https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/04/18/mls-announces-plans-expand-30-teams
MLS announces plans to expand to 30 teams
Major League Soccer unveiled plans to expand to 30 teams in the coming years, up from the previous target of 28 clubs that the league had established in December 2015.
The decision was made by owners at Board of Governors meetings held in Los Angeles. No official decision was made on future expansion markets, but the Commissioner’s office was authorized to advance discussions with Sacramento and St. Louis ownership groups regarding their bids.
Both Sacramento and St. Louis groups will be asked to make formal presentations to the MLS Expansion Committee to address each bid’s final stadium plan, corporate commitments, the composition of the respective ownership groups, detailed economics on funding, strategic plans for fan development, commitments on player development and details on community programs.
In addition to Sacramento and St. Louis, the league remains in discussion with several other ownership groups in other cities.
“Professional soccer at all levels is thriving in the United States and Canada and we believe there are many markets that could support a successful MLS club,” MLS Commissioner Don Garber said in a league statement. “Expansion during the last 15 years has been enormously successful and a key driver behind the league’s continued rise, and we are pleased that some of the top business and community leaders representing great markets in North America are aggressively pursuing MLS expansion clubs.”
With agreements currently in place with 27 total clubs, the league anticipates selecting the 28th and 29th expansion teams by the July 31 All-Star Game, presented by Target. The expansion fee for the 28th and 29th clubs was also set at $200 million.
A decision regarding the expansion fee and timetable for the 30th team was deferred by the Board of Governors.
There are currently 24 clubs competing in the 2019 regular season in progress with expansion teams Inter Miami CF (2020), Nashville SC (2020) and Austin FC (2021) beginning play in the next two years, bringing the total of MLS clubs to 27.
MLS is currently the largest first division professional soccer league in the world.
MLS Expansion Timeline
Season Club
1998 Chicago Fire, Miami Fusion
2005 Real Salt Lake, Chivas USA
2007 Toronto FC
2008 San Jose Earthquakes
2009 Seattle Sounders FC
2010 Philadelphia Union
2011 Portland Timbers, Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2012 Montreal Impact
2015 Orlando City SC, New York City FC
2017 Atlanta United, Minnesota United FC
2018 Los Angeles Football Club
2019 FC Cincinnati
2020 Inter Miami CF, Nashville SC
2021 Austin FC
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https://worldsoccertalk.com/2019/04/17/nasl-usl-tampa-bay-rowdies-passion-still-runs-strong/
From NASL to USL, Tampa Bay Rowdies passion still runs strong
On a picture-perfect Florida spring evening this past Saturday, the Tampa Bay Rowdies hosted Louisville City at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg.
For this, my very first visit to Al Lang Stadium, I found that there’s a lot to love about the stadium, and the fans that fill it. Sitting on the edge of a bay with a cool breeze blowing through the stands, you’d be hard pressed to find a more picturesque stadium in all of the United States. And just as the stadium has plenty of character, so too do the fans with an age range from infants to 90-somethings. Of course, there’s the supporters group — Ralph’s Mob — that make the biggest impact on the atmosphere with their constant singing and banging of the drum through the entire game.
The Tampa Bay Rowdies possess so many unique characteristics. The rich history of the team that was founded in 1975. The distinct green and yellow hoop shirts that are to be seen everywhere throughout the crowd. Plus every foot of this old baseball stadium is used to maximum effect. The kids section in the corner behind one of the goals with its grass mound that children run up and roll down. The outdoor patio area nestled near the water’s edge in the opposite corner. Across the other side, you have a pitch-side bar area near the corner flag, as well as food trucks and concession stands behind the stand that runs the full length of the field.
Best of all, there isn’t a bad seat in the house. You’re close to the pitch, and there are plenty of opportunities to stand next to the advertising hoardings to get an even better view of the action.
On the pitch itself, the quality of the USL game between the Rowdies and Lou City was decent. The first half was competitive and featured a lot of open play. In the second half, the game got scrappier as players tired. But overall, the game was worth watching, which was made even better by soaking up the Rowdies experience.
Toward the end of the match, I ventured next to Ralph’s Mob to feel the noise of the rapturous supporters group. And they didn’t disappoint with their flag waving, drum beating and mixture of chants and songs. Even after conceding an 88th minute equalizer, Ralph’s Mob didn’t stop singing. If anything, they picked up the beat.
If I lived near the west coast of Florida, I could imagine my family and I spending most Saturday evenings watching the Rowdies in person. With ticket prices as low as $10 and plenty of activities for the kids, the Rowdies are the model of how to run a club that has a close bond with the local community.
Good read, thank you Gaffer. I enjoy reading articles like this. Reminds me of Ben’s Biz on MILB,
Rowdies game are excellent. Great atmosphere, beautiful stadium, then you walk to a bar and have a beer or 5 after the game. Downtown St. Pete has come a long way in the last decade, pedestrian friendly, with a ton of bars and restaurants.
That reminds me, I need to get to Al Lang in the next month or so to catch a game.
COYR!
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http://www.theunsubs.com/wp/2019/04/18/episode-199-dans-dans-revolution/4297
April 18, 2019 By Matthew Cox
Episode 199 – Dan’s Dan’s Revolution
In this Penultimate Endonino-sode, the guys discuss the 1-1 draw with Louisville, check in on the Eastern Conference & look ahead to next week and beyond 😢
In this episode:
Rowdies 1-1 Louisville
Eastern Conference Update
Hoppenot suspended for ATL2nited
TOTW, GOTW, SOTW
Power Rankings – Rowdies on top?
USOC: Rowdies to host Lakeland or The Villages
Next Week
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https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/inter-miami-facing-lawsuit-regarding-lockhart-stadium/
Inter Miami facing lawsuit regarding Lockhart Stadium
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https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2019/04/16/miami-beckham-united-fort-lauderdale-sued-over-stadium-deal/
Miami Beckham United, Fort Lauderdale Sued Over Stadium Deal
A group in talks with city officials for more than a year is challenging a plan with retired soccer star David Beckham that would demolish Lockhart Stadium.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/bf0kez/bye_weeks_are_so_looooooong_thread/
“BYE WEEKS ARE SO LOOOOOOONG” THREAD
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/bez8my/dont_see_much_talk_surrounding_st_petetampa/
Don’t see much talk surrounding St. Pete/Tampa :(
I wouldn’t be surprised in the future if they made another run. The TV market thing is always our trump card, since the league needs it so desparately. Can’t imagine we see anything though until the Rays stadium is settled.
You all got Wrestlemania tho.
I think that ship sailed when they announced Miami. I don’t think we ever had any momentum other than the original render and the trip to NYC to drop off the bid
Oh ye of little faith.
How many “dead” MLS bids have we seen come roaring back to life over the past decade? Quite a few.
The Tampa Bay Area is still the largest TV market (#11) not in MLS. Florida is a huge market and can support 3 MLS teams. The TBA is still rapidly growing in population.
If the Rays want to they could put in a formidable MLS bid, especially if they bring on more investors - a thing which Bill Edwards failed to do with his MLS bid.
Trying to market a minor league soccer team in a large major league market like the TBA is difficult, which might be a clue that the Rays were thinking of MLS all along, regardless of what they are currently saying publicly.
I get that there is a selection bias here in this forum that prejudices the discussion towards people who like things just the way they are and who would happy to see the Rowdies stay in USL playing in front of small crowds indefinitely, but 1) pro/rel isn’t happening barring some kind of political/economic revolution, 2) the Rowdies long term survival is much more likely in MLS than in USL, and 3) the only way to break through the barrier of limited public awareness in the TBA and get large attendance numbers is to get the Rowdies into MLS.
I’ve been following the Rowdies since 1975, and I was at the record largest soccer crowd in Florida at the time, 56,000+ for a Rowdies game at Tampa Stadium, a record which I don’t think was broken until the 1994 World Cup and later when Orlando City did it in their first few years in MLS playing at the Citrus Bowl. IMO the current status of the Rowdies is better than not existing at all, but it does not do justice to the Rowdies legacy and history.
If you agree with me on this, let the Rays/Rowdies/MLS know:
https://supportyourlocalfootballclub.blogspot.com/2019/02/open-letter-february-8-2019.html
Best hope down the road is some sort of adoption of a pro-rel system. Unless the league is expanding to 40 teams I just don’t really see where we fit in. That said, I think we can have a lot of fun and success in USL - there’s future there.
I don’t think it would have to go to 40. 32 for MLS seems likely, and if we wanted to be, we could be in play for that...
Pro-Rel will never, ever, ever, ever, ever happen in the U.S.. No American millionaire is going to sink money into a team that can be officially designated as second-rate.
Louder for the people in the back: PROMOTION AND RELEGATION WILL NEVER, EEEEEEEEEEVER HAPPEN IN TOP FLIGHT AMERICAN SOCCER.
No I agree, it doesn’t make financial sense when that isn’t the rule of the land. But if you want the Rowdies at the top level of the pyramid, idk what else you can look to.
Because it's dead. Lol.
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Tampa Bay United Hires Hall of Famer, World Cup Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Tiffeny Milbrett
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https://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/1014020
TAMPA BAY UNITED SOCCER CLUB HIRES HALL OF FAMER, WORLD CUP CHAMPION AND OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST TIFFENY MILBRETT
Soccer Legend Tiffeny Milbrett Leads Youth Soccer Club as Director of Coach and Player Development
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/bebxqo/rowdies_to_host_the_winner_of_lakeland_tropicsthe/
Rowdies to host the winner of Lakeland Tropics/The Villages SC in US Open Cup 2nd Round
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https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1013711
Championship Rivalries Highlight Open Cup Second Round Draw
SACRAMENTO TO PLAY HOST TO RENO, NEW MEXICO TO VISIT PHOENIX FOR PLACE IN THIRD ROUND
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https://the18.com/soccer-entertainment/mls-expansion-teams-news-2020
An Early Look At 2020 Expansion Across U.S. Leagues
WE'RE JUST FOUR MONTHS INTO 2019 BUT EXPANSION IS ALWAYS ON THE MIND.
MLS
David Beckham's Miami club is actually set to play in 2020. Seriously. They were awarded a franchise in February of 2014 and have gone through an endless path of hurdles since then. Inter Miami is set to start in a temporary home in Fort Lauderdale while its permanent home in Miami is built.
Contrasting Miami's now five year and two-month journey to this point is Nashville SC, the second MLS expansion side set for 2019. Nashville was awarded an expansion spot just 16 months ago, having only started play in USL in 2017.
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https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/benfred-mls-ownership-group-has-reached-the-doorstep-of-success/article_f64cd5fd-b1a5-5021-8bcc-10880ca2cfe3.html
BenFred: MLS ownership group has reached the doorstep of success
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https://www.bnd.com/sports/article229502854.html
St. Louis ownership group releases proposed MLS stadium renderings
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https://www.beinsports.com/us/mls/news/mls-to-expand-to-30-teams/1171217
MLS To Expand To 30 Teams
Major League Soccer announced plans to expand to 30 teams with Sacramento and St. Louis as candidates
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https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/st-louis-soccer-stadium-shapes-up-as-a-sleek-square/article_48d3d8f6-9994-5938-8390-be91f27a810d.html
St. Louis soccer stadium shapes up as a sleek square, first renderings show
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https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/news/short-corner-1732213
SHORT CORNER
MLS boosts expansion fees to $200 million
Major League Soccer said Thursday it plans to expand to 30 teams, but was unable to say when or which cities it would add to reach that figure.
The league, which currently has 24 teams in the US and Canada, said Thursday that it would charge the 28th and 29th teams an expansion fee of $200 million.
The league said it is in talks with Sacramento and St. Louis about joining the league. No details were given for the fee or possible name of a 30th expansion team.
"Professional soccer at all levels is thriving in the United States and Canada and we believe there are many markets that could support a successful MLS club," MLS commissioner Don Garber said on Thursday.
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https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/mls-votes-expand-30-teams-improving-st-louis-chance-score-soccer-franchise
MLS Votes To Expand To 30 Teams, Improving St. Louis' Chance To Score Soccer Franchise
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https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/lights-fc-soccer/las-vegas-chances-slim-for-mls-30th-team-source-says-1645470/
Las Vegas’ chances slim for MLS’ 30th team, source says
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https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2019/04/19/3-things-to-know-as-mls4thelou-tries-to-seal-bid.html
3 things to know as #MLS4THELOU tries to seal bid for MLS club
St. Louis is poised to land an MLS expansion team after a major decision Thursday by the league’s owners, but there is still work to be done by local ownership group #MLS4THELOU to make it a done deal.
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https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2019/04/19/st-louis-closer-to-fielding-cross-state-rival-for.html
St. Louis closer to fielding cross-state rival for Sporting Kansas City
Major League Soccer said it wants to expand to 30 teams — and St. Louis is one of the next markets up for adding. And it could bring more to KC than a rival.
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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/04/19/will-mls-expansion-stop-30-teams-commissioner-don-garber-explains
Will MLS expansion stop at 30 teams? Commissioner Don Garber explains
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http://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/3829417/sacramentost-louis-to-make-formal-bids-as-mls-to-expand-to-30-teams
MLS to expand to 30 teams; St. Louis, Sacramento to make formal bids
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https://kmox.radio.com/articles/mls4thelou-likely-earn-mls-soccer-team-st-louis
MLS announces bigger league expansion, St. Louis will likely get a team
St. Louis and Sacramento were the front runners for the 28th MLS spot – but now the league is growing to 30 teams
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https://fox40.com/2019/04/17/sacramentos-hopes-are-high-ahead-of-mls-board-of-governors-meeting/
MLS Says Discussions Surrounding Republic FC’s Expansion Bid Can Move Forward
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https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-mls-compensation-academy-players-20190418-story.html
MLS will seek compensation for affiliated academy players who sign outside the league
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https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2019/04/18/mls-announces-plans/
MLS announces plans to expand to 30 teams
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https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2019/04/18/heres-what-you-need-to-know-as-mls-leadership.html
Here's what you need to know as MLS leadership meets today in Los Angeles
Among the things to expect as the league considers expansion is not to expect an answer
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https://www.kcra.com/article/mls-team-owners-meeting-in-la-to-discuss-sacramento-expansion/27192531
MLS team owners meeting in LA to discuss Sacramento expansion
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https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/mls-officials-spring-meeting-probably-won-t-produce-pick-for/article_359c87a3-2694-56f5-bf5b-55e4609fc593.html
Major League Soccer spring meeting probably won't tackle decision on home for 28th team
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https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mls/article229354924.html
Here are clues that Beckham’s Inter Miami might be in talks with La Liga defender
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https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/mls-usmnt/2019/4/17/18411620/community-corner-usa-mls-usl-the-92-epl-championship-league-one-two
Community Corner: Will America have its own version of The 92?
Maybe when the divisions stabilize.
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https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/04/17/aston-villa-minnesota-united-pre-season/
Aston Villa fans react on Twitter to Minnesota United pre-season match announcement
The Championship side will play MLS side Minnesota United in a pre-season friendly this summer.
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https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/major-league-soccer-spring-meeting-probably-won-t-tackle-decision/article_359c87a3-2694-56f5-bf5b-55e4609fc593.html
Major League Soccer spring meeting probably won't tackle decision on home for 28th team
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https://www.minnpost.com/twin-cities-business/2019/04/bill-mcguires-stadium-sized-goals-for-minnesota-united/
Bill McGuire’s stadium-sized goals for Minnesota United
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https://www.11alive.com/article/sports/soccer/atlanta-united/atlanta-united-global-attendance-survey-puts-mercedes-benz-stadium-in-elite-company/85-0f88180a-8d64-4e7b-a0fc-b4d590745987
Atlanta United | Global attendance survey puts Mercedes-Benz Stadium in elite company
The Benz was the only venue not connected to Germany, Spain or England to crack the top 10 in the worldwide rankings.
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https://mlsmultiplex.com/2019/04/17/mls-atlanta-united-seattle-sounders-prove-global-competition-possible/
MLS: Atlanta United, Seattle Sounders prove global competition possible
Atlanta United and Seattle Sounders both rank in the top 30 for average attendances by a recent study. They prove that MLS can be a globally competitive league.
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https://fox40.com/2019/04/17/sacramentos-hopes-are-high-ahead-of-mls-board-of-governors-meeting/
MLS Says Discussions Surrounding Republic FC’s Expansion Bid Can Move Forward
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https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2019/04/18/heres-what-you-need-to-know-as-mls-leadership.html
Here's what you need to know as MLS leadership meets today in Los Angeles
Among the things to expect as the league considers expansion is not to expect an answer
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https://sportstalkflorida.com/soccer/mls/https-wp-me-p81oan-1mmg/
MLS Considering Sacramento And St. Louis Expansion Bids
Decision time is near.
Major League Soccer owners have a meeting and it is possible that the owners will get around to filling up that final expansion slot that has been out there for two years. The MLS is adding three teams in Nashville, Cincinnati and Austin but has not found a fourth city as of yet. It appears that Sacramento and St. Louis are in a head to head race in a bid to impress Commissioner Don Garber and the league owners. Both cities lost out when the league decided to expand a little more than two years ago. St. Louis voters said no to publicly funding a soccer facility and Sacramento backers could not find the right ownership group. Sacramento now has the National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins majority owner Ron Burkle and Hollywood film producer Max Alvarez as backers. The Sacramento ownership is willing to build a soccer stadium with the hope that the facility will be the centerpiece of a development project in the city. Sacramento officials have offered $33 million in tax breaks and incentives. MLS officials plan is to hand out or sell a franchise for $150 million by year’s end. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg wants to force the owners hand and get the commitment for a franchise as soon as possible.
In St. Louis, there will be a new stadium plan and that stadium will be funded by prospective owners with perhaps some government subsidies. There are some new money people on board but Garber and the MLS owners are not ready to hand over a franchise to the city. While Garber has liked some of the moves made by St. Louis business leaders to create an ownership group there is a problem. There may not be enough local corporate support. And that is not helpful for the MLS. It’s just business, nothing personal.
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https://www.fccincinnati.com/post/2019/04/18/opinion-usmnt-visit-reiterates-cincinnati-s-soccer-renaissance
Opinion: USMNT Visit Reiterates Cincinnati’s Soccer Renaissance
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https://www.kcra.com/article/mls-team-owners-meeting-in-la-to-discuss-sacramento-expansion/27192531
MLS team owners meeting in LA to discuss Sacramento expansion
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https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/04/19/mls-to-expand-to-30-teams-panthers-owner-wants-one/
MLS to expand to 30 teams, Panthers owner wants one
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https://sports.yahoo.com/miami-considers-suing-nonprofit-others-125214949.html
Miami Considers Suing Nonprofit, Others While in Talks for Beckham Soccer Stadium
This rendering shows the soccer stadium, hotel, offices and other real estate as well as park space David Beckham and project partners want to develop at the Melreese Country Club in Miami.
Miami is considering suing to push out a youth golf nonprofit and other groups possibly at the city-owned Melreese golf course where David Beckham's soccer stadium is planned.
The city has taken issue with groups using the Melreese address in their state registration papers and some being located on and using the city-owned property, according to a resolution coming up for a City Commission vote.
Miami officials are to consider suing the city-hired golf course manager for breaching its agreement as well as The First Tee Miami and other groups it claims are illegally using the golf course property or address in state documents.
The commission is set to vote Thursday on a resolution directing staff members to take action to stop the allegedly improper use of its property and specifically Melreese. The resolution includes a draft complaint against golf course manager Delucca Enterprises Inc., Dade Amateur Golf Association Inc. and 13 other groups.
Florida Division of Corporations documents show Dade Amateur Golf Association is an affiliate of The First Tee, and the nonprofit's website says it's part of the Dade Amateur Golf Association.
Mayor Francis Suarez, the resolution's sponsor, didn't return a request for comment by deadline. The city attorney's office also didn't return a request for comment.
"None of these business entities had or have a legal right to use that address or those premises," the draft complaint said. "As a matter of law these business entities must be ejected from the premises."
The complaint lists ejection and unjust enrichment counts against all defendants except Delucca.
The complaint also lists accounting and breach of contract counts against Delucca, saying it should estimate how much the groups owe the city for their use of the site. The city maintains Delucca broke its agreement with the city by allowing others to use the golf course.
The 160-acre International Links Melreese Country Club east of Miami International Airport is to be redeveloped as Beckham's Major League Soccer site with a 25,000-seat stadium, more than 1 million square feet of office and retail, a 750-room hotel, and 23 acres of youth soccer fields.
Voters last November green-lighted negotiations for a 99-year lease for more than $3.5 million in annual rent.
But even before the referendum the city already had started inquiring about First Tee and the other organizations.
A letter sent last year from Delucca's attorney to the city indicates that Miami Department of Real Estate Asset Management Director Daniel Rotenberg had sent an email requesting corporate registration documents for the Melreese groups on July 17, 2018. That's a day before the commission voted in favor of putting the stadium lease to a referendum.
In response to that inquiry, Delucca attorney Thomas Korge, of Korge & Korge in Coral Gables, on July 26 sent a letter to the city with details about nine organizations. Rotenberg on Aug. 6 replied calling Korge's explanation of the entities associated with Melreese "very brief" and asking him to provide information on additional organizations the city has linked to the golf course. Then, at Korge's request in an Aug. 14 letter, his correspondence gets redirected to the city attorney's office.
In a Sept. 16 letter from Korge to City Attorney Daniel Diaz, Korge maintains he is the attorney only for Delucca and provides information about groups the city has tied to Melreese and inquired about. This time, Korge provides information on about 20 groups. Not all of the companies he lists are named defendants in the draft complaint and, according to Korge's letter, only some of them have actual operations on Melreese.
Dade Amateur Golf Association is a First Tee affiliate and operates the youth educational activities at Melreese. It's tied to golf course manager Delucca Enterprises, which is headed by Charles DeLucca. Charles DeLucca Jr. is president and executive director and Charles DeLucca III is executive director of First Tee.
Some of the other organizations also are tied to DeLucca but not all, according to Korge's letter. Bunkers Inc. is owned by DeLucca but it's largely inactive except for having sold golf balls to Melreese for re-sale at the pro shop at a profit to the city; Tina's Touch Inc. was organized by DeLucca for his daughter, Tina, for a consultancy business in Palm Beach County but it's never had activities at Melreese; and custom golf clubs fitter JJ Custom Golf LLC isn't associated with DeLucca and uses some space at Melreese in exchange for $1,250 a month, according to Korge's letter. Bukners, Tina's Touch and JJ Custom Golf are listed as defendants.
Some of the other organizations the city inquired about are inactive and already have been dissolved, Korge says in the letter.
Korge also says that already there is solid record-keeping and accounting for revenue generated from activities at the golf course, that Delucca weekly provides the city with receipts and that a 2017 city auditor's report already has addressed at least some of the city's questions.
An annual charity golf tournament First Tee holds at Melreese is self-sustaining, meaning the proceeds cover its expenses, and it also pays Melreese fees, including fees for using the greens, Korge said in his letter.
"Indeed, charitable tournaments constitute a substantial additional source of net revenues for the Melreese operations," Korge wrote in the letter.
Korge on Friday responded to a Daily Business Review request for comment by pointing out that he already has addressed Miami's concerns in his previous letters. He said there have been indications that the resolution might be pulled from Thursday's meeting to allow for further talks.
First Tee teaches golf to youths and students with disabilities and offers other programs, including after-school tutoring, academic advising and the Charles De Lucca School of Golf summer camp.
While Beckham and his team of investors, including brothers and MasTec executives Jorge and Jose Mas, have city backing for their venture, the project also has its opponents.
Miami attorney David Winker has two pending complaints against the city. An ethics complaint alleging illegal lobbying was dismissed last month by the Miami-Dade Ethics Commission.
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http://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/3829402/mls-clubs-to-receive-solidarity-payments-after-league-agrees-to-follow-fifa-rule
MLS clubs to receive solidarity payments after league agrees to follow FIFA rule
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https://www.abc15.com/sports/fc-arizona-announces-plans-for-facility-10-000-seat-stadium-southeast-of-phoenix
FC Arizona announces plans for facility, 10,900-seat multi-use stadium in Southeast Valley
The exact location is to be determined
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https://ussoccerplayers.com/2019/04/training-compensation-solidarity-payments-a-change-but-not-a-solution.html
TRAINING COMPENSATION – SOLIDARITY PAYMENTS: A CHANGE, BUT NOT A SOLUTION
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https://madison365.com/flamingos-defeat-badgers-as-best-fan-base-in-usl-league-one-gets-a-glimpse-of-breese-stevens-field/
Flamingos Defeat Badgers as “Best Fan Base in USL League One” Gets a Glimpse of Breese Stevens Field
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https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/soccer/louisville-city-fc/2019/04/19/louisville-city-fc-focused-on-usl-despite-mls-expansion/3520220002/
MLS is expanding, but Louisville City FC is focused on United Soccer League
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https://www.soccerwire.com/news/clubs/youth-girls/tampa-bay-united-hires-former-u-s-wnt-star-tiffeny-milbrett/
Tampa Bay United hires former U.S. WNT star Tiffeny Milbrett
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http://magiccity.soccer/2019/04/18/miami-fc-preview-return-of-the-champs/
2019 Miami FC Preview: Return Of The Champs
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https://www.wlky.com/article/loucity-fc-s-first-academy-player-enjoying-opportunity/27201088
LouCity FC's first academy player enjoying opportunity
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAQYwqYi0GU
Cocktails With Collins: Episode 1
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Published on Apr 17, 2019
On the premiere episode of "Cocktails with Collins" presented by The Don CeSar, Coach Collins talks April Fools pranks and having a young roster.
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https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2019/04/21/mls-looks-to-add-three-soccer-teams-as-phoenix.html
MLS looks to add three soccer teams as Phoenix seeks franchise bid
The league is seeking to expand to 30 teams, but one of the three spots may already be claimed.
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