Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber’s contract has been extended through 2027 by the league’s board of governors.
The league confirmed the extension Wednesday ahead of this weekend’s MLS Cup final between the LA Galaxy and New York Red Bulls. Financial terms were not disclosed.
MLS, launched in 1996, suffered losses and almost folded in 1999 when NFL executive Garber took over. Since then, MLS has expanded from 12 teams to 30, including adding San Diego FC the next year.
Garber introduced Soccer United Marketing, the league’s marketing arm, to encourage the construction of soccer-specific stadiums and foster the growth of an academy system to develop players in the United States.
“MLS led the rise of soccer nations in the United States and Canada. And it sounds amorphous, but it’s not,” Garber told The Associated Press earlier this year as he celebrated 25 years in MLS. “That is our most important achievement in building a strong football nation. We have driven the growth of beautiful football in our region at many levels.
“We have become a league that is respected in the eyes of players, fans and the bodies that govern the sport. I am most proud of that.”
The Associated Press reported.
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