US EditionMLS Commissioner Discusses Season Shift, Messi Absence Before All-Star Game
UNITED STATES AND CANADA, JUL 24 – MLS commissioner Don Garber says aligning with the global calendar could improve player transfers and national team participation, with viewership up 50% this season on MLS Season Pass.
- On Wednesday, MLS Commissioner Don Garber called the proposed fall-to-spring shift `seismic`, after the board meeting in Austin ended without a vote.
- The commissioner argued that a fall-to-spring schedule aligns with the FIFA calendar, making sense to boost transfer market competitiveness and free players for national team duty.
- As Garber warned `It’s getting hotter, and that’s clearly an issue`, the proposed shift also poses complex implications across media, labor, facilities and sponsorship.
- Don Garber said the league isn’t announcing any decisions today, adding that work continues with clubs, partners and chief soccer officers, and suggested an announcement by the end of the year.
- By not taking effect until at least 2027, the realignment could enable fuller transfer-window participation and enhance MLS’s international commercial and competitive standing.
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MLS commissioner discusses season shift, Messi absence before All-Star game
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber says the league continues to look at shifting to a fall-to-spring season, saying he’d “rather get it right and take our time than get it wrong and do it quick.”
MLS Commissioner Discusses Season Shift, Messi Absence Before All-Star Game
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber says the league continues to look at shifting to a fall-to-spring season, saying he'd “rather get it right and take our time than get it wrong and do it quick.”
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