Major League Soccer has named Larry Berg, co-owner of Los Angeles FC, as its next commissioner, succeeding Don Garber, who has led the league for 27 years. Berg, 60, will officially take charge on 1 January 2027 after a transition period, marking a significant leadership change as MLS looks to build on Garber's tenure and address pressing challenges such as labour negotiations and media rights.

Berg grew up playing football in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and attended LA Galaxy's inaugural match in 1996 before studying at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and Harvard, and building a career in private equity at Apollo Global Management. He co-owned LAFC since its founding in 2014, helping turn it into one of MLS's strongest clubs, with an MLS Cup win, a US Open Cup title and two league-best regular seasons; he will now divest his LAFC stake. He faces key issues including renegotiating the league's media rights deal (the current Apple TV agreement expires in 2029) and the contentious promotion-relegation debate, which he opposes, while maintaining his long-held belief that soccer will become America's third-biggest sport.