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In early 2015, the league revealed that two groupsLos Angeles FC and Minnesota Unitedwould join MLS in either 2017 or 2018.  Try This  of MLS saw the arrivals of numerous players who have actually starred at the highest levels of European club soccer and in international soccer: Giovanni dos Santos, Kak, Andrea Pirlo, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Didier Drogba, David Villa, and Sebastian Giovinco.

MLS confirmed in August 2016 that Minnesota United would start play in 2017 along with Atlanta United FC. In April 2016, the league's commissioner Don Garber repeated the intention of the league to broaden to 28 groups, with the next round of growth "likely taking place in 2020". In December 2016, he upgraded the expansion plans mentioning that the league will aim to approve the 25th and 26th teams in 2017 and to start play in 2020.

In July 2017, it was reported that Major League Soccer had actually rejected a $4 billion deal by MP & Silva to acquire all tv rights to the league for ten years following the conclusion of its current contracts with Fox, ESPN, and Univision. While it represents a significant boost over the existing arrangements, MP & Silva insisted that the offer would be conditional on Big league Soccer embracing a promo and transfer system comparable to other worldwide leagues.

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sports leagues. Moreover, MP & Silva founder Riccardo Silva appeared to have a conflict of interest because he also owned Miami FC of the NASL, which stood to benefit from such a promo and relegation system. In October 2017, Columbus Crew SC owner Anthony Precourt announced plans to move the franchise to Austin, Texas by 2019.