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MLS Boss Don Garber Talks Historic 20th Season, David Beckham and More with B/R

From the second the first whistle blew on the Major League Soccer regular season up until MLS Cup on Sunday, the American soccer league has enjoyed its best season to date. 

In the nine months of play across the United States and Canada, fans have been treated to the fantastic individual talents of international stars such as Sebastian Giovinco, Giovani Dos Santos, Andrea Pirlo, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard as well as American stars like Ethan Finlay, Dax McCarty, Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley and others. 

However, the 20th season almost didn't start on time as collective bargaining negotiations lasted until the final week of the offseason.

Reflecting on the historic campaign as a whole, commissioner Don Garber realizes just how close the league and the players' union came to hitting the deadline. 

"It seems like the CBA negotiations were a lifetime ago," Garber told Bleacher Report. "They were less than a year ago, an...

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