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Major League Soccer could have a successor to Don Garber as early as Monday.
Don Garber has been MLS commissioner since 1999. (FrontRowSoccer.com Photo)
Major League Soccer could have a successor to Don Garber as early as Monday.
Sports Business Journal has reported that the league’s owners will meet at its Manhattan headquarters to determine the next commissioner.
Los Angeles FC co-owner Larry Berg and former Fox executive David Nathanson are expected to make final presentations to the board, several sources tolda SBJ.
The owners are expected to deliberate on the candidates and vote on Garber’s successor. A decision will need a two-third supermajority, sources told SBJ.
Garber is expected to continue his role through the end of the year and could be in some capacity with the league beyond, he said at the MLS All-Star game earlier this week.
Doug Logan was the first MLS commissioner, serving from 1996-1999.
Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 28 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.