MLS Next Pro nets investment firm backing as part of strategy shift

Major League Soccer has agreed to a deal that will see global investment firm KKR make a “strategic investment” and partner in the lower-division MLS Next Pro.KKR will inject capital into MLS Next Pro with an eye on growing the league and its footprint around the continent. As part of the partnership, KKR and MLS have formed Hometown Soccer Holdings (HSH), a company led by former LA Galaxy president Chris Klein and former Charlotte FC and NYCFC executive Tom Glick.Advertisement