Garber says MLS still taking moderate path on expansion

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Garber says MLS still taking moderate path on expansion

Gary A. Vasquez

Jon Arnold

Sep 14, 2016 7:38:48 PM

The MLS commissioner said that while the league is growing and has more new markets in mind, it must avoid the errors made by its predecessors.

FRISCO, Texas — MLS commissioner Don Garber says despite rapid growth, he still wants the league to expand slowly and not overextend its resources.

Minnesota United and Atlanta United will join the league in 2017, with expansion draft procedures announced Tuesday, while LAFC is set to begin play the following year. But the commissioner said avoiding the fate of the original North American Soccer League, which boomed in popularity in the 1970s but folded after the 1984 season, is still a priority.