Garber: MLS in "advanced talks" with St. Louis for expansion team

(Follow link for full article.)

https://kmox.radio.com/articles/mls-advanced-talks-st-louis-expansion-team-don-garber

Garber: MLS in "advanced talks" with St. Louis for expansion team

The MLS Board of Governors discussed expansion Wednesday, but there was no vote.

(Follow link for full article.)

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/mls-in-very-advanced-discussions-with-st-louis-about-expansion-commissioner-says/1h53znq1a20ac1pj92fjd8y2yl

MLS in ‘very advanced discussions’ with St. Louis about expansion, commissioner says

(Follow link for full article.)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mls-expansion-miami-preps-for-2020-while-talks-continue-in-charlotte-sacramento-st-louis-175354109.html

MLS expansion: Miami preps for 2020, and could your city soon be getting a team?

(Follow link for full article.)

http://www.startribune.com/retirement-league-no-more-mls-spending-entices-better-soccer-talent-to-united-states/516989571/

Retirement league no more: MLS spending entices better soccer talent to United States

League is drawing better, younger overseas talent.

(Follow link for full article.)

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/03/sports/soccer/don-garber-mls.html

Don Garber on M.L.S.’s Past, Present and Future

Major League Soccer almost folded after his first full season as commissioner. On Sunday, Garber will celebrate 20 years in the job, and his league and his vision for it continue to expand.

(Follow link for full article.)

https://www.sounderatheart.com/2019/8/2/20751320/more-mls-expansion-on-the-horizon

Major Link Soccer: More MLS expansion on the horizon?

Mexico is benefiting from the NWSL, Vancouver sells a player to the PL, and much more!

(Follow link for full article.)

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/08/02/don-garber-celebrates-20th-anniversary-mls-commissioner

Don Garber celebrates 20th anniversary as MLS Commissioner

(Follow link for full article.)

https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2019/08/02/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/Garber-Timeline.aspx

Looking Back: Don Garber's Notable Moments In 20 Years At MLS

(Follow link for full article.)

https://phillysoccerpage.net/2019/08/01/news-roundup-all-stars-expansion-news-jamiro-back-cp-in-blue/

News roundup: All-Stars, expansion news, Jamiro back, CP in blue

MLS

MLS All-Stars fell 3-0 to Atletico Madrid. So they’re better than Real Madrid?

The league uses the break as a sort of conference among stakeholders. Here’s what came out of it:

New expansion updates from commissioner Don Garber (with St. Louis looking set to be the next expansion franchise).

Why isn’t Sacramento’s bid finalized yet?

The players union is keeping the possibility of a strike open

(Follow link for full article.)

https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/benfred-in-garber-s-mls-expansion-game-everything-s-great/article_74261177-97e4-5061-a7ef-d35297b5afe4.html

BenFred: In Garber's MLS expansion game, everything's great until it isn't

(Follow link for full article.)

https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2019/08/01/Media/MLS-Media-Rights.aspx

Garber Confirms MLS Eyeing Local Rights In Next Media Package

MLS Commissioner Don Garber reaffirmed that the league's next media-rights deal may include "more local rights of its teams in order to present a more attractive package for national partners," according to Tenorio & Stejskal of THE ATHLETIC. MLS' current media-rights package with ESPN and...

(Follow link for full article.)

https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2019/08/03/record-crowd-sees-atlutd-cruise-past-zlatan-less-galaxy-video/

Record crowd sees ATLUTD cruise past Zlatan-less Galaxy (video)

(Follow link for full article.)

https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/lights/las-vegas-represented-at-major-league-soccers-all-star-week-1816670/

Las Vegas represented at Major League Soccer’s All-Star Week

(Follow link for full article.)

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/soccer/2019/08/02/detroits-chance-mls-franchise-appears-over/1904906001/

Detroit's chance for MLS franchise appears to be over

(Follow link for full article.)

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/02/nashville-fairgrounds-demolition-mls-stadium-steve-glover/1903444001/

Metro Council to consider halt on Nashville fairgrounds demolition for MLS stadium