Major League Soccer (MLS)

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Industry Moves

Mark Abbott is stepping down from his role as Major League Soccer's president and deputy commissioner at the end of 2022, marking the departure of one of the league's guiding and most influential voices
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Governance

The 2022 Major League Soccer season will start on February 26 and end with the MLS Cup final on November 5 to accommodate the Fifa World Cup in Qatar
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Governance

Major League Soccer has appointed two lawyers to lead an independent review into how the Vancouver Whitecaps responded to allegations of sexual misconduct against two former coaches.
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Finance & Law

Bill Foley, the owner of the National Hockey League's Vegas Golden Knights, says he will no longer be the lead investor in an effort to bring a Major League Soccer team to Las Vegas
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Finance & Law

Atlanta United forward Josef Martínez has topped the list of best-selling jerseys in Major League Soccer for the 2021 regular season sold on MLSstore.com.
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Sports Betting

Major League Soccer has suspended Sporting Kansas City midfielder Felipe Hernandez without pay for the remainder of the 2021 season due to a series of violations of the league’s gambling integrity rules, i…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Major League Soccer and German multinational tire manufacturer Continental Tire have renewed their long-standing partnership which dates back to 2010
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Media

Major League Soccer and MGM Television are partnering to create a reality television series in which the winner will earn a spot on Charlotte FC's roster for the 2022 season, the expansion club's debut…
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Events

Allianz Field, the home venue of Major League Soccer's Minnesota United, has been selected to host the 2022 MLS All-Star Game
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Events

Major League Soccer and Mexico's Liga MX have unveiled a comprehensive revamp of the Leagues Cup to expand the regional club competition starting in 2023 into a month-long tournament initially involving…
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Media

Major League Soccer has decided to go head-to-head with the National Football League by broadcasting a postseason game on the main Fox broadcast network on Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 25
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Media

The 2021 Major League Soccer All-Star Game proved a mixed success on domestic television in the United States, gaining record ratings on the Spanish-language Univision/TUDN but historic lows for the English-language…
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Media

Major League Soccer is enjoying healthy domestic television ratings at its midseason point in 2021, with audiences up across ABC/ESPN, Fox Sports, and Univision from the corresponding points in the calendar…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The 2021 MLS All-Star Skills Challenge, a key event of the Major League Soccer All-Star Game festivities, has secured AT&T 5G as its presenting sponsor, as well as three other commercial partners.
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Governance

Major League Soccer has formally announced plans to create a new lower-division league, which is scheduled to begin play in 2022
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Fan Engagement

Major League Soccer is partnering with Black Players for Change to mark Juneteenth, a national holiday commemorating emancipation from slavery in the United States, with a series of initiatives this weekend.
Technology

Blockchain-backed digital collectibles, having taken global sports industry by storm, now look to show they are not just the latest technological flash-in-the-pan. US Editor Eric Fisher reports
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Events

Major League Soccer is poised to announce that the 2021 MLS All Star Game will feature the league's leading players taking on their counterparts from Mexico's Liga MX at Banc of California Stadium in Los…