LAFC co-managing owner Larry Berg voted as next MLS commissioner

Berg is a senior partner at private equity firm 26North Commissioner will take over on 1 January 2027 The Major League Soccer board of governors has voted to install LAFC co-managing owner Larry Berg as the league’s next commissioner, according to a source familiar with the vote. Sportico was first to report the news. MLS later officially announced the move. Berg will succeed Don Garber as the head of the 30-year-old league, with a term starting on 1 January 2027. He will be the third commissioner in MLS history. Continue reading...

Jeff Rueter, Alexander Abnos in New York, and Pablo Iglesias Maurer · Mon, Aug 3, 2026, 1:23 PM
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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
Commissioner will take over on 1 January 2027

The Major League Soccer board of governors has voted to install LAFC co-managing owner Larry Berg as the league’s next commissioner, according to a source familiar with the vote. Sportico was first to report the news. MLS later officially announced the move.

Berg will succeed Don Garber as the head of the 30-year-old league, with a term starting on 1 January 2027. He will be the third commissioner in MLS history.

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