Larry Berg to become next MLS commissioner after owners vote on Garber successor

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7488957/2026/08/03/larry-berg-mls-commissioner-owners-vote-don-garber/

Berg, a part-owner of LAFC, becomes the third commissioner in MLS history at an inflection point for the North American league

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CombatWombat@feddit.online · 2 pts · 24d (1 reply)

Is a hedge fund guy really the best we could do for MLS commissioner?

Berg, a former senior partner at Apollo Global Management, will have to divest his ownership stake in LAFC as he takes on the new role. He will be charged with leading MLS into its next era of growth.

dogslayeggs@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 24d

To be fair to him, he was part of LAFC's original partnership group in 2014 and has been a minority owner the whole time. He has also been active in the MLS competition subcommittee, so he will likely be pushing to add cap space and modernize salary rules. Yeah, he works private equity, but he has also been active in MLS for 12 years.

apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 24d (1 reply)

A hedge fund guy as MLS head would be laughed out of a Mike Judge writers room as too on-the-nose.

dogslayeggs@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 24d

And his opposition was ALSO a private equity guy, so the choices were chosen intentionally.