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Preparing for the post-Messi era? MLS could make significant changes to its spending rules

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MLS is reportedly considering major changes to its roster structure and spending rules, preparing for what the league's future will look like once Lionel Messi retires. MLS is bracing for the day Lionel Messi eventually walks away from the league, and even though the 2026 World Cup proved the 39-year-old can still go toe-to-toe with the sport’s brightest young stars, the league isn’t waiting until his retirement to plan for what comes next. According to The Athletic , MLS owners are set to hear a presentation this week on a significant overhaul of the league’s roster rules , centered around a far more open salary cap structure. The board of governors will meet Wednesday in Charlotte, just ahead of the MLS All-Star Game against Liga MX , with the league’s sporting and competition committee expected to present a preliminary proposal that would remove many of the current restrictions on how teams spend across their rosters. Reworking spending rules is being treated as the last, and arguab

First report: MLS owners to hear proposed changes to league's roster, spending rules: Sources — theathletic.com, 14d