.0, a comprehensive strategy to handle the years ahead.
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MLS All-Stars triumph … without Messi and Alba
The MLS All-Stars defeated the Liga MX All-Stars 3-1 to win the 2025 MLS All-Star Game in front of a sellout crowd of 20,738 at Austin’s Q2 Stadium.
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Garber tightlipped on Messi ban after MLS All-Star Game no-show
Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber refused to be drawn on whether the league planned to sanction Lionel Messi after the Inter Miami and Argentina superstar was a late withdrawal from Wednesday’s All-Star Game.