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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 09: Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber talks during day four of the Soccerex – Manchester Convention at Manchester Central on September 9, 2015 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Daniel Smith/Getty Images)

U.S. Soccer should distance itself from MLS

Whether you like it or not, U.S. Soccer and MLS are always linked together, often times as one entity. This of course, is not true. U.S. Soccer is a governing body, they run the national team as well as nearly every league from the youth level on up. MLS is a professional league, sanctioned by […]

Seattle Sounders celebrate their MLS Cup final victory over Toronto FC at BMO Field on December 10, 2016 in Toronto. (Photo: COLE BURSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

MLS expanding to 28 teams is ambitious, but there’s a way it can work

MLS Commissioner Don Garber recently announced the expansion plan for the league to eventually go to a total of 28 teams. A league that only had 12 teams just 1o years ago is looking to go from 20 to 26 teams by the spring of 2020 and to 28 at an unknown date. While Garber […]

CARSON, CA – AUGUST 23: Steven Gerrard #8 of the Los Angeles Galaxy celebrates teammate Gyasi Zarde’s #11 goal against the New York City FC during the first half at StubHub Center August 23, 2015, in Carson, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Steven Gerrard on loan to Liverpool? Not if MLS has its way

MLS Commissioner Don Garber was at the SoccerEx conference in Manchester talking about MLS’ place in the worldwide soccer landscape. During the conference, Garber talked about various subjects. From the progress of David Beckham’s Miami team to not having pro/rel to saying where he wants MLS to be in 10 years. Garber also talked about […]

MIAMI, FL – FEBRUARY 05: Commissioner Don Garber attends a press conference to announce their plans to launch a new Major League Soccer franchise at PAMM Art Museum on February 5, 2014 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Aaron Davidson/Getty Images)

Don Garber on transparency, expansion beyond 24 MLS teams, CBA and other topics

MLS Commissioner Don Garber spoke on the Associated Press Sports Editors commissioners tour today on a variety of topics concerning Major League Soccer. Garber answered questions from a variety of topic not limited to transparency, expansion, CBA, pro/rel, David Beckham’s Miami team, new roster rules and more. Some of the highlights include.   CBA Garber […]

The Ongoing Saga of David Beckham’s Proposed MLS Team

It has currently been 10 months since David Beckham and representatives from Miami and MLS announced a new MLS team which would play in Miami with Beckham as an owner. Since then, it has not gone as planned for everyone involved. Beckham has been trying to get a team in Miami for a while. A […]

Don Garber Responds to Klinsmann, Soccer Universe EXPLODES!

So…when the commissioner of a league announces an impromptu teleconference with the media you know something interesting is about to happen. When said commissioner is Don Garber and he just heard United States men’s national team manger diss his league and the U.S. players coming back from Europe to play in it…you know things are […]

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