Rowdies Sign Four Local Prospects To USL Academy Contracts

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Rowdies Sign Four Local Prospects To USL Academy Contracts

Its happening people, this is what its all about! Femi has looked first team bench ready all preseason, is gonna be a stud for the U23. Others I haven't watched enough but I certainly will be this year.

So very excited for this...

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ROWDIES SIGN FOUR LOCAL PROSPECTS TO USL ACADEMY CONTRACTS

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Doherty Happy to a Full-Time Rowdies Player

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Doherty Happy To Be A Full-Time Rowdie

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Leaked footage from the secret St. Pete Fire Rescue testing facility

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https://www.wmnf.org/mayors-st-petersburg-tampa-rays/

Mayors of St. Petersburg and Tampa weigh in on Rays and other issues

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https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2020/02/26/sources-tampa-park-apartments-near-ybor-city-once.html

Sources: Tampa Park Apartments near Ybor City, once eyed for a Rays baseball stadium, is under contract to be sold

Tampa Park Apartments

Tampa Park Apartments — long one of the most closely watched redevelopment projects in the downtown area — is said to be under contract to be sold. Here's what we know.

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https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2020/02/26/here-are-the-new-foods-and-features-you-will-find.html

Here are the new foods and features you will find at Phillies, Blue Jays spring training stadiums in Pinellas

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https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2020/02/26/graze-1910-s-second-location-has-opened-in-south.html

Graze 1910’s second location has opened in South Tampa

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Green & Gold Gala

The USF Alumni Association fundraiser is an exciting evening of food, drink, auction bidding and music, all in support of programs that have a direct impact on the success of USF and its students.

$90; or $85 for USF Alumni Association members; $80 for military veterans; $70 for ages 35 & younger

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https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2020/02/26/brightline-reported-sale-of-tampa-park-apartments-isnt-related-to-us/

Brightline: Reported sale of Tampa Park Apartments ‘isn’t related to us’

The complex was among several sites Brightline scouted two years ago as potential station locations for its planned Tampa-to-Orlando rail service.

Tampa Park Apartments is on property between downtown and Ybor City, at East Scott Street and Nuccio Parkway. [Times (2018)]

TAMPA — With residents just learning they must move out this year, no sale recorded with Hillsborough County and no development plans filed at City Hall, it’s too early to say much about what the futu...

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https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2020/02/26/five-world-titles-and-a-few-hall-of-famers-later-yankees-celebrate-25th-spring-in-tampa/

Five world titles and a few Hall of Famers later, Yankees celebrate 25th spring in Tampa

John Romano | Derek Jeter was a rookie and Joe Torre had just been hired when the Yankees began spring training at Steinbrenner Field.

Joan Steinbrenner threw out the first pitch to Yankees catcher Jorge Posada in 2008 when Legends Field was renamed in honor of her husband George. Mr. Steinbrenner passed away two years later, and Mrs. Steinbrenner died in 2018. [Times]

TAMPA — It’s been a week for nostalgia around George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Yankees opened their 25th spring at the ballpark in the heart of Tampa, and were feted with political hugs and community...

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https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2020/02/26/nm-united-owner-envisions-a-stadium-that-has-more.html

NM United owner envisions a stadium that has more to offer fans beyond game day

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https://walterborolive.com/stories/soccer-club-partnership-will-increase-opportunities,31652

Soccer club partnership will increase opportunities

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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/10/26/facts-figures-and-images-every-mls-training-facility

Facts, figures and images from every MLS training facility

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MLS owners predict league will surpass MLB, Premier League

NEW YORK (AP) — Three days ahead of the Major League Soccer's 25th season, owners, executives and players gathered for a day of unbridled optimism and hyperbole.

Los Angeles FC lead owner Larry Berg predicted MLS will surpass Major League Baseball in popularity during the next 10 years and Inter Miami managing owner Jorge Mas maintained it will be of higher quality than the Premier League and La Liga by 2045.

MLS anticipates soccer's status in the U.S. will be boosted when the Americans co-host the 2026 World Cup with Mexico and Canada.

"We definitely have the demographics in our favor, both in terms of youth and diversity. So I think we'll pass baseball and hockey and be the No. 3 sport in the U.S. behind football and basketball," Berg said Wednesday at the league's kickoff event.

MLS expanded to 26 teams this season with the addition of David Beckham's Inter Miami and Nashville, and plans are in place to reach 30 franchises by 2022 — triple the league's low from 2002-04. The league has increasingly attracted better players from South America, and Berg called youth academies the league's "crown jewel.”

“The academies will be pumping out just incredible talent, which will help both the league and the U.S. men's national team such that we will vault way past Liga MX and the U.S. men's national team will vault way past Mexico, and then it will come down to the media deals. ... Whether we can be a top-five league or a top-three league will really come down at the end of the day to money, our ability to compete for players.”

“I think the good news is players want to play here,” Berg added. “We're the United States of America. People want to live here. It's an incredible lifestyle. The infrastructure is fantastic.”

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Inter Miami CF Managing Owner Jorge Mas is interviewed during the Major League Soccer 25th Season kickoff event in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020.

Mas partnered with Beckham, the former England captain Beckham, and envisioned the league's 50th year in 2045.

"I think the MLS will be one of the top sports leagues in the United States. I think it will be on par or exceed the best leagues in the world, the Premier League or Serie A or La Liga worldwide," Mas said. “I think that the MLS 25 years from now will be Premier League-ish if we want to so-call it that on the metrics that leagues are measured by.”

U.S. national team coach Gregg Berhalter thinks American video values will be key.

“I see in the 25 years, the whole world watching our game on television,” he said. “The production quality that we can produce in America, we're going to be the leader in soccer.”

Clark Hunt, CEO of MLS' Dallas team and the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs, compared soccer's progress in the U.S. to that of the NFL, which celebrated its 100th anniversary this season.

“The momentum that we have I think has a chance to take us to where the NFL is today,” he said.

Beckham boosted the league when he played for the LA Galaxy from 2007-12, a deal that gave him the right to buy an expansion fee at a discounted price of $25 million.

“Do I think in the next 10 years it will challenge the European leagues? It's what we all hope for. It's what we all strive to commit to,” Beckham said. “This should never be a league where players from Europe come to retire. That's not where you want to be. It's not where we want to be as owners.”

Austin, Texas, and Charlotte, North Carolina, join the league next year, followed by St. Louis and Sacramento, California.

Charlotte, announced in December, agreed to pay a $325 million expansion fee. The original teams that started play in 1996 paid $5 million each.

Detroit, Las Vegas and Phoenix remain in contact with the league, which also is monitoring efforts in San Diego. More warm-weather cities would help the schedule early and late in the year.

“We have no plan in place to go past 30,” MLS Commissioner Don Garber said. “It's conceivable that in time we might look at a larger league to be able to address some of those challenges.”

Hunt recalled the league's low point.

“When we launched in the mid-'90s, there was a lot of excitement, but we almost didn't make it,” he said.

Carolyn Kindle Betz, CEO of St. Louis, spoke about being a rare female controlling owner in soccer but also misspoke, referring to the “Major Soccer League” before correcting herself.

MLS also announced a new league anthem to be used for walkout music, composed by Academy Award and Grammy winner Hans Zimmer. There is also a new deal with Second Spectrum, which is installing optical tracking that will produce data that MLS Commissioner Don Garber said can be used for technical staffs, broadcasts and betting. The company already works with the Premier League and NBA.
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Beckham relief as Inter Miami prepare for MLS bow

David Beckham's quest to launch a Major League Soccer franchise will finally come to fruition on Sunday when Inter Miami make their competitive debut in a season-opening clash with Los Angeles F.C.

A tortuous six-year journey marked by setbacks and frustrations will be put firmly in the rear view mirror as Beckham's expansion side take to the field at LAFC's Banc of California Stadium.

Speaking at a MLS media event in New York on Wednesday, Beckham admitted there were times when he feared his plans to launch a team were doomed.

But the former England and Manchester United star said his determination to create a lasting legacy in the United States had helped him keep the faith.

Beckham first announced his plan to become a team owner in 2014, exercising an agreement written into his contract after joining the Los Angeles Galaxy from Real Madrid in 2007.

However, Beckham soon realized his status as a global icon would not be enough on its own to realize his vision for South Florida.

The introduction in December 2017 of Jorge and Jose Mas, the Miami-based construction magnates, helped smooth the process.

"We all had our doubts and many people doubted us," Beckham said Wednesday.

"There was one moment when I was sitting in my house and we were all on the phone to (MLS) commissioner Don Garber.

"He was telling us how hard it would be and I agreed. There were definitely moments where we said: 'Honestly, do we think this will happen?'

"But I remember getting an e-mail from the Mas family to see if there was any interest in them becoming part of the club so we contacted Jorge and that was the dream partnership for us. It was the game-changer and for me in particular."

- Leaving a legacy -

"I'm from East London, not Miami so for me going there and trying to buy a piece of land, talk to politicians wasn't getting us anywhere, funnily enough.

"I didn't want to be in partnership with someone who was just doing this for vanity reasons. They aren't and neither am I. I want to create a legacy in the game that my children can turn around in 20 years and say: 'My dad helped build this club.'"

Inter Miami will play their first home game at their new 20,000-seat stadium in Fort Lauderdale on March 14 -- against Beckham's former team LA Galaxy.

Beckham, meanwhile, stressed investing in the talent pool in Florida is a key part of his strategy for Inter Miami.

For now, though, he is simply relieved to have reached Sunday's kick-off.

"I am more persistent than I thought I was and more stubborn than my wife thinks I am," said Beckham. "Everything we have tried to do to get the franchise up and running has been a challenge.

“There hasn't been just one thing. Finding the land, picking the stadium we want, the players, the manager, even down to the tiles we want in the showers.

"There wasn't one moment when I was going to walk away though, because I knew Miami was the right place to do this and my commitment was always to the MLS.

"I want to try and grow the sport here and want us to be one of the best and most feared franchises."

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Fifa: World governing body to discuss preventing domestic leagues playing games abroad

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber will attend Fifa's Stakeholders' Committee meeting on Thursday

Fifa is set to discuss whether to prevent domestic league games being played in another country.

A Stakeholders' Committee, meeting in Zurich on Thursday, will debate whether to recommend making an amendment to the rules of football's world governing body.

The idea of a '39th Game' was first mentioned by Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore in 2008 but was eventually shelved due to widespread opposition within the game.

However, the concept of matches being played abroad has been taken up more recently by Spain's La Liga, who have twice in the last two seasons been denied the chance to host official matches in the USA.

The committee itself can only advise the 37-member Fifa Council which would ultimately make any decision to block overseas matches.

The United States is viewed as the territory most likely to host a 'road game' and Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, a member of the committee, has opted to fly to Switzerland straight from Wednesday's 25th anniversary launch in New York to attend the debate.

Barcelona president says La Liga should play three games abroad a year

'Home games should be played at home stadiums'

Last season, Barcelona pulled out of a proposed match with Girona in Miami due to a "lack of consensus" between stakeholders.

La Liga's intention was for Atletico Madrid to face Villarreal in the USA this season but those plans were abandoned after a court in Madrid ruled the Spanish FA could not be forced to give consent to the game, as required by Fifa.

The match promoters, Relevent Sports, have already filed an anti-trust lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation, who have also refused to sanction 'official' matches.

La Liga argue the Spanish FA has hosted games abroad, including the four-team Super Cup, which was held in Saudi Arabia last month.

Josep Maria Bartomeu

"At Barca we have sometimes been talking to La Liga and have been telling them that if you want to promote La Liga more and more, then we should have three games of the year outside - one in America, one in the Middle East and one in Asia.

Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu speaking to BBC Sport in February
Relevant said USSF had a conflict of interest in sanctioning matches and was threatening its business.

Relevant, organisers of the International Champions Cup pre-season tournament, said it had permission from the Ecuador football federation and South American's governing body Comnebol to host a game between Ecuadorian teams Barcelona SC and Guayaquil City in Miami on 5 May last year but was blocked from doing so by USSF, who refused to sanction the fixture.

Garber believes team should play in their home country.

"Personally, as we continue to develop professional soccer, both in the United States and in other leagues, I believe home games should be played at home stadiums," he said. "That has been my view from the beginning.

"It shouldn't be about one or two leagues trying to do something just because one or two clubs are pushing for it, when it is probably not even in the interests of that league."

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Scotland whisky Haig Club Clubman launches in Miami

Scotland’s modern single grain whisky Haig Club Clubman has officially launched in Miami, US.

The 40% ABV drink is distilled at Cameronbridge sustainable distillery in Scotland, matured in American bourbon casks.

Translucent golden colour whisky has notes of vanilla, coconut and caramel.

Haig Club partnered with American professional soccer club Inter Miami CF, co-owned by David Beckham. With the collaboration, it has become the official whisky of Major League Soccer.

Haig Club Diageo North America Single Malts director Jamie Young said: “Haig Club Clubman has quickly become one of the most talked-about whiskies globally and has put Single Grain whisky back on the map.

“It is only fitting that it has arrived in Miami, one of the most vibrant cities in the US that is renowned for its restaurant and bar culture. We are excited to introduce this delicious whisky, perfect for mixing in cocktails, that will help redefine the rules of Scotch.”

The partnership between Haig Club and Inter Miami CF will officially launch on 14 March.

Customers in Miami and Fort Lauderdale can purchase Haig Club Clubman at select bars, restaurants and fine spirits stores.

David Beckham said: “Miami is like a second home for me, it’s a city that has welcomed me with open arms, the energy and the people are all amazing. Launching Inter Miami CF this year is a really proud moment for me and to have Haig Club be a part of that is really special.”

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https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/sports/article/MLS-owners-predict-league-will-surpass-MLB-15085914.php

MLS owners predict league will surpass MLB, Premier League

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https://www.ibtimes.com/lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-could-be-teammates-bowing-out-report-2929309

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo Could Be Teammates Before Bowing Out: Report

KEY POINTS

Messi and Ronaldo have now entered into twilight years of their careers

Inter Miami's co-owner Beckham could lure Messi and Ronaldo to the U.S.

Inter Miami competes in the US league MLS

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Inter Miami’s Lee Nguyen shoots down rumors he’s headed to Vietnamese team

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https://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/4059936/2020-mls-predictions-is-this-lafcs-year-can-miami-best-nashville-we-make-our-picks

2020 MLS predictions: Is this LAFC's year? Can Miami best Nashville? We make our picks

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https://sports.abs-cbn.com/sportslifestyle/news/2020/02/27/iconic-football-shoe-introduces-new-technology-66435

Iconic football shoe introduces new technology

Made iconic by greats of the game like David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and Steven Gerrard, the legacy continues with a new generation of players making their mark. The all-new Predator 20 Mutator will be worn by Paul Pogba, Becky Sauerbrunn, Marc-André ter Stegen and Tessa Wullaert.

DEMONSKIN will debut on Predator 20 Mutator and is also set to feature on goalkeeper gloves; empowering players with increased control and enhanced power on punched clearances.

Predator 20 Mutator is now available at adidas.com.ph. It retails for PhP 11,000.

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“If you’re going to build a show, what a place to build it”: Ian Ayre talks up Nashville’s MLS debut

Once chief executive of Premier League leaders Liverpool, Ian Ayre has taken on a different challenge in the same role at MLS expansion franchise Nashville SC, who are days away from their first game in US soccer’s top flight.

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/11044122/cristiano-ronaldo-messi-beckham-inter-miami/

BECK & CALL Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi could finally play together with David Beckham desperate to lure them to Inter Miami

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https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/columbus-crew-ohiohealth-mls-training-facility-naming-rights-deal

Columbus Crew seal OhioHealth training hub naming rights deal

MLS franchise and healthcare provider expand partnership with shirt deal ‘imminent’.

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https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/judah-akers-on-how-judah-the-lion-wound-up-composing-the-theme-song-for-major-league-soccer-s-nashville-sc-and-more-exclusive

Judah Akers on how Judah & The Lion wound up composing the theme song for Major League Soccer's Nashville SC and more (Exclusive)

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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/02/26/watch-mls-releases-new-anthem-25th-season-composed-hans-zimmer

Watch: MLS releases new anthem for 25th season, composed by Hans Zimmer

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https://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/4059936/2020-mls-predictions-is-this-lafcs-year-can-miami-best-nashville-we-make-our-picks

2020 MLS predictions: Is this LAFC's year? Can Miami best Nashville? We make our picks

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https://www.streetinsider.com/PRNewswire/When+the+Captain+Scores%2C+Major+League+Soccer+Fans+Score+-+A+Trip+to+All-Star+Week+in+Los+Angeles+on+Captain+Morgan/16529656.html

When the Captain Scores, Major League Soccer Fans Score - A Trip to All-Star Week in Los Angeles on Captain Morgan

Every Goal Scored by the Captain of any MLS Squad this Weekend is a Chance to Win a Trip* to the 2020 All-Star Week in Los Angeles from Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum

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https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2020/02/26/orlando-city-sc-announces-bodyarmor-official-sports-drink

Orlando City SC Announces BODYARMOR as Official Sports Drink

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https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/news/soccer/2020-mls-golden-boot-odds-favor-vela-martinez-chicharito/

2020 MLS Golden Boot Odds Favor Vela, Martinez and Chicharito in Top 3

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https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2020/2/26/21154140/americans-at-home-yanks-to-watch-in-mls-2020-edition-part-i-guys-we-know

Americans at home: Yanks to watch in MLS, 2020 edition - Part I ~ guys we know

Who will we see from MLS with the USMNT in 2020?

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http://www.americansoccernow.com/articles/mls-eastern-conference-preview-nycfc-atlanta-philly-enter-as-favorites

MLS Eastern Conference Preview: NYCFC, Atlanta, Philly enter as favorites

It's that time of year. The first week of the MLS season is upon us and 2020 will be the league's 25th season. In the first part of ASN's season preview, ASN's Jamie Hill looks at the chaotic Eastern Conference which looks set to see some steady hands fade and others emerge.

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2020 MLS Golden Boot Odds Favor Vela, Martinez and Chicharito in Top 3

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https://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/4061088/mls-to-overtake-mlb-as-uss-no-3-sport-in-10-years-lafc-owner

MLS to overtake MLB as U.S.'s No. 3 sport in 10 years - LAFC owner

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https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/news/soccer/carlos-vela-odds-repeat-major-league-soccer-mvp/

Carlos Vela Given 3-1 Odds to Repeat as Major League Soccer MVP

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8044721/David-Beckham-reveals-new-Inter-Miami-delay-bringing-star-player-summer.html

David Beckham reveals his new Inter Miami side may delay bringing in star player until the summer amid Edinson Cavani links as legendary owner poses with his players before MLS launch

Inter Miami make their Major League Soccer debut this weekend

David Beckham's new MLS franchise face Los Angeles FC on Sunday

They may now wait until the summer to bring in a third designated player

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https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2020/02/26/enter-win-bodyarmor-designs-custom-limited-edition-sporting-kc-bottle

Enter to Win: BODYARMOR designs custom, limited-edition Sporting KC bottle

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https://infosurhoy.com/news/no-virtual-offside-line-in-mls-this-season-says-head/

No virtual offside line in MLS this season says head…

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https://www.sounderatheart.com/2020/2/26/21152246/got-game-will-travel

Got Game, Will Travel

For 10 years, America’s pro soccer scene grew greatly dim, if not dark. Those who wanted a life in the game had to love it – and hustle. (Third in a series)

Chance Fry moved south in 1991 to play for the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks, who won the A-League championship. Courtesy Chance Fry

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https://www.tampabay.com/sports/lightning/2020/02/26/a-former-tampa-bay-sports-ceos-new-team-will-subsidize-public-transit-for-fans/

A former Tampa Bay sports CEO’s new team will subsidize public transit for fans

Seattle’s NHL franchise expects 25 percent of its fans to use public transportation to games.

Former Tampa Bay Lightning CEO Tod Leiweke.

SEATTLE — Seattle’s expansion NHL franchise is trying to make it easier for fans to get to its games in the traffic-clogged city.

NHL Seattle announced Tuesday that it will fully subsidize public trans...

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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/soccer/2020/02/26/detroit-city-fc-reunites-band-take-plunge-professional-outfit/4884656002/

Detroit City FC reunites band to take the plunge as professional outfit

Detroit City FC debuts Friday as a professional team in the vast unknown of the National Independent Soccer Association with the same core players who helped the organization reach unprecedented heights in semi-professional circles.

DCFC starts the NISA regular season against LA Force at Cal State Los Angeles. Kickoff is 10 p.m.

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https://www.indomitablecitysoccer.com/2020/2/26/21155014/sacramento-republic-depth-chart-midfielders

Sacramento Republic depth chart: Midfielders

Experienced group bolstered with strong reinforcements for 2020.

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https://www.sounderatheart.com/2020/2/26/21155199/sounders-academy-technical-staff-hires

Sounders bolster development, academy ranks

Three people officially join the staff, while another gets a promotion.

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https://www.modbee.com/news/business/article240654232.html

MLS owners predict league will surpass MLB, Premier League

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https://mlsmultiplex.com/2020/02/26/mls-top-5-contenders-win-mls-cup/

MLS: Top 5 contenders to win MLS Cup

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https://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/4061460/mls-don-garber-against-staging-league-games-in-other-countries

MLS' Don Garber against staging league games in other countries

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https://cstoredecisions.com/2020/02/26/heineken-offers-mls-all-star-game-promotion/

Heineken Offers MLS All Star Game Promotion

In a March through early July retail promotion, Heineken is offering consumers a chance to win tickets to the MLS All Star game played at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles on July 29.

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https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/st-louis-mls-team-in-early-talks-with-anheuser-busch-about-partnership/

St. Louis MLS team in early talks with Anheuser-Busch about partnership

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https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/nashville-sc-expecting-50000-plus-crowd-at-inaugural-mls-home-game/

Nashville SC expecting 50,000-plus crowd at inaugural MLS home game

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https://www.espn.com/soccer/la-galaxy/story/4060697/javier-chicharito-hernandez-lebron-james-meet-as-la-galaxy-star-talks-of-dream-come-true

Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez, LeBron James meet as LA Galaxy star talks of 'dream come true'