NEW YORK — Major League Soccer has made tremendous strides in its first 25 years, but where will the league be 25 years from now?
It was a question posed often at the Major League Soccer’s 25th season kickoff in midtown Manhattan Wednesday. But LAFC owner Larry Berg didn’t even need to look that far into the future to make a boastful claim. He said in 10 years MLS would become the No. 3 sport in the United States, surpassing baseball and hockey.
He called MLS academies the “crown jewel” of the sport in the United States “pumping out incredible talent” for both Major League Soccer and the U.