About 3½ years ago, MLS commissioner Don Garber said 25 words that, uh, well ... here's what he told reporters before the start of the 2022 season:
"We don't need to bring in a big-name player at the end of their career because they decided they want to retire in MLS."
In just this summer alone, 33-year-old Son Heung-Min joined LAFC from Tottenham, 31-year-old Rodrigo De Paul joined Inter Miami from Atletico Madrid and 35-year-old Thomas Müller joined the Vancouver Whitecaps from Bayern Munich.
Lionel Messi, of course, is currently the best player in MLS -- and he's 38.