"Don Garber" has served as the Commissioner of Major League Soccer since 1999. Garber is also the CEO of Soccer United Marketing and a member of the United States Soccer Federation board of directors. He has been nicknamed "The Don" or "The Soccer

Don" by his colleagues and the media.

Garber has spent his entire career in the sports industry, working in a variety of capacities in marketing, television and league administration. Before joining MLS, Garber was with the National Football League for 16 years.

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In order to ensure that the team will have the appropriate time to prepare for the 2006 season.

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We believe we are a team that can succeed in East Los Angeles and New York City, but we also can succeed in places like Columbus and Salt Lake.

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It's very important to note that this is a league that's young, that continues to evolve and we make decisions that we think are in the best long-term interest of the league, ... We have added two new owners into this league both who are going to be in great markets and who at one point are going to be playing in soccer specific stadiums.

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This is the market they've got their sights set on.

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I think we've got some interest and I think we've got some momentum but we've got to be sure we do things right. There's no rush to expand this league.

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The timing and the offer didn't work, so we turned it down.

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Obviously, we're disappointed,'' he said, .

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Bert and his wife, Iris, have been extraordinarily committed to the development of soccer at all levels in northeast Ohio, and his passion for the game, his unflinching dedication to community service and his pursuit of excellence in all his endeavors both professionally and personally will never be forgotten.

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