MLS named LAFC co-owner Larry Berg as its next commissioner. Here's what to know

For their commissioner of the future, MLS owners chose a soccer native. Berg's team is seen as one of MLS's best-run franchises, and he has embraced rule changes designed to modernize the league.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/3000x2000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F57%2F557063f74791a5d7bd64fc8de49f%2Fap26215767726870.jpg' alt='Los Angeles FC co-owner Larry Berg has been tapped to be the next commissioner of Major League Soccer.'/><p>For their commissioner of the future, MLS owners chose a soccer native. Berg's team is seen as one of MLS's best-run franchises, and he has embraced rule changes designed to modernize the league.</p><p>(Image credit: Richard Drew)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5919621' />