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Major League Soccer looking to switch to European-style calendar that could change 50-year tradition

Major League Soccer is mulling a radical overhaul of the league’s calendar to mirror a European-style autumn-to-spring season, a revolutionary move that would break with nearly 50 years of tradition in North America. Speaking ahead of Saturday’s MLS Cup championship game in Los Angeles, MLS commissioner Don Garber told reporters the league was considering a switch “more than ever before” …

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MLS commissioner looks ahead to a busy next 2 years as the league concludes its 29th season

Associated Press

As Major League Soccer prepares for its championship game on Saturday, the league is also looking at how to best position itself for growth as high-profile events descend on the United States over the next two years. The United States will host the FIFA Club World Cup next year before co-hosting the men’s World Cup with Canada and Mexico in …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Apple TV deal could hurt efforts by MLS to grow its fan base

LA Times

Major League Soccer’s deal with Apple TV might be good for the league, but it could be preventing casual fans from watching games. While the MLS Cup final between the Galaxy and New York Red Bulls will be shown on Fox and Fox Deportes, the majority of games are now exclusively behind a paywall, courtesy of the league’s broadcasting deal …

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Lionel Messi wins MLS MVP award, the latest trophy on a long list of honors for the Inter Miami star

Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It was a rare instance of Lionel Messi stepping on a soccer field and having no idea what was happening. “Unless you’re living in the world of global football, it’s hard to imagine the overall appeal and the massive popularity and stardom that Leo Messi has,” said MLS Commissioner Don Garber, who was also at Inter …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

MLS Commissioner Don Garber’s contract extended through 2027

Associated Press

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber’s contract has been extended by the league’s Board of Governors through 2027. The league confirmed the extension on Wednesday ahead of this weekend’s MLS Cup final between the LA Galaxy and the New York Red Bulls. Garber introduced the league’s marketing arm, Soccer United Marketing, encouraged construction of soccer-specific stadiums and spurred the growth …

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3 months ago

L.A. Kickers players finally get their long-deserved U.S. Open Cup tribute

LA Times

The 1958 U.S. champion Los Angeles Kickers. Eberhard Herz, fourth from the right in the bottom row, is among the players who will be honored before Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup final between LAFC and Kansas City at BMO Stadium. The last time Lothar Pospich, Manfred Norstadt and Eberhard Herz lifted the U.S. Open Cup trophy together, there were just a …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Commissioner Don Garber celebrates 25 years at the helm of Major League Soccer

Associated Press

Don Garber never pretended to know everything about soccer, but he did know business, and that’s served him well as the head of Major League Soccer for the past 25 years. He introduced the league’s marketing arm, Soccer United Marketing, encouraged the construction of soccer-specific stadiums and spurred the growth of an academy system to develop players in the United …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

MLS referees agree new CBA, will return this weekend with significant pay raises

New York Times

Members of the Professional Soccer Referees Association — the labor union that represents match officials in Major League Soccer — voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement on Monday night. “Together, we have won much-needed improvements while demonstrating the value of having the best referees in Major League Soccer on the pitch.” In his own statement, MLS executive vice …

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9 months ago

MLS embarrassing itself with how it has handled referee lockout

LA Times

Major League Soccer deserves a straight red card for its handling of the officials’ lockout, which will enter its second month this weekend. And last weekend, Montreal coach Laurent Courtois was one of several managers who took issue with the replacement officials, claiming two of the four Chicago goals shouldn’t have counted and that replacement referee DeShun Beard should have …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Commentary: MLS can’t afford to fumble its Messi moment and must make bold changes now

LA Times

Fans take pictures and video as Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi prepares for a corner kick against the Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park on Sunday. The two most powerful men in MLS were in the building Sunday when Lionel Messi brought Inter Miami’s traveling circus into Dignity Health Sports Park. But time is short — Messi’s contract expires in 2025, …

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10 months ago

MLS Commissioner Don Garber says league is ‘very prepared’ to deal with referee lockout

Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lionel Messi’s first full season in Major League Soccer started with replacement officials Wednesday when Inter Miami played host to Real Salt Lake, and Commissioner Don Garber said the league is not sure what will happen next. “I can’t remember, in my 40 years in sports, of having a bargaining unit reach an agreement and not …

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10 months ago

Major League Soccer kicks off with all eyes on Lionel Messi & Co. at Inter Miami

Associated Press

Messi Mania returns to Major League Soccer as Lionel Messi embarks on his first full season with Inter Miami. The pair, along with former Barcelona teammates Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, have made Miami THE team to watch heading into the Major League Soccer’s 29th season. “Inter Miami offered me a nice opportunity to dream of winning the club’s first …

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1 year ago

Commentary: MLS made a colossal mistake to drop U.S. Open Cup. How does the league not get that?

LA Times

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi is hugged by MLS Commissioner Don Garber, center right, during a ceremony honoring Messi before a friendly match against New York City FC on Nov. 10. The league’s attempt to limit its participation in the U.S. Open Cup to developmental MLS Next Pro players, knee-capping the country’s oldest national soccer competition, was a colossal mistake. …

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1 year ago

MLS commissioner says 2023 was undeniably the Year of Messi but season also had other high points

Associated Press

The 2023 Major League Soccer season was undeniably the year of Lionel Messi. Garber said there were other reasons this was a transformative year in MLS, pointing to the league’s momentum coming off the World Cup in Qatar last December, the success of expansion St. Louis City, a new media rights deal with Apple TV, and the playoff format. Garber …

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1 year ago

MLS commissioner isn’t adding fourth designated player after ‘most successful season’

LA Times

MLS commissioner Don Garber gave his annual state of the league address Friday. “The eyes of the world are now on Major League Soccer, because the best player to ever play the game is here.” So if the league’s not broken, there’s no need to fix it. When San Diego joins MLS next season, it will become the league’s 30th …

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1 year ago

MLS won’t add a fourth designated player post-Messi: Don Garber

New York Times

On the eve of MLS Cup, MLS commissioner Don Garber issued his annual State of the League remarks and press conference. There will be some exciting things that we’re going to announce next week, but all that needs to go to group of owners, and we don’t have plans for a vote for a fourth DP.” What it means: While …

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1 year, 4 months ago

After first taste of glory, Messi’s Miami target treble

The Hindu

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have their first silverware, barely a month after the Argentine’s move to the Florida club, and are now turning their aim on a unique treble. Messi scored one of his trademark wonder goals, to put Miami 1-0 up in the Leagues Cup final at Nashville on Saturday but the Tennessee side fought back for a …

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1 year, 5 months ago

MLS on a ‘rocket ship’ headed for new heights with Lionel Messi – Don Garber

The Independent

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Commissioner Don Garber says Major League Soccer is …

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1 year, 5 months ago

MLS commissioner Garber welcomes growth of Saudi Pro League

The Hindu

The growth of the Saudi Pro League poses no threat to Major League Soccer but is an opportunity to grow the game around the world, MLS Commissioner Don Garber said on Tuesday. The Saudi league, which is largely bankrolled by the government’s Public Investment Fund, has seen its international profile rise considerably since Cristiano Ronaldo began playing for Al Nassr …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Saudi spending spree won’t harm MLS’s Messi-led global push, says Garber

The Hindu

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber said Saudi Arabia’s big spending on international players won’t hamper his league’s plans for a global push after the arrival of Lionel Messi. Englishmen Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard, Italians Andrea Pirlo and Giorgio Chiellini and Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic are among the bigger names to have moved to the North American league. “So I …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Lionel Messi introduced by Inter Miami and Major League Soccer

Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lionel Messi walked out from behind a curtain, took a few steps along a rain-slicked runaway set up over the field at Inter Miami’s stadium and headed toward David Beckham for a big hug. And we dreamed of not only bringing elite players and the best players but the best player to ever don boots — …

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1 year, 5 months ago

MLS commissioner Don Garber ‘not threatened’ by Saudi league’s growing influence

New York Times

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber said he is “not threatened” by the growing influence of the Saudi Professional League in the global football landscape. Speaking with a small group of reporters ahead of Inter Miami’s event to introduce Lionel Messi to fans at DRV PNK Stadium, Garber said the Saudi league’s growing influence speaks to the efforts in “emerging …

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1 year, 9 months ago

MLS commissioner Don Garber discusses expansion, Apple TV deal and more in exclusive interview

New York Times

As Don Garber enters his 23rd year as the commissioner of Major League Soccer, the league is at a pivotal moment in its history. Nashville SC CEO Ian Ayre once called the idea of MLS owners voting for promotion and relegation akin to “turkeys voting for thanksgiving.” “This is the ‘never say never’ thing,” said Garber. “They don’t have to …

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1 year, 9 months ago

MLS commissioner won’t rule out promotion, relegation system for league in future

New York Times

MLS commissioner Don Garber is willing to concede that at some point in the future promotion and relegation may exist in the United States, but also suggested he sees no way “that it works today.” “This is the ‘never say never’ thing,” Garber said. That might exist at some point in the future, maybe way after I’m no longer the …

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Major League Soccer looking to switch to European-style calendar that could change 50-year tradition

MLS commissioner looks ahead to a busy next 2 years as the league concludes its 29th season

Apple TV deal could hurt efforts by MLS to grow its fan base

Lionel Messi wins MLS MVP award, the latest trophy on a long list of honors for the Inter Miami star

MLS Commissioner Don Garber’s contract extended through 2027

L.A. Kickers players finally get their long-deserved U.S. Open Cup tribute

Commissioner Don Garber celebrates 25 years at the helm of Major League Soccer

MLS referees agree new CBA, will return this weekend with significant pay raises

MLS embarrassing itself with how it has handled referee lockout

Commentary: MLS can’t afford to fumble its Messi moment and must make bold changes now

MLS Commissioner Don Garber says league is ‘very prepared’ to deal with referee lockout

Major League Soccer kicks off with all eyes on Lionel Messi & Co. at Inter Miami

Commentary: MLS made a colossal mistake to drop U.S. Open Cup. How does the league not get that?

MLS commissioner says 2023 was undeniably the Year of Messi but season also had other high points

MLS commissioner isn’t adding fourth designated player after ‘most successful season’

MLS won’t add a fourth designated player post-Messi: Don Garber

After first taste of glory, Messi’s Miami target treble

MLS on a ‘rocket ship’ headed for new heights with Lionel Messi – Don Garber

MLS commissioner Garber welcomes growth of Saudi Pro League

Saudi spending spree won’t harm MLS’s Messi-led global push, says Garber

Lionel Messi introduced by Inter Miami and Major League Soccer

MLS commissioner Don Garber ‘not threatened’ by Saudi league’s growing influence

MLS commissioner Don Garber discusses expansion, Apple TV deal and more in exclusive interview

MLS commissioner won’t rule out promotion, relegation system for league in future