Garber Mentions 7 Expansion Bids + Miami at All Star Half Time (self.MLS)

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Garber Mentions 7 Expansion Bids + Miami at All Star Half Time (self.MLS)

Just watching the interview with Garber at half time. Said he expects to be in Miami in a few weeks time celebrating the expansion team with Beckham.

Also Taylor Twellman asked him where expansion will be next and he mentioned "seven interesting bids" by name... Sacramento, Cincinnati, Tampa Bay, Nashville, Raleigh, Detroit, and Charlotte.

Not sure what to read into there, but he also said the league will not go past 28 teams during his tenure.

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[Steven Goff] MLS Commissioner Don Garber: "We hope to be in Miami in several weeks' time to celebrate" a finalized expansion team (twitter.com)

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MLS Commissioner Don Garber: "We hope to be in Miami in several weeks' time to celebrate" a finalized expansion team

10:11 PM - 2 Aug 2017

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Miami vote taken, announcement to be made late summer. Todd Boehly, not Becks to be principal owner. (twitter.com)

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Garber: not announcing Miami MLS today, but confident we'll be able to do that, maybe be end of summer. @HeraldSports @MiamiHerald @mls

7:28 PM - 2 Aug 2017

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[Nipun Chopra] Birmingham and Memphis will be announced as 1st two USL expansion teams for 2019 season. (twitter.com)

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Breaking: @SocTakes understands that Birmingham and Memphis will be announced as 1st two @USL expansion teams for 2019 season.

1:15 PM - 2 Aug 2017

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Lalas: MLS is starting to win the hearts and minds (socceramerica.com)

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Lalas: MLS is starting to win the hearts and minds

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[Joe Bruno] Twitter- Mecklenburg County (Charlotte) votes to back out of MLS stadium deal (twitter.com)

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BREAKING (again): Puckett's motion PASSES 5-3. Scarborough votes YES. County will deed Memorial Stadium to City. No county MLS $ @wsoctv

9:06 PM - 2 Aug 2017

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Deposits LAFC announce 18,000 season tickets sold (twitter.com)

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12:41 PM - 2 Aug 2017

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MLS Commissioner Garber Indicates Beckham's Miami Expansion Dream Nears Reality

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[Jeff Carlisle] Some nuggets lost in the Beckham hubbub. MBU is looking to buy add'l land, & his investment group will be adding "a number of partners." (twitter.com)

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Some nuggets lost in the Beckham hubbub. MBU is looking to buy add'l land, & his investment group will be adding "a number of partners."

8:52 PM - 2 Aug 2017

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Nothing I've heard so far would indicate that Riccardo Silva is one of the partners in question.

9:02 PM - 2 Aug 2017

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http://www.mcalesternews.com/sports/national_sports/beckham-miami-bid-at-the-finish-line-mls-commissioner-says/article_f5343718-9e51-54e6-917f-f99ffb20868d.html

Beckham Miami bid ‘at the finish line’, MLS Commissioner says

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissmith/2017/08/02/major-league-soccer-adidas-agree-to-700-million-extension/#1a2e3084d891

Major League Soccer, Adidas Agree To $700 Million Extension

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http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/commissioners-to-vote-on-approving-funding-to-bring-mls-to-charlotte/579121015

Commissioners vote against funding for MLS stadium

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Mecklenburg County commissioners did not approve funding to bring Major League Soccer to Charlotte.

Funding has been a big point of contention in talks to build a new stadium to replace Memorial Stadium in Elizabeth.

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http://www.espnfc.com/major-league-soccer/19/blog/post/3170225/young-stars-show-mls-growth-but-next-step-is-for-league-to-let-these-stars-leave

Young stars show MLS' growth but next step is for league to let them leave

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http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/var-video-assistant-review-mls-major-league-soccer-pro/

Video review coming to Major League Soccer: What does it mean?

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http://www.espnfc.com/major-league-soccer/19/blog/post/3170292/the-all-star-game-gives-mls-a-chance-to-turn-the-uninitiated-into-believers

The All-Star Game gives MLS a chance to turn the uninitiated into believers

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http://www.espnfc.com/major-league-soccer/19/blog/post/3168153/mexicos-dismissive-view-of-mls-has-left-the-league-bereft-of-el-tri-talents

Mexico's dismissive view of MLS has left the league bereft of El Tri talents

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/adidas-extends-major-league-soccer-sponsorship-6-years-700-million-152955630.html

Adidas extends Major League Soccer sponsorship for 6 years, $700 million

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https://www.sounderatheart.com/2017/8/2/16084406/mls-adidas-contract-extension-exclusive-youth-social-media

MLS and adidas continue their partnership through 2024 in massive new deal

adidas will continue exclusively supplying MLS and its teams with gear, kits, and equipment in a deal that highlights the growth of the league.

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http://www.oregonlive.com/mls/index.ssf/2017/08/major_league_soccer_adidas_ann.html

Major League Soccer, Adidas announce extension of long-term partnership

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https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/08/02/adidas-extends-deal-with-major-league-soccer.html

Adidas extends deal with Major League Soccer until 2024

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http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/David-Beckham-Major-League-Soccer-Miami-MLS-438157453.html

MLS Vote on David Beckham's Miami Team Expected Wednesday

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http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/var-video-review-mls-tfc-toronto-fc-greg-vanney-drew-moor-major-league-soccer/

TFC’s Moor, Vanney open-minded about video review in MLS

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http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/soccer/fc-cincinnati/2017/08/02/today-most-important-day-fc-cincinnati-history/532504001/

Is today the most important day in FC Cincinnati history?

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjburns/2017/08/02/why-target-is-placing-its-bets-on-mls-and-soccer/#687a9ccc1208

Why Target Is Placing Its Bets On MLS And Soccer

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https://www.law360.com/sports/articles/950787/mls-deal-extension-makes-adidas-league-supplier-partner

MLS Deal Extension Makes Adidas League Supplier Partner

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http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article165059862.html

MLS owners hear pitch from David Beckham. League decision on Miami team could come today.

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http://thecomeback.com/soccer/mls-adidas-deal-700-million-dollars.html

MLS reportedly signs whopping $700 million deal with Adidas

This dwarfs the previous $200 million deal.

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http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/city-beat/article165106717.html

Sacramento a front-runner for Major League Soccer expansion

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http://www.wcnc.com/sports/soccer/four-county-commissioners-propose-mls-soccer-stadium-compromise/461497328

County Commissioners pass motion to deed MLS stadium to city

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-city-lions/on-the-pitch/94246572-132.html

MLS launches new instant replay program

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https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2017/08/02/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/Miami-MLS.aspx

Vote On Miami Beckham United Expansion Bid Expected At MLS Owners' Meeting

Published August 2, 2017

MLS owners are meeting today in Chicago as part of All-Star Week, and they "could vote to approve" David Beckham's Miami expansion deal, giving Beckham and his partners the "green light they need to move forward," according to Michelle Kaufman of the MIAMI HERALD. Owners also could "a...

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https://www.soccernation.com/opinion-2-teams-arent-going-anywhere/

Opinion: The “2” Teams Aren’t Going Anywhere

USL meetings in Chicago may be hitting the topic of MLS2 teams, but it's not likely that much will change.

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https://traveltradedaily.com/americas-travel-channels/item/1756-another-professional-soccer-team-for-las-vegas

Another Professional Soccer Team for Las Vegas

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http://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/arrested-atlanta-united-soccer-game/YPQQId02xUF9RtJt3CfBgM/

3 arrested at Atlanta United soccer game

It is not the first time one of the suspects has been accused of raucous behavior at a professional soccer game...

In the latest incident, Ambrose and two other men allegedly destroyed metal bleachers at Bobby Dodd Stadium.

Jared Ambrose was arrested at a 2014 Tampa Bay Rowdies game.

Jared A. Ambrose, 27, of Clermont, Fla., and three members of Orlando City Soccer fan clubs were arrested after smoke bombs were set off at a July 2014 Tampa Bay Rowdies game, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

The clubs were suspended and Ambrose and the others were banned from Orlando City games pending the outcome of their court cases. Prosecutors ultimately decided not to file charges against the fans.

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https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Freddy-Adu-set-for-trials-with-Polish-top-division-side-Sandecja-Sacz-565068

Freddy Adu set for trials with Polish top division side Sandecja Sacz

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http://www.kolotv.com/content/sports/Renos-Hoppenot-named-to-USL-Team-of-the-Week-437954083.html

Reno's Hoppenot named to USL Team of the Week

M – Alex Morrell, Tampa Bay Rowdies: Morrell scored his first two league goals for the Rowdies, which proved the difference in a 2-0 victory against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Saturday night.

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http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/watch-carl-ikemes-get-well-13422674

Watch Carl Ikeme's 'get well soon' message from former Wolves teammate in America

Former Wolves defender Neill Collins joined a list of former teammates in wishing Carl Ikeme a speedy recovery

The Tampa Bay Rowdies led by ex-Wolves centre back Neill Collins, took to social media to show their support for Carl Ikeme.

The popular Wolves stopper Ikeme was diagnosed with Acute Leukaemia back in July after a pre-season blood test and is currently undergoing treatment.

For those of you who don’t know, the Tampa Bay Rowdies are a professional American soccer team based at the Al Lang Stadium, St. Petersburg, Florida.

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USL Discipline Report – Week 19

The two remaining accumulation suspensions will occur this Saturday, with the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ Tamika Mkandawire suspended for his side’s game against the Harrisburg City Islanders, and Saint Louis FC’s Dragan Stojkov suspended for his team’s contest with the Swope Park Rangers.

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Harrison Delbridge brings dominating presence to FC Cincinnati's defense

Rainout gives defender second chance vs. Miami FC

Harrison Delbridge celebrates after scoring FC Cincinnati’s only goal during vs. the Tampa Bay Rowdies at Nippert Stadium on Wednesday April 19, 2017. (WCPO file)

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Kriseman: Keeping Rays at the Trop is 'top priority'

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https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/07/31/19/32/20170731-feat-usoc-five-things-to-know-about-miami-fc-v-fc-cincinnati

5 Things to Know About Wednesday’s Miami FC-FC Cincinnati #USOC2017 Quarterfinal Clash

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https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/will-nasl-stop-playing-san-francisco-deltas-division-ii-sacntioning

Extinction level event? Deltas' peril pushing NASL to the brink ... again

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http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/theres-4-billion-reasons-major-league-soccer-should-consider-adding-relegation/

There’s $4 billion reasons Major League Soccer should consider adding relegation

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http://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/819342

Cup Preview: 8/2 vs Miami FC

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https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/fourfourtwos-100-greatest-footballers-ever-no-3-pele

FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: No. 3, Pele

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http://www.espnfc.com/south-african-premiership/story/3167383/picking-an-all-time-kaizer-chiefs-orlando-pirates-xi

Picking an all-time Kaizer Chiefs-Orlando Pirates XI

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http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12870-selgascanos-surreal-auditorium-in-western-spain

SelgasCano's Surreal Auditorium in Western Spain

Plasencia, Spain

It sounds like a question for “Dear Abby”: how can the Spanish architects José Selgas and Lucia Cano reconcile their passion for nature with these crazy retro-’60s sci-fi plastic spaceships they love to build? In their auditorium and congress center for the ancient city of Plasencia in western Spain, their design took off from the premise of refusing to fill or urbanize the site—a steep hillside—opting instead to preserve its arid, rocky landscape dotted with wild mountain shrubs. Their building occupies the parcel as lightly as possible, with the sloping volume that holds the auditorium seating cantilevered off the ground. Originating with a 2005 competition, but completed only this year due to financing problems, the congress center is perched just beyond the city’s edge, standing out in its harsh habitat as an exotic, multifaceted boulder sheathed in pale, translucent panels of ETFE. Like a moated castle, it has a gangway entry, which is announced by its brilliant orange hue, and leads to a monumental, color-saturated entry porch. This space passes right through the building to a lookout on the other side that offers views toward the Sierra de Gata mountains.

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http://www.archdaily.com/876888/aperture-style-retractable-roof-at-atlantas-mercedes-benz-stadium-closes-for-the-first-time

Aperture-Style Retractable Roof at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium Closes for the First Time

Atlanta’s Mercedes Benz Stadium has released a new video showing the structure’s unique aperture-style retractable roof closing for the very first time. Designed by 360 Architecture (now a part of HOK), the eight ETFE-clad roof “petals” slide along tracks on the stadium roof to come together at a central point, much like how a camera operates. When fully operational, the roof will be able to open and close in less than eight minutes.

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http://www.espnfc.com/major-league-soccer/story/3171047/don-garber-confident-david-beckhams-miami-group-will-join-mls-by-fall

Don Garber confident Beckham's Miami group will join MLS by fall

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http://www.sltrib.com/sports/2017/08/03/david-beckham-moving-closer-to-his-expansion-mls-team-for-miami/

David Beckham moving closer to his expansion MLS team for Miami

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http://wvxu.org/post/fc-cincinnati-continues-open-cup-winning-streak#stream/0

FC Cincinnati Continues Open Cup Winning Streak

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http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/08/03/02/49/20170802-recap-usoc-miami-fc-v-fc-cincinnati-quarterfinal

Djiby Strikes Again to Send FC Cincinnati Past Miami, into Historic Open Cup Semifinal

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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/other/2017/08/02/mls-commish-acknowledges-detroit-momentum/104245110/

MLS commish acknowledges Detroit momentum

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mls/2017/08/03/mls-one-step-closer-awarding-expansion-miami-david-beckham/535127001/

MLS is one step closer to awarding expansion to Miami, David Beckham

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-city-lions/on-the-pitch/os-sp-mls-miami-david-bechkam-0803-story.html

MLS votes to move forward in finalizing David Beckham's expansion team in Miami

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/beckham-team-at-the-finish-line-says-mls-boss/articleshow/59875677.cms

Beckham team 'at the finish line', says MLS boss

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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-usa-beckham-idUSKBN1AJ08X

MLS chief expects Beckham to win approval for Miami club

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https://www.charlotteagenda.com/99833/county-just-threw-huge-curveball-major-league-soccer-deal/

The county just threw a huge wrench in the Major League Soccer deal

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-haugh-real-madrid-mls-stars-spt-0803-20170802-story.html

MLS commissioner thinks All-Star game sign of bigger things for soccer

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https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2017/08/02/Facilities/Trop-Site.aspx

St. Pete Mayor Says MLS Interested In Using Future Tropicana Field Site For Stadium

Published August 2, 2017

St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman yesterday said that MLS is "interested in using the Tropicana Field site for a bigger soccer-orientated stadium that could host the Tampa Bay Rowdies and big soccer-related events, such as a world tournament," according to a front-page piece by Johnston &...

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http://www.givemesport.com/1114445-freddy-adu-posts-10-tweets-after-his-latest-move-falls-through

Freddy Adu posts 10 tweets after his latest move falls through

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https://lasvegasweekly.com/intersection/2017/aug/03/who-will-support-las-vegas-new-pro-soccer-team/

Who will support Las Vegas’ new pro soccer team?

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http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/money-for-pier-enhancements-on-st-pete-city-council-agenda-today/2332456

Money for pier enhancements on St. Pete City Council agenda today

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https://www.socceramerica.com/article/74395/open-cup-cincy-set-for-another-possible-date-with.html

Open Cup: Cincy set for another possible date with history 

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http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/08/03/adidas-hedges-its-bets-continued-growth-us-soccer-with-lucrative-mls-deal

Adidas hedges its bets on continued growth of US soccer with lucrative MLS deal

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http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/why-a-soccer-stadium-is-the-last-thing-the-tropicana-field-site-needs/2332435

Why a soccer stadium is the last thing the Tropicana Field site needs