MLS Private Equity Deals Coming Later This Year, Commissioner Garber Says
Private equity deals are coming to Major League Soccer. Last year, MLS owners voted to change the league’s ownership rules to let institutional investors buy small minority stakes in franchises, a...
View ArticleMLS Private Equity Rules Include $500M Floors, Voting Limits
Major League Soccer’s new rules around private equity ownership include restrictions on how much equity a fund can buy, how many clubs it can back, how many board seats it can hold, and how big the...
View ArticleMLS Deputy Commissioner Mark Abbott Stepping Down
Mark Abbott, Major League Soccer’s first employee and the architect of the league’s business plan, is stepping down, according a memo sent to league-wide staff on Friday. Abbott, the league’s president...
View ArticleMLS’ $2.5 Billion Apple TV Deal: Game-Changer or Disappointment?
For months, Major League Soccer has deliberated on what it wanted for its next TV deal: games in every home in America or a bigger check and a product behind a paywall. The answer arrived Tuesday when...
View ArticleMLB Star Manny Machado Invests in MLS San Diego Expansion Team
MLB star Manny Machado is part of the ownership group bringing an MLS expansion franchise to San Diego. The San Diego Padres infielder is the latest big-name athlete to invest in the soccer league....
View ArticleIn the Dark on Messi Details, MLS Owners Weigh Historic Moment
Here’s something I know: Lionel Messi joining MLS is a watershed moment for the league. He’s perhaps the world’s most famous athlete, and the business impacts will be immediate. Here’s something I...
View ArticleInter Miami’s Messi Ticket Take Supercharged by MLS Rule Change
Lionel Messi has made Inter Miami games the hottest ticket in MLS. A little-discussed rule change will let the club keep more of that windfall. This past offseason, long before Inter Miami lured the...
View ArticleWho Is Don Garber? The MLS Commissioner Hits 25-Year Mark
Don Garber and a cadre of Major League Soccer executives were gathered at MLS headquarters in New York on June 16, 2023, when the phone call came through confirming Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi’s...
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