Source: NASL Down to Four Teams, Future Bleak

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http://fiftyfive.one/2016/12/source-nasl-four-teams-future-bleak/

Source: NASL Down to Four Teams, Future Bleak

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http://www.empireofsoccer.com/the-end-cosmos-terminate-all-player-contracts-56098/

The End: Cosmos terminate all player contracts

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http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2016/12/5/13777952/new-york-cosmos-out-of-business-nasl-usa-soccer-second-division-usl

The New York Cosmos are closing up shop, and they’re taking NASL with them

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http://playingfor90.com/2016/12/04/nasls-troubles-show-far-north-american-soccer-still-go/

NASL’s troubles show how far North American soccer still has to go

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http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/cosmos2.php?article_id=46588

Source: Cosmos have ceased operations as they negotiate with NYC company to buy the team; players released

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http://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/728823?referrer_id=2584136

Garber in Cincinnati: The Day in Pictures

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http://www.themaneland.com/2016/12/5/13829180/orlando-city-s-impact-on-the-growth-of-san-antonio-fc

Orlando City’s Impact on the Growth of San Antonio FC

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http://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/fox-sports-to-ring-the-nasdaq-stock-market-opening-bell-20161205-00629

FOX Sports to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell

FOX Sports, the umbrella entity representing 21st Century FOX's wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square to celebrate the company's first-ever MLS Cup broadcast.

In honor of the occasion, former MLS and U.S. Men's National Team player and FOX Sports soccer analyst Alexi Lalas and lead soccer announcerJohn Strong, will ring the Opening Bell.

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http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2016/12/05/30203922/mls-cup-sells-out-in-three-minutes

MLS Cup sells out in three minutes

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http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/mls/mls-cup-final-tfc-toronto-sounders-1.3882491

MLS Cup final sells out in 3 minutes

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http://www.torontosun.com/2016/12/05/toronto-fcs-mls-cup-match-sells-out-in-minutes

Toronto FC's MLS Cup match sells out in minutes

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http://www.grbj.com/articles/86757-grand-action-considers-stadium-hotel-and-devos-place-expansion

Grand Action considers stadium, hotel and DeVos Place expansion

With the United Soccer League, or USL — a third-tier professional men’s soccer league, which launched in 2011, promising to grow from 29 teams to 40 teams by 2020 — the study also suggests Grand Rapids would be a great fit for one of those additional teams.

Grand Rapids is a viable market for a franchise, ranking 20th among existing USL markets due to its DMA population, and USL representatives have previously said the city is “an ideal market for potential expansion for their league.”