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LAFC Co-Managing Owner Larry Berg Voted as Next MLS Commissioner
Berg is a senior partner at private equity firm 26North
TL;DR
- Larry Berg, co-managing owner of LAFC, has been voted as the next MLS commissioner.
- His term will begin on January 1, 2027, succeeding Don Garber, who will become chairman.
- Berg must divest his shares of LAFC as part of the transition.
- He has a background in private equity and has been a co-chair of MLS's sporting and competition committee.
- Berg has expressed optimism about MLS's growth, predicting it could become the third-largest sport in the U.S. by the end of the decade.
- The decision was made by MLS owners during a meeting in Manhattan.