# MLS Next Pro President Ali Curtis on league expansion and more

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Podcast: [The Soccer Business Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-soccer-business-podcast-7264630)
Published: 2026-02-27T04:40:28+00:00
Episode link: https://thesoccerbusiness.podbean.com/e/mls-next-pro-president-ali-curtis-on-league-expansion-and-more/
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MLS Next Pro President Ali Curtis discusses the league's expansion plans, their new broadcast deal and role of the league in growing the game across the United States and much more in this week's Soccer Business interview. Plus Andre Da Costa joins Simon to go over the big stories in North American soccer business news.

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