Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber sensationally hinted the league could be set for a major overhaul in the future and introduce the prospect of promotion and relegation, as the league prepares to launch a new era bankrolled by Apple.
Much like all other major sporting leagues in North America, there is no relegation in MLS, with the league operating under a closed shop format. The National Football League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball all operate the same way, with the lack of risk involved attractive to owners when it comes time to invest hundreds of millions of dollars.
The doomed European Super League was viewed with distain by European fans due to the proposals following the same format, but it has worked in North America. However, that could all be about to change before too long.
