Video·2020
MLS Growth Story: A Conversation With Don Garber and Jonathan Kraft (MIT Sloan SSAC 2020)
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Conference conversation (Don Garber, Jonathan Kraft, Taylor Twellman) on how Kraft's early MLS investment and operating partnership shaped the league's growth and the US 2026 World Cup bid. Alternate video/talk source on his Revolution and MLS operating story.
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