In recent decades, there has always been some sort of World Cup dress rehearsal. The Club World Cup, which starts on Saturday, takes it to an entirely new level.
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MLS SuperDraft, less relevant but still productive
Player drafts have been a part of pro soccer since the start of the NASL in 1967.
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Don Garber on changes to MLS calendar and participation in Open Cup and Leagues Cup
Changes are coming to Major League Soccer in terms of when it plays and how many teams play in the competitions in which they are entered, but MLS commissioner Don Garber says the league isn’t prepared to confirm any changes just yet.
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MLS commissioner Don Garber gets new contract through 2027
The MLS Board of Governors has extended the contract of Commissioner Don Garber through Dec. 31, 2027.
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Don Garber, building MLS for the long haul
Sunday marks 25 years for Don Garber as MLS commissioner. To understand where American soccer is today and what Garber’s impact has been, you have to understand where American soccer was when he was hired to replace Doug Logan in the middle of the 1999 MLS season. It seemed ages ago. Here are a few stories from the […]
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MLS commissioner Don Garber defends ‘unpopular’ Open Cup decision
Just eight MLS teams sent their first teams to the Open Cup, and three have reached the semifinals. The fourth team is the USL Championship’s Indy Eleven.
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Friday morning: What We’re Reading
Don Garber on ref lockout … NWSLPA’s Meghann Burke on drafts and trades … tough questions for Eric Ramsay.
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MLS begins Year 29 squarely under gravitational pull of Messi’s Miami
Whatever your reaction to MLS’s tentpole attraction, you have little choice but to reckon with it on at least some level as its 2024 campaign gets underway Wednesday night in Fort Lauderdale.
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What They're Saying: Don Garber
“If I had a preference, it would be for the Columbus Crew to stay in Columbus. But I’m not sure that the elements are in place yet for that to happen.” — MLScommissioner Don Garber on whether he has a personal preference for Crew SC to stay in Columbus or move to Austin. He noted, […]
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Pushback after Jermaine Jones takes to Instagram again
Four days after the USA was eliminated from the World Cup, Jermaine Jones took to Instagram to criticize MLS for making it too easy for MLS players.@RevsPrezFebruary 6, 2018@RevsPrez I don’t know what call you’ve been on. But the first call only Garber, Rich Motzkin and me been on. Garber told me“Jermaine you will not […]
