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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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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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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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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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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, 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

Will bringing soccer's GOAT to America change Major League Soccer's reputation?

NPR

Will bringing soccer's GOAT to America change Major League Soccer's reputation? This crowd was focused on soccer and headed into the home of D.C.'s Major League Soccer team, the United, to watch the league's All-Star Game. JASMINE GARSD, BYLINE: I think it's exciting to have really one of the biggest names in soccer history come to the U.S. DETROW: Jasmine …

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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, 10 months ago

MLS hopes to announce league’s 30th team by end of 2023, commissioner says

New York Times

A 30th MLS team will hopefully be “announced by the end of the year,” league commissioner Don Garber told reporters Wednesday at a season kickoff event. Here’s what you need to know: The most likely cities for an MLS expansion team are Las Vegas and San Diego, Garber said. — Sam Stejskal February 22, 2023 What Garber said Garber on …

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2 years ago

'It would be fantastic to have someone like him': MLS chief gushes over Lionel Messi amid US links

Daily Mail

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber has stoked the flames of Lionel Messi's potential arrival in the United States, openly stating the league's interest in his signature. Recent free agent Cristiano Ronaldo, who had his Manchester United contract terminated by 'mutual consent' this week, has also been linked with MLS franchise Inter Miami in recent weeks. Cristiano Ronaldo's future may …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Hernández: Messi may not be MLS answer to reach mainstream

LA Times

Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates his goal during the second half of an international friendly against Jamaica on Sept. 27 in Harrison, N.J. Don Garber spoke carefully, as commissioners of sports leagues often do. “It will not define their success.” The longtime commissioner of Major League Soccer, Garber was addressing reports on the possibility Inter Miami could sign Lionel Messi after …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Soccer newsletter: MLS and World Cup have symbiotic relationship

LA Times

Hello and welcome to the weekly L.A. Times soccer newsletter. “It’s a soccer city,” Galaxy president Chris Klein, co-chair of the Los Angeles World Cup host committee, said last Thursday, repeating a phrase many cities used in the wake of venue announcements. Southern California has world-class facilities at Dignity Health Sports Park, UCLA and at LAFC’s headquarters on the campus …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Major League Soccer boss warns stars like Neymar: 'MLS not a US retirement plan'

Firstpost

Garber said MLS had outgrown the days of needing to bolster its image with big-name players in their later years. New York: While he appreciates interest from Neymar or Lionel Messi, Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber warned football’s global stars on Tuesday that US clubs aren’t their retirement homes. I don’t think 30 is old when you are an …

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3 years, 2 months ago

MLS wants leagues to have greater voice in biennial World Cup talks

The Hindu

Major domestic leagues deserve to have a greater say in whether or not FIFA's proposal to shift to a biennial World Cup becomes reality, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber said on Thursday. Football's world governing body is conducting a feasibility study into the practicalities of staging a World Cup every two years, a move that has been met with …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Soccer newsletter: Meet the SoCal team bringing soccer and hope to Darfur refugees

LA Times

Athletes try out for the first Darfur United men’s team roster at refugee camp Djabal in eastern Chad in 2012. “This tournament is just an opportunity for them to really put into practice all the leadership that they’re learned through the academy and represent their people,” Stauring said. “But … we’re in a position right now where we control our …

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3 years, 6 months ago

MLS and Liga MX aren’t ruling out a merger, but they’re not taking that step yet

LA Times

Don Garber, right, commissioner of Major League Soccer, and Mikel Arriola, left, Liga MX president, announce the MLS All-Star game will be played at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. Major League Soccer’s decision to join Liga MX on a cross-border all-star game this summer isn’t necessarily a step toward a long-rumored merger of North America’s two most prominent …

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

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

MLS Commissioner Don Garber’s contract extended through 2027

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

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

Will bringing soccer's GOAT to America change Major League Soccer's reputation?

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 hopes to announce league’s 30th team by end of 2023, commissioner says

'It would be fantastic to have someone like him': MLS chief gushes over Lionel Messi amid US links

Hernández: Messi may not be MLS answer to reach mainstream

Soccer newsletter: MLS and World Cup have symbiotic relationship

Major League Soccer boss warns stars like Neymar: 'MLS not a US retirement plan'

MLS wants leagues to have greater voice in biennial World Cup talks

Soccer newsletter: Meet the SoCal team bringing soccer and hope to Darfur refugees

MLS and Liga MX aren’t ruling out a merger, but they’re not taking that step yet