How Can Cavan Sullivan Avoid Suffering the Fate of Fallen USMNT Prodigy Freddy Adu? The 16-year-old winger is taking over soccer in North America...perhaps too rapidly. Sports Illustrated · Sep 18
MLS reportedly will return all 27 US-based teams to the US Open Cup MLS had limited its teams participation in the US’s oldest soccer competition since the 2024 edition The Guardian - US · Sep 1
New MLS Commissioner Makes Blunt Ruling on Integrating Promotion/Relegation Pressure is mounting for MLS to adopt the system used in Europe’s top leagues. Sports Illustrated · Aug 5
Four Key Ways MLS Could Change Under New Commissioner Larry Berg MLS is entering its post-Don Garber era and will need to make the right decisions on roster, building, media rights deals and more to sustain growth. Sports Illustrated · Aug 5
From media deals to roster rules: five priorities for MLS’s new commissioner Larry Berg will have plenty of things on his to-do list when he officially starts as the league’s commissioner in January The Guardian - US · Aug 5
From Pochettino to MLS, the giants of American finance keep making big promises about the future of U.S. soccer Ken Griffin helps fund Pochettino through 2030, KKR backs MLS's development league, and the new MLS commissioner is an Apollo veteran. Fortune · Aug 4
New MLS commissioner says promotion and relegation won’t be coming ‘anytime soon’ Larry Berg was officially introduced to media and MLS staff on Tuesday, giving the first indications of his vision for the future of MLS The Guardian - US · Aug 4
Major League Soccer Lays Out Timetable for New Commissioner Larry Berg The co-managing owner of LAFC will replace Don Garber, who is stepping down as commissioner after 30 years. Sports Illustrated · Aug 3
LAFC co-managing owner Larry Berg voted as next MLS commissioner Berg, a senior partner at private equity firm 26North, will succeed Don Garber as commissioner in 2027 The Guardian - US · Aug 3
How does MLS pick up the World Cup mantle? Casemiro helps, but it’ll take much more Casemiro’s arrival is another statement signing for MLS, but Sebastian Berhalter’s departure highlights the league’s bigger challenge after a landmark World Cup The Guardian - US · Jul 31
New MLS Commissioner: Who Are the Candidates to Take Over From Don Garber? Two names familiar to MLS look to be finalists to become the league’s next commissioner. Sports Illustrated · Jul 19
Recent Stadium Developments Give Two of MLS’s Oldest Clubs Hope for Long-Term Future The Vancouver Whitecaps date back to 1974 while CF Montréal became a club in 1992, before joining MLS. Sports Illustrated · Jul 17
What MLS Needs From the 2026 World Cup to Ensure Post-Messi Prominence Major League Soccer will look to reap the benefits of the U.S.’s increased interest in soccer this summer. Sports Illustrated · Jun 15
MLS Discuss Bringing Back NFL-Style Rules From 1990s A return to some innovations from the early years of MLS have been floated with soccer’s lawmakers. Sports Illustrated · May 20
Sports Illustrated · May 2 Will MLS Use Relegation and Promotion? MLS Commissioner Addresses Idea MLS currently has 30 fixed teams spread across the U.S. and Canada.
Sports Illustrated · May 2 ‘Save the Whitecaps’ Fight Intensifies With Rival Support As Local Groups ‘Reach Out’ Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said several groups had “reached out” about the Whitecaps after an offer was made to move the club to Las Vegas.
The Guardian - US · Apr 30 MLS commissioner’s X account called British Columbia premier a ‘liar’ in deleted post Don Garber said his account was ‘compromised’ as Whitecaps relocation controversy continues
Sports Illustrated · Apr 11 ‘He Wasn’t Ready’—MLS Commissioner Admits Mistakes with U.S. Soccer Prodigy Freddy Adu Now the second youngest player to ever play in MLS, Adu never amounted to the career many had imagined for him in his early years.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 6 Should the 2026 FIFA World Cup Be Priced Like the Super Bowl? MLS Commissioner Don Garber defended FIFA’s ticket pricing.
The Guardian - US · Apr 5 MLS commissioner: Fifa ‘smart’ to use dynamic pricing for World Cup tickets Don Garber made the comments to journalists at the opening game at Inter Miami’s Nu Stadium on Saturday night
The Guardian - US · Apr 5 ‘We’re home’: Even in a draw, Inter Miami’s stadium opener was a win for David Beckham Nu Stadium’s first game of any kind saw the South Florida club accomplish a long-held goal barely under the deadline
Sports Illustrated · Mar 31 MLS Commissioner Fires Back at Egypt Director on Potential Mohamed Salah Transfer Don Garber knows better than most how much MLS has progressed since the turn of the century.
The Guardian - US · Mar 31 Don Garber hits back at Egypt executive who warned Salah against MLS move The MLS commissioner has suggested an Egyptian soccer executive who urged Mohamed Salah to avoid the league should watch Lionel Messi for Inter Miami
Sports Illustrated · Mar 26 ‘I Couldn’t Say Until’—MLS Commissioner Fuels Mohamed Salah Rumors The Egypt international could see MLS as the next stop after his Liverpool tenure closes.
The Guardian - US · Feb 19 Is the World Cup bump real? MLS is going to find out MLS stakeholders want to turn the interest in this summer’s North American World Cup into ‘rocket fuel’ for the league. Are those realistic expectations?