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Four Key Ways MLS Could Change Under New Commissioner Larry Berg
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Dubbed MLS 3.0 and headlined by a calendar shift to align with Europe’s top competitions, the league is entering a pivotal point as it shifts from longtime commissioner Don Garber, 68, to a new commissioner in LAFC co-owner Larry Berg, 60.
Here, Sports Illustrated takes a look at four ways MLS could change—and the vital decisions that lie ahead—for Berg in his new role.
| Soobum Im/MLS/Getty ImagesIt was a brief comment from Berg in his first words as the commissioner-elect.
MLS will need to get it right, and that could mean the way fans consume the action could change.
In some markets, MLS ranks as the first or second most popular team in town, and it’s also vital that MLS maintains those while moving some teams into those categories as well.