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“Over the next two years, North America will be the epicenter of global soccer, our league, our clubs, our players and our fans are all committed to working together on this path to the world’s biggest sporting event,” Commissioner Don Garber said during his state-of-the-league address in December.

MLS embarks on 30th year with a 30th team, a crowded schedule and, yes, more Lionel Messi →

I loved this sport overall, and I really loved the opportunity that MLS would provide for me personally," Garber said. "But even to this day, I don’t weigh in on coaching decisions, I don’t drive the technical direction of the league. I influence it, because I feel like I understand strategy, how research can inform decisions, how to create consensus, how to work harder than anybody to get to a preferred outcome. But I’m not a an expert in the sport, and I don’t pretend to be."

Commissioner Don Garber celebrates 25 years at the helm of Major League Soccer →