Austin delivered a world-class experience, but frustrations remain over Messi's absence and how the league handled it

Major League Soccer awarded $15,000 to four Austin community leaders as part of its All-Star Hometown Heroes program.

Amid a tense time in the stands at MLS matches, commissioner Don Garber defended the league’s ban on political signage at matches and events.

While owners could vote to adopt the global calendar at Wednesday's meeting -- a move that many consider a fait accompli -- there isn’t the same sense of urgency to vote this week as there was at April’s meeting in Chicago.