The year 2023 was a big one for Major League Soccer. Since adding players like Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, and Lionel Messi, the league has started to let in more of the best players from around the world.

According to rumours from journalist Caleb Pongratz, MLS is planning to allow each team in the league to have four Designated Players. This means that 2024 will be the start of it all.

It is important to remember that each team is allowed three Designated Players right now. However, if Messi had joined, the top people in Major League Soccer would have had a totally different plan and each team would have been able to add another top player to their roster.

Suárez is going to Inter Miami.

A player like Luis Suárez would gain from the new law that lets each team have four players, which could help Inter Miami when they try to sign him in 2024.

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The players that each of the 29 MLS teams has chosen

The following chart shows how the 29 MLS teams will end the 2023 season in terms of Designated Players. Please note that some players will not be back to their teams in 2024.

Eastern Conference

Cincinnati

  • Luciano Acosta
  • Obinna Nwobodo
  • Brenner

Orlando City

  • Facundo Torres
  • Ercan Kara
  • Martin Ojeda

Columbus Crew

  • Cucho Hernández
  • Diego Rossi
  • Darlington Nagbe

Philadelphia Union

  • Daniel Gazdag
  • Julián Carranza
  • Mikael Uhre

New England Revolution

  • Carles Gil
  • Gustavo Bou
  • Giacomo Vrioni

Atlanta United

  • Thiago Almada
  • Giorgios Giakoumakis
  • Saba Lobjanidze

Nashville SC

  • Hany Mukhtar
  • Walker Zimmerman
  • Sam Surridge

New York Red Bulls

  • Dante Vanzeir
  • Luquinhas

Charlotte FC

  • Karol Świderski
  • Kamil Jozwiak
  • Enzo Copetti

Montreal

  • Victor Wanyama

NYCFC

  • Thiago Martins
  • Magno Sizes
  • Santi Rodríguez

DC United

  • Christian Benteke
  • Mateusz Klich

Chicago Fire

  • Xherdan Shaqiri
  • Ousmane Doumbia
  • Jairo Torres

Inter Miami

  • Lionel Messi
  • Sergio Busquets
  • Gregore

Toronto FC

  • Federico Bernardeschi
  • Lorenzo Insigne
  • Jonathan Osorio

Western Conference

St. Louis City

  • Eduard Lowen
  • Joao Klauss

Seattle Sounders

  • Nicolás Lodeiro
  • Raúl Ruidiaz
  • Albert Rusnak

LAFC

  • Denis Bouanga
  • Carlos Vela

Houston Dynamo

  • Héctor Herrera
  • Sebastián Ferreira
  • Teenage Hadebe

Real Salt Lake

  • Cristian ‘Chicho’ Arango
  • Damir Kreilach
  • Jefferson Savarino

Vancouver Whitecaps

  • Sergio Cordova
  • Andrés Cubas
  • Ryan Gauld

FC Dallas

  • Alan Velasco
  • Jes´s Ferreira
  • Paul Arriola

Sporting Kansas City

  • Alan Pulido
  • Gadi Kinda
  • Erik Thommy

San Jose Earthquakes

  • Cristian Espinoza
  • Jamiro Monteiro
  • Carlos Gruezo

Portland Timbers

  • Yimmi Chara
  • Evander
  • Jaroslaw Niezgoda

Minnesota United

  • Teemu Puki
  • Emanuel Reynoso
  • Mender García

Austin FC

  • Sebastián Driussi
  • Emiliano Rigoni
  • Alex Ring

LA Galaxy

  • Riqui Puig

Colorado Rapids

  • Kevin Cabral
  • Andreas Maxso
  • Rafael Navarro