MLS Taps Private Equity Veteran As Next Commissioner
Don Garber had led the league since 1999.
The 30 owners of Major League Soccer (MLS) have selected Larry Berg, a private equity veteran, to become the league's next commissioner, following Don Garber. Larry Berg, co-owner of LAFC and a veteran of Apollo Global Management, will relinquish his ownership stake before assuming the role of commissioner in the coming year. During MLS's owners meeting in New York City, Berg was one of two candidates presented, the other being ex-Fox executive David Nathanson.
Berg previously held the position of managing owner for LAFC for four years and has been involved with the club since its inception in 2018.
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