This week, the 30-team MLS announced that Larry Berg will succeed commissioner Don Garber, who took the helm in 1999 when MLS fielded 12 teams. We went back 27 years into our archives to revisit the expectations that greeted Garber.
• In Garber’s challenge: views from the ranks, Ridge Mahoney surveyed the likes of Alan Rothenberg, Clark Hunt and Bruce Arena. Responses included:
