Major League Soccer (MLS)

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Governance

Major League Soccer is reportedly planning to significantly expand its presence within the United States soccer pyramid by creating a new lower-division league, which it is hoped will begin play in the…
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Governance

Major League Soccer's Inter Miami CF has been hit with a league-record $2m (€1.63m) fine, as well as a series of other sanctions, for violating salary budget and roster guidelines during the 2020 season.
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Governance

Federation set to bring commercial rights in-house after next year
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Fan Engagement

Limited-edition release to be joined auction-style issues
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Finance & Law

The city of Sacramento's hopes of reviving its beleaguered Major League Soccer expansion bid remain firmly unresolved, but a group of potential high-profile investors has emerged including celebrity chef…
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Media

The New York Red Bulls youth program will be featured in the second season of Major League Soccer and Bleacher Report's five-part, all-access documentary series The Academy
Finance & Law

In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Mark Abbott, Major League Soccer president and deputy commissioner. Eric and Chris also discuss National Football League’s recent trio of official sports betting partnerships, the developing effort of former Major League Baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez to buy the National Basketball Association’s Minnesota Timberwolves, TrillerNet’s acquisition of combat sports-focused media company FITE, and rising tension between US media networks and Nielsen Media Research.
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Governance

MLS expansion team drawing huge buzz thanks to the excitement of Austin, Texas, finally becoming a major league sports town and the global profile of minority owner and noted actor Matthew McConaughey. Bob Williams reports.
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Education

Major League Soccer has announced a multiyear partnership with the University of South Carolina, which has been designated an official education partner of MLS
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Events

President and founder of Gilt Edge Soccer Marketing, a Chicago-based strategy and engagement marketing firm focused exclusively within the sport of soccer, John Guppy looks ahead to the 2021 MLS season, focusing on the arrival of Austin FC to the league, the MLS broadcast landscape, and the increasing link between the league and Mexican football.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Major League Soccer has announced a multiyear, multifaceted partnership with American multinational consumer goods corporation Procter & Gamble ahead of its 26th season
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Governance

The city of San Diego, California, previously left for dead as a Major League Soccer expansion contender, has re-emerged as a candidate after billionaire financier Ron Burkle stunned the league by withdrawing…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Deal ties together pair of St. Louis-based, female-led entities
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Governance

Major League Soccer has put an emphasis on a regionalized regular-season schedule during the 2021 season to avoid extensive long-distance travel amid the Covid-19 pandemic
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Governance

United Soccer League Championship team Louisville City FC will evaluate over the next six to 12 months whether to apply for a Major League Soccer expansion slot and what that process would entail
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Governance

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has talked up the prospect of a combined domestic league between the United States and Mexico
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Governance

Todd Dunivant, Sacramento Republic's general manager and new president, speaks to SportBusiness about the devastating impact of Ron Burkle's decision to withdraw financial backing for the city's MLS expansion team and efforts to revive the project.
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Technology

Sports technology provider Deltatre has struck a multiyear agreement with Major League Soccer to become the league's web technology provider.