News: MLS Coaching and Front Office - News & Discussion Thread 2025-26

https://ussoccerfoundation.org/people/david-nathanson/
David Nathanson bio. Fox sports TV guy that has a piece of multiple sports teams.
https://larry-berg-net-worth.pages.dev/posts/larry-berg-net-worth/
Larry Berg bio. Billionaire commissioner would be different.
https://www.leedsunited.com/en/paraag-marathe
Parang Marathi Bio. I can see why he's a finalists with connections to the NFL & EPL.
Depending on what the plan is going forward, each candidate has something to offer that's not exactly where Don Garber came from as they all have worked in soccer.

 

"Mr. Nathanson oversaw ten national networks during his tenure at the company including: FOX Sports, FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer, TVG, and FOX College Sports."

No please no!

 

MLS games played at truck racing tracks so their start can be directly delayed

 

3four3 in the mud.

Pochettino and his staff were heavily involved with Cherundolo’s hiring with the U23s. That doesn’t happen unless you’re laying the groundwork for the next 4 years. I wouldn’t be surprised if we get the announcement within the next two weeks. #USMNT https://t.co/KmJVSia2uN

— Steven Silver (@StatessideFooty) July 17, 2026

Pochettino and his staff were heavily involved with Cherundolo’s hiring with the U23s. That doesn’t happen unless you’re laying the groundwork for the next 4 years. I wouldn’t be surprised if we get the announcement within the next two weeks.

 

I found out recently that 3four3 is a shitcanned former employee of an MLS team (I think the Galaxy), so it puts all his MLS bashing in a new light for me.

 

https://343coaching.com/us/

Thx,

Jay!

 

Brian Kleiban. While employed as a youth coach he actively engaged his brother Gary to find European clubs for Galaxy youth players. It's why the likes of Haji Wright, Uly Llanez and Alex Mendez left rather than sign home-grown contracts. There's a whole thread on Gary Kleiban.

 

The Kleibans had a cult in the early 2010s before they started working for Chivas USA and then the Galaxy. Always been huge self-promoters.

 

Uhhhhhh….. Yeah?

 

🚨EXCL: Sources indicate Concacaf president Victor Montagliani is ready to run against Gianni Infantino in the next election.

Understand PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi isn't interested, with Aleksander Ceferin also unlikely to challenge. https://t.co/v6MkVjS3Pw

— Peter Hall (@PeteHall86) July 31, 2026

Why does it feel like Don Garber might eventually run CONCACAF?

 

Oh boy! Expect to see the WC in the US every 2 years ala Gold Cup if Montagliani becomes FIFA president. CPL will also get 1 automatic spot for the CWC every 4 years regardless of where it is played.

 

Don Garber is stepping down MLS to run FIFA, I would support him

 

He's to smart to want to run FIFA but CONCACAF where he knows all the players in the region and possibly the new President of FIFA, that makes some kind if sense.

 

I think Cordeiro might make a run for FIFA. I can see Montagliani appointing Garber as head of money making for CONCACAF or FIFA.

Garber is 68 though. Outside of the USA most 68 year olds are sitting with their feet up yelling at the grandkids to stop tearing up the lawn. Yay healthcare!

 

Isn't that basically the same thing as running CONCACAF?

 

CONCACAF should be so lucky.

Greatest commissioner since Pete Rozelle? I know Stern has a lot of fans, but in retrospect, his “greatness” was realizing the league revolved around its superstars. Not like the NFL, which is about the Shield. But while that was a successful business strategy the first half of Stern’s tenure, the last half was meh. Garber went from strength to strength, albeit with the occasional Chivas USA type flop. Or the Jermaine Jones coin flip. Ick.

But yeah, overall, on the Mount Rushmore of sports executives for sure.

 

He’d be in over his head. FIFA politics are a weird world, where the furniture is on the ceiling and the fans jut out from the floor.

 

Reading this article made me think of the British soccer fans saying, "It will all end in tears".