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Major League Soccer (MLS) commissioner Don Garber is not drawing such a hard line in the sand anymore when it comes to the concept of promotion/relegation. Back in the day, I would say never,' Garber said during his state of the league address at Audi Field on Thursday night. Today, we say there's no real point in saying never because I don't know what the future would look like. I certainly never thought we would adapt to the international calendar.

The most precarious job in Oakland sports belongs to Benny Feilhaber, the coach of the Roots soccer club. In June, he became the sixth coach since the Roots' inaugural season in 2019, replacing Gavin Glinton after a shaky stretch of play. Glinton, for his part, had replaced Noah Delgado after a shaky stretch in 2024. And Delgado? He had replaced Juan Gerra after a shaky stretch in 2022. Roots coaches tend not to remain Roots coaches for long. And for Feilhaber, who concludes his first season on Saturday at the Oakland Coliseum, this final stretch has proven to be, well, shaky.