Next MLS commissioner Berg targets quality improvement to build on World Cup excitement

Aug 4 : Major League Soccer's incoming commissioner Larry Berg said improving the quality of play and deepening the league's youth-development pipeline will be central to his agenda as it seeks to build on momentum from the 2026 World Cup.Berg, the Los Angeles FC co-owner and private equity executive selected on Monday to succeed commissioner Don Garber, said the league's immediate priority must be converting heightened interest around the World Cup into lasting support, while ensuring the on-field product continues to improve."Quality on the field is obviously number one," he said. "The more we grow fandom, the more resources we have to improve the quality on the field, and the more the quality on the field grows, the more fandom we'll have."Americans had their eyes opened to soccer's glo