Larry Berg discusses taking over as MLS commissioner
3 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 5, 2026, 11:00 AM
Last updated Aug 5, 2026
Larry Berg has been appointed as the new MLS commissioner, succeeding Don Garber. In a conversation with Dan Roberts of Front Office Sports, he addressed several key issues, including divesting his ownership stake in LAFC to assume the role. Berg also discussed the influx of private equity into sports and evaluated the long-term impact of the World Cup on MLS's growth. He touched on future challenges for the league, such as managing the transition after Lionel Messi's eventual departure.
- •Larry Berg takes over from Don Garber as MLS commissioner.
- •Berg has sold his stake in LAFC as part of his new role.
- •Concerns about private equity's role in sports were discussed.
- •Berg analyzed the World Cup's lasting effects on MLS.
- •Future management of the league after Messi's departure was addressed.
- 11:00 AMThe Guardian Sport — From media deals to roster rules: five priorities for MLS’s new commissioner
- 10:56 AMYahoo Sports — Larry Berg Inherits MLS At Its Most Pivotal Moment Ever
- 9:04 PMYahoo Sports — Larry Berg on Taking Over MLS
"Larry Berg will have plenty of things on his to-do list when he officially starts as the league’s commissioner in January As Larry Berg fielded his first wave of questions as MLS commissioner-elect, he tried to make clear his ambitious vision to take the league to another level. Until a question about the league’s broadcasting plans came up, that is. To his right sat Don Garber, whose 28-year tenure in the role will conclude at year’s end. “Well, as the incoming commissioner, I’m allowed to kick it to the current commissioner to answer that question,” Berg said with a laugh as he briefly reclined in his chair at the league’s headquarters in Manhattan. “Only for a few months,” Garber said. Continue reading...
"He takes over a league transformed by Don Garber and in the aftermath of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
"Larry Berg on becoming MLS commissioner, private equity, and the World Cup's impact.
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External links- The Guardian SportAug 5, 2026, 11:00 AMFrom media deals to roster rules: five priorities for MLS’s new commissioner
Larry Berg will have plenty of things on his to-do list when he officially starts as the league’s commissioner in January As Larry Berg fielded his first wave of questions as MLS commissioner-elect, he tried to make clear his ambitious vision to take the league to another level. Until a question about the league’s broadcasting plans came up, that is. To his right sat Don Garber, whose 28-year tenure in the role will conclude at year’s end. “Well, as the incoming commissioner, I’m allowed to kick it to the current commissioner to answer that question,” Berg said with a laugh as he briefly reclined in his chair at the league’s headquarters in Manhattan. “Only for a few months,” Garber said. Continue reading...
- Yahoo SportsAug 5, 2026, 10:56 AMLarry Berg Inherits MLS At Its Most Pivotal Moment Ever
He takes over a league transformed by Don Garber and in the aftermath of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- Yahoo SportsAug 4, 2026, 9:04 PMLarry Berg on Taking Over MLS
Larry Berg on becoming MLS commissioner, private equity, and the World Cup's impact.
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