From media deals to roster rules: five priorities for MLS’s new commissioner

Larry Berg will have plenty of things on his to-do list when he officially starts as the league's commissioner in January

As Larry Berg fielded his first wave of questions as MLS commissioner-elect, he tried to make clear his ambitious vision to take the league to another level. Until a question about the league's broadcasting plans came up, that is. To his right sat Don Garber, whose 28-year tenure in the role will conclude at year's end.

Well, as the incoming commissioner, I'm allowed to kick it to the current commissioner to answer that question," Berg said with a laugh as he briefly reclined in his chair at the league's headquarters in Manhattan. Only for a few months," Garber said.