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Major League Soccer had its All Star game in Kansas City last night and as it is with all such gatherings, there was some discussion about the future of the league and the sport.

MLS commissioner Don Garber (that's him, above) said during the halftime broadcast that the league would like to expand from 20 teams to 24 by the year 2020. And here's what the league's 

No word if those representatives included someone from the Minnesota Vikings ownership, though. The team didn't immediately respond to an inquiry about whether they were among the "several of whom had representatives presenting."

But they clearly have an interest, as Minnesota's 

That said, soccer and football -- here where there IS a difference between the two -- have proven a rocky partnership recently. Deadspin last week headlined soccer's Gold Cup preparations in Texas thusly: "

Cowboys Stadium is a Horrible Place to Host Soccer

," noting that the field was covered with REAL grass, and the gaps were filled in with a pile of green-colored sand.

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Major League Soccer had its All Star game in Kansas City last night and as it is with all such gatherings, there was some discussion about the future of the league and the sport. And Minneapolis. MLS commissioner Don Garber (that’s him, above) said during the halftime broadcast that the league would like to expand…

Major League Soccer outlines expansion plans, mentions Minnesota

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