Commissioner Don Garber said that Major League Soccer is still intent on becoming one of the best leagues in the world, but he acknowledged it still has a ways to go to catch up to Mexican counterpart Liga MX.
MLS has grown to 20 teams, with four more set to come on board in the next two or three years. The league's attendance has continued to grow, reaching a record 21,558 fans per game in 2015.
But in many respects MLS still lags behind Liga MX, with Mexican teams continuing to dominate the CONCACAF Champions League. For the sixth time in the last eight editions, the CCL final was an all-Liga MX affair.