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http://soccerstadiumdigest.com/2017/05/developer-driven-battle-brewing-over-san-diego-soccercity-plan/
Developer-Driven Battle Brewing Over San Diego SoccerCity Plan
Developers are funding the major opposition to the proposed San Diego SoccerCity plan, as different visions for the future of the Mission Valley Qualcomm Stadium area and a new MLS stadium are playing out in public.
FS Investors is proposing a SoccerCity mega-development that would cost over a billion dollars and dramatically remake the Mission Valley stadium site into a huge mixed-use installation anchored by a stadium of some sort, whether it be a MLS-specific facility or one shared with San Diego State University. The entire development would be privately financed by FS Investors, who would also own the potential MLS expansion franchise.
The proposal is being opposed by local developers H.G. Fenton Company & Sudberry Properties, who have investments in the Mission Valley stadium area and don’t want to see any negative impact (traffic, competition. environmental impact) from the SoccerCity plan. From the San Diego Union-Tribune:
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[Canada Soccer] The Canadian Premier League has received unanimous support to join Canada Soccer. #CANPL (twitter.com)
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http://wlos.com/sports/content/asheville-city-soccer-club-wins-1st-game-in-the-history-of-the-team
Asheville City Soccer Club wins 1st game in the history of the team
ASHEVILLE, NC -- A sellout crowd witnessed the first ever pro soccer game in Asheville on Saturday night. Asheville City beat the Georgia Revolution 2-1 in front of a packed house at Memorial Stadium.
Christian Szalay and Cameron Saul scored the goals for the Blues who thrilled the fans with the victory.
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http://saintpetersblog.com/rowdies-fury-fc-play-scoreless-draw-ottawa/
Rowdies, Fury FC play to scoreless draw in Ottawa
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http://www.ottawasun.com/2017/05/06/fury-happy-with-a-point
Fury happy with a point
Fury satisfied with another clean sheet in draw with talented Tampa Bay
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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/05/06/light-rail-hearts-oak-inside-nycfcs-burgeoning-supporters-scene
Light Rail to Hearts of Oak: Inside NYCFC's burgeoning supporters' scene
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http://www.espnfc.com/major-league-soccer/story/3120817/seattle-sounders-usl-affiliate-to-move-to-tacoma
Seattle Sounders' USL affiliate to move to Tacoma
The Seattle Sounders plan to move their reserve team to Tacoma, where they will build a new 5,000-seat soccer-specific stadium.
Sounders 2 currently plays in the second-tier United Soccer League at the 4,500-seat Starfire Sports complex outside of Seattle.
Once the move south to Tacoma is completed, Sounders 2 will be co-owned with the Tacoma Rainiers, the Triple-A affiliate of Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners, who will rebrand the team name.
The stadium will be built next to the Rainiers' Cheney Stadium, and the baseball team will take over the team's business operations while the Sounders will "retain technical control of the soccer side."
"We are absolutely thrilled to be moving forward with the Tacoma Rainiers and City of Tacoma, progressing toward construction of a soccer-specific stadium," Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer said in a statement.
"Our vision of having players begin their time with the club playing at Starfire with the Academy, then move up to the USL team with matches in Tacoma, before finally getting the call-up to the First Team at CenturyLink Field -- all while playing within the Puget Sound region -- really reinforces our commitment to bringing quality soccer to the communities of Western Washington."
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http://ballparkdigest.com/2017/05/06/tacoma-rainiers-enter-soccer-business-with-sounders/
Tacoma Rainiers Enter Soccer Business With Sounders
Another MiLB team is entering the pro soccer business, as the Tacoma Rainiers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and the Seattle Sounders (MLS) will collaborate on a USL team and a soccer-specific stadium adjacent to Cheney Stadium.
More details at our sister site, Soccer Stadium Digest.
Under the Memorandum of Understanding announced today, the existing Seattle Sounders 2 team will be rebranded with a Tacoma-specific identity. The goal is to open a new, 5,000-seat soccer-specific stadium by the 2020 season, with the Sounders supplying the on-field product and the Rainiers running the business side. The design is from Populous, which oversaw the most recent renovations to Cheney Stadium as well as the design for MLS venues in Orlando, Houston and Kansas City.
The collaboration model is not new in MLS or USL: similar agreements exist between USL clubs Rio Grande Valley FC and Reno 1868 FC and Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo and San Jose Earthquakes, respectively. And we know there has been similar discussions between other MLS teams and potential business partners in the baseball world. But this is the first such agreement where the baseball team will run a soccer-specific stadium. Currently USL teams play at MiLB facilities in Reno, Louisville, Tulsa and Harrisburg, while the Tampa Bay Rowdies play out of Al Lang Stadium, a former MiLB and MLB spring-training facility.
“This is the art of the possible,” Rainiers President Aaron Artman said. “What can we create, with our community and our partners, that adds to Tacoma’s current trajectory? Now that both parties have agreed on a structure to move forward – as one entity representing USL soccer in Tacoma – it gives us the ability to work together to try to deliver a first-class stadium experience.”
This is not a done deal, however, and while there is talk of a public-private partnership, the exact parameters of that partnership needs to be presented to the city.
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http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mls/article149185469.html
Miami FC sits atop NASL standings after Puerto Rico victory
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobbymcmahon/2017/05/07/new-canadian-soccer-league-faces-many-of-the-old-problems-as-well-as-some-new-ones/#4746869f5dea
New Canadian Soccer League Faces Many Of The Old Problems As Well As Some New Ones
May 7, 2017 @ 07:30 PM
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Ever since the lights were turned out on the Canadian Soccer League in 1992 there have been rumors and even plans to reconstitute a coast-to-coast soccer circuit. Without a professional league, young Canadian players have nothing to aspire to or so goes the conventional wisdom.
“Our primary purpose is the development and improvement for the Canadian player and the Canadian game. We have 800,000 registered players across the country. There are loads of kids playing at a very high level. But we are missing the top of the pyramid. That peak would be our own domestic league.” - Paul Beirne, the Canadian Premier League
The first public step in creating the “top of the pyramid” came on Saturday with an announcement in Whistler, B.C. An entity named the Canadian Premier League was confirmed as a member of the Canadian Soccer Association along with representatives from two league-founding cities, Hamilton and Winnipeg.
The new league is touted as a Tier 1 league sanctioned by FIFA although FIFA only gets involved with cross-border league situations and Tier 1 refers in FIFA Statutes to international matches.
(Clarification - the league has not yet been sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association whose responsibility it is. It is, however, nice that there is someone out there who still thinks the FIFA brand means something positive. After bringing this to the new league's attention a clarification has been posted.)
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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/dynamo/article/At-35-Kak-still-a-draw-for-Orlando-MLS-11124516.php
At 35, Kaká remains a draw for Orlando, MLS
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http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/fresno-fuego-fans-ready-to-embrace-new-professional-soccer-team-in-2018/707283135
Fresno Fuego fans ready to embrace new professional soccer team in 2018
The USL confirmed Thursday, the City of Fresno is getting the league's 32nd team
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https://mlsmultiplex.com/2017/05/05/louisville-city-fc-stadium-project-wants-mls-in-their-kentucky-home/
Louisville City FC stadium project wants MLS in their Kentucky home
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http://www.kolotv.com/content/sports/Fresno-awarded-USL-expansion-team-421495804.html
Fresno awarded USL expansion team
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http://www.sentinel-echo.com/kentucky/usl-d-eyeing-lexington-for-possible-pro-soccer-franchise/article_8bd23a1c-31bd-11e7-80b1-5f88190ac991.html
USL D3 eyeing Lexington for possible pro soccer franchise
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http://www.ocregister.com/2017/05/05/with-new-look-and-new-ownership-orange-county-soccer-club-is-ready-to-stake-its-claim-in-the-county/
With new look and new ownership, Orange County Soccer Club is ready to stake its claim in the county
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http://www.statesboroherald.com/section/1/article/79731/
Tormenta FC looks to move to next division
Soccer team forming committee to research move to USL
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http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/sounders-and-rainiers-baseball-team-reach-deal-on-soccer-specific-stadium-in-tacoma-to-host-usl-team/
Sounders and Rainiers baseball team reach deal on soccer-specific stadium in Tacoma to host USL team
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http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/789637
Fury FC, Rowdies End Deadlocked
Tampa Bay held scoreless for first time this season at TD Place
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http://ottawacitizen.com/sports/local-sports/ottawa-fury-vs-tampa-bay-rowdies
Ottawa Fury FC earns a draw with Tampa Bay Rowdies on a soggy Saturday
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http://www.football-espana.net/63940/vela-talks-mls-clubs
Vela in talks with MLS clubs
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http://www.tampabay.com/news/the-daystarter-expect-rain-finally-its-give-day-tampa-bay-time-for-st-pete/2322357
The Daystarter: Legislature goes into overtime; home prices fail to fully rebound; voters bless Rowdies' Al Lang upgrade, MLS bid; where are all the female chefs?
Voters overwhelmingly approved a measure that could help bring Major League Soccer to St. Petersburg. What needs to happen next? Read reporter Charlie Frago's story on the Rowdies referendum here.
Food critic Laura Reiley ponders how the Oscars of food awards, the 2017 James Beard Foundation Awards, brought so few wins for women chefs. She talked to women in the industry, both in the Tampa Bay area and more broadly, who have a whole lot of theories on the slow progress women have made in a male-dominated field.
Alex Cobb worked six solid shutout innings, shaking off whatever ailed him and whatever doubts may have crept in, leading the Rays to a 3-1 win over the Marlins that evened their record at 14-14. Pregame warmups were disrupted twice by a blister on his right middle finger that required attention from coaches and the team medical staff.
There are a half-dozen ways Tampa could expand the TECO Line Streetcar — north to Tampa Heights, west to Hyde Park, looping through downtown — but each has its own mix of costs, benefits and challenges. So Tuesday night, consultants studying the future of the Tampa trolley took the options to about 75 residents, business owners and neighborhood activists at Hillsborough Community College's Ybor City campus. Find out what they had to say.
Hillsborough County commissioners will vote Wednesday on whether to give a property tax break to a new company planning to build a $14 million plant in Ruskin to supply stainless steel medical tubing to firms that manufacture surgical and medical instruments. If approved by commissioner, Triple M Tube Tech would be granted a five-year tax exemption of 50 percent on the taxes eligible on its new plant. Beginning in 2022, that would save the firm an estimated total of $383,000. The new plant, which would be built at the site of a former fish farm would create 10 new jobs that pay in excess of the county's average wage of $47,939. Look to tampabay.com for the latest.
Today is the anniversary of the day the Tampa Bay Times bought out the Tampa Tribune and it's also the premiere tonight at the Tampa Theatre of the documentary Stop the Presses. Our film critic Steve Persall talked to the first-time director who intended to trace a day in the life of a newspaper and ended up depicting one's death.
St. Petersburg-based Valpak, one of the nation's largest direct mail companies, is laying off 40 graphic artists involved in ad production, the company confirmed. The jobs, mostly involving artists work from home, will be laid off in stages beginning in July and continuing into August, said Valpak president Michael Vivio. Employees were notified in individual meetings last week.
A huge runup in home prices across Tampa Bay has not caught up to boom times just yet. In fact, only 10 percent of bay area homes have rebounded to their pre-recession peak value, a new report says. Look toward income growth — or lack thereof — as a big reason why. tampabay.com/business
Granita is a must for summer, a simple recipe that can be endlessly adapted, food editor Michelle Stark writes. The basic components are fruit (or some other flavorful product, like coffee), sugar, and a freezer. Granita can be eaten on its own as a light and low-calorie dessert, or atop fruit or even a cocktail for a bit of textural variety. Check out her recipe for a refreshing Watermelon Lime Granita.
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http://www.espnfc.com/ghana/story/3118051/ghanas-david-accam-sees-growing-respect-for-us-soccer
Ghana's David Accam sees 'growing respect' for US soccer
Ghana international David Accam says July's meeting against the United States will be 'huge' for Ghana in general, and for Ghanaians who play in Major League Soccer in particular.
MLS has become a popular destination for Ghanaian players, with Accam, currently with Chicago Fire, one of three regular Black Stars in the league, alongside the Columbus Crew pair of Jonathan Mensah and Harrison Afful.
Accam expects a lot from the upcoming friendly in Connecticut on 1 July, including the hope that the meeting will highlight the strength of MLS and increase the respect that Ghanaian players have in the league.
The striker, referencing Ghana's 2-1 loss to the US at the 2014 World Cup, told KweséESPN: "I think most Ghanaians still have the perception that the MLS is not a good league, but we all saw what they did to us at the last World Cup with a squad dominated by players from that league.
"The league has quality now and hopefully that growing respect will rub of all of us who play here."
There are around 20 Ghanaians, or players of Ghanaian origin, in MLS and Accam reckons the friendly will be special for them.
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https://www.newstalkflorida.com/featured/rowdies-get-stadium-lease-win-next-comes-mls-expansion-bid/
Rowdies get the stadium lease win. Next comes MLS expansion bid
The vote paves the way for hopefully a MLS franchise invitation
Bill Edwards, the owner of the Tampa Bay Rowdies was given the green light by the voters of St. Petersburg to forward on the expansion of Al Lang Field. Voters by an 87% to 13% margin has approved a referendum that allows St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman, to work out a 25-year lease with the Rowdies on Al Lang Stadium and in exchange Edwards will invest $80 million to expand the facility to seat 18,000.
The deal is predicated on Edwards getting an expansion invitation to join Major League Soccer. The league will be adding at least four teams before the start of the 2020 season. The goal is to make an expanded Al Lang Stadium on the St. Petersburg waterfront a real showcase facility that both the city and the team can be proud of for years to come.
The Rowdies have put forth a strong bid that will include an estimated $150 million buy in. They are considered a strong contender in a field of 11 cities from coast to coast.
Sacramento, San Antonio, Indianapolis, Phoenix, Cincinnati, Louisville and Charlotte are among the cities that are in the hunt for a new MLS franchise.
The league looks for strong stable ownership, that has outstanding relationships with the local business community as well as local government. The key to the success of the league has been picking the franchises in markets that have the combination a passion for soccer as well as good media markets.
Another key point in Edwards and the Rowdies bid to join the MLS is that they have control of the stadium. Their personal investment in the expansion of Al Lang by not using any public funds is also a big plus for the Tampa Bay effort.
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http://www.espnfc.com/major-league-soccer/story/3118181/st-petersburg-approves-stadium-plan-amid-mls-expansion-bid
St. Petersburg approves stadium plan amid MLS expansion bid
The MLS aspirations of St. Petersburg, Florida received a boost on Tuesday, with voters overwhelmingly approving a plan to renovate Al Lang Stadium.
The referendum, which won approval with 87 percent of the vote, will allow city officials to begin negotiating a 25-year lease with Tampa Bay Rowdies owner Bill Edwards, who wants to expand the stadium's capacity to 18,000 seats.
More importantly, no public money will be required to complete the renovations, with Edwards' investment group prepared to pick up the entire $80 million price tag. The expansion fee, expected to be around $150 million, will also be privately funded. The investments are contingent on St. Petersburg being chosen by MLS to fill one of four expansion slots.
"I am grateful to the citizens of St. Petersburg for passing this important referendum," said Edwards via a press release. "St. Petersburg is very protective of our incredibly valuable waterfront -- as is appropriate. We have put together a stadium plan that enhances our downtown, is of a scale that is respectful to our waterfront and does not burden the taxpayers."
Former St. Petersburg mayor and current Edwards Group president Rick Baker, who helped lead the effort to get the referendum passed, believes that the margin of victory proves that the city is ready to support an MLS expansion franchise.
The Tampa Bay Times reported that, at a post-election gathering of 350 people, Baker said: "This was a statement from the people of St. Petersburg. We know we have the coolest downtown in the Southeast. We want to widen that gap."
Current mayor Rick Kriseman added: "In approving this referendum, voters have not only expressed their support for a longer term agreement at Al Lang Stadium, but have sent a strong message that St. Pete and the entire region are excited about the prospect of the Rowdies joining MLS. The Rowdies' future in the Sunshine City has never been brighter."
St. Petersburg is part of a 12-city competition to see which locales will fill the available expansion openings. MLS has said that it will select two cities by the end of 2017, with another two to be chosen in 2018. The other contenders include Sacramento, San Diego, Phoenix, San Antonio, Detroit, Nashville, Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham, San Antonio, St. Louis, and Indianapolis.
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http://sportsnewsireland.com/soccer/soccer_irish/major-league-soccer-all-stars-to-play-2016-uefa-champions-league-winners-real-madrid/
Major League Soccer All Stars to play 2016 UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid
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https://sports.yahoo.com/news/villa-extends-york-city-mls-stay-165434710--sow.html
Villa extends New York City MLS stay
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Jonathan dos Santos reiterates desire to reunite with brother Gio at club level
The Villarreal midfielder is hoping to join up with his brother once again, though he doesn't seem picky about where the reunion would come.
Mexico international and Villarreal midfielder Jonathan dos Santos has again reiterated his desire to be back in the same club with his brother, LA Galaxy attacker Giovani. However, he said it may not be in Major League Soccer.
Ahead of Villarreal's trip to face Barcelona this weekend, Jona spoke with the Blaugrana's official website about the allure of once again lining up in the same XI as Giovani, who he played with at Villarreal and came up with in the Barcelona youth system, though Gio had moved on before the two could play together there.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/05/03/howard-webb-feels-like-privilege-work-new-york-city-good-move/
Howard Webb: It feels like a privilege to work in New York City - it's been a good move for me
On Sunday it was Atlanta, tonight it is Pittsburgh and this weekend the Long Island Half-Marathon. Howard Webb has been on the run ever since he arrived in the United States two months ago - and he has savoured every moment of it.
The Englishman has begun a new role overseeing the introduction of video assistant referees in Major League Soccer, a key testing ground for the International Football Association Board ahead of its use at next year's World Cup in Russia.
The 45-year-old's arrival in the States was described as a "coup" by former Premier League referee Peter Walton, who runs the Professional Referee Organization in the States. Yet for Webb his new position at PRO is both a "privilege" and an "honour".
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http://www.wmdt.com/sports/ap-sports/david-villa-extends-contract-with-nyc-by-1-year-through-2018/478921341
David Villa extends contract with NYC by 1 year through 2018
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https://sg.news.yahoo.com/villa-extends-york-city-mls-stay-165434525--sow.html
Villa extends New York City MLS stay
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https://ussoccerplayers.com/2017/05/why-do-la-mls-teams-insist-on-mexico-connection-los-angeles-el-tri-major-league-soccer.html
Why do the Los Angeles MLS teams insist on a Mexico connection?
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https://ussoccerplayers.com/2017/05/coaches-under-pressure-mls-major-league-soccer.html
Coaches under pressure in MLS
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http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/05/03/chris-ilitch-detroit-mls-bid/101252708/
Chris Ilitch supports Detroit Major League Soccer bid for 2020
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http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article148466969.html
St. Pete voters okay Tampa Bay Rowdies' bid to join MLS
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
The Tampa Bay Rowdies' quest to reach American soccer's highest rung won overwhelming approval from St. Petersburg voters, giving team owner Bill Edwards the ability to transform a historic stadium into a venue for Major League Soccer.
The measure passed with 87 percent of voters approving the plan.
Fewer than 20 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in Tuesday's special election. Just over 28,000 votes were cast, nearly 90 percent by mail.
The referendum will allow city officials to begin negotiating a 25-year lease with Edwards, who wants to spend up to $80 million to expand the stadium's capacity to 18,000 seats.
Despite the landslide vote, nothing will happen unless MLS decides to grant one of four expansion teams to St. Petersburg.
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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/phoenix-rising-football-club-retains-223000855.html
Phoenix Rising Football Club retains Goldman Sachs as Structuring Agent for MLS Soccer Stadium
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https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/920033/st-pete-voters-ok-stadium-measure-for-mls-expansion-bid
St. Pete Voters OK Stadium Measure For MLS Expansion Bid
Law360, New York (May 3, 2017, 7:13 PM EDT) -- The Tampa Bay Rowdies grabbed a victory Tuesday in the team's quest to join Major League Soccer as voters in St. Petersburg, Florida, approved a referendum to move forward with the expansion of Al Lang Stadium, a crucial piece to the club’s expansion bid.
St. Petersburg voters approved the referendum 87 percent to 13 percent, according to unofficial results posted on the Pinellas County elections website. The referendum grants the city authority to negotiate a 25-year lease with the Rowdies for the bayfront stadium, which was originally built for baseball, and reserves stadium's primary purpose as hosting an expansion MLS team.
The lease will enable team owner Bill Edwards to seek $80 million in private financing for a planned renovation of the stadium that would more than double the capacity from 7,000 seats to 18,000 seats, making it more suitable for an MLS team. The financing would be contingent on being awarded an MLS franchise, the team said Tuesday.
“This vote is clear confirmation that St. Petersburg wants and is ready for Major League Soccer,” Edwards said in a statement. “I want to specifically thank the City Administration and Council, the Chamber’s Rowdies Council and all of those Rowdies fans throughout our region who support this great effort.”
Tampa Bay is one of 12 U.S. markets looking to land an MLS club in the young league’s next round of expansion slated for 2020. The approval also comes after voters in St. Louis, Missouri, last month rejected a measure intended to provide public financing for a new soccer-specific stadium
The St. Petersburg referendum did not call for public financing for the renovation of Al Lang Stadium, which currently hosts the Rowdies as they compete in the lower-division United Soccer League.
The project calls for an expansion of the stadium to create an unconventional, striking soccer-specific stadium design offering views of Tampa Bay and permanently altering the stadium from its origins as a baseball diamond.
Renderings of the stadium, designed by Populous and Icon Venue Group, show a new grandstand in the opposite corner of the soccer field from the current stands, which sit behind where home plate was located before the stadium was slightly modified for soccer for the Rowdies.
"We are pleased that the people of St. Petersburg support the Rowdies proposal to renovate Al Lang Stadium," MLS said in a statement Tuesday. "Bill Edwards personally came to our offices in January to submit his expansion application and share his vision. With the passage of the stadium vote, we look forward to working with the Rowdies as they continue to pursue a Major League Soccer team for Tampa Bay."
MLS added two new clubs this season with Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC, the 21st and 22nd clubs in the league, which started play in 1996. Two years ago, the league added New York City FC, the second club in the New York market, and Orlando City SC.
A second Los Angeles-based club Los Angeles Football Club is set to begin play in 2018 in a new soccer-specific stadium being built next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum just south of downtown LA.
Another club in Miami backed by English soccer legend David Beckham is tentatively set to join MLS but has run into snags with developing a stadium.
Tampa Bay and Miami were previously home to MLS clubs the Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion before the MLS contracted in 2002 leaving Florida with no team. But the league returned to Florida with the addition of Orlando City, which just moved into a new soccer-specific stadium at the beginning of this season.
The Rowdies, an over-40-year-old team brand, had competed in the North American Soccer League in recent years, a league that had sought to challenge MLS as a top-division soccer league in the U.S. and Canada before running into financial troubles that nearly ended the league. The Rowdies moved to the USL last year.
If granted an MLS expansion bid, the Rowdies would follow a similar path as Orlando City and the expansion Minnesota United, which competed in USL and NASL, respectively, before being reformed as MLS expansion clubs.
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http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/05/03/fc-cincinnati-s-berding-talks-mls-expansion-teams.html
FC Cincinnati’s Berding talks MLS expansion, team's slow start
FC Cincinnati filed its application for a Major League Soccer expansion franchise at the end of January, and since then it has largely been playing a waiting game. But there have been a few things happening behind the scenes, so it’s a good time to check in with Jeff Berding, FC Cincinnati’s president and general manager, to update where things stand.
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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/05/03/boston-ska-lifers-big-d-and-kids-table-pen-another-revolution-chant
Boston ska lifers Big D and the Kids Table pen another Revolution chant
May 3, 20175:05PM EDT
Jonathan Sigal
Contributor
Ska stalwarts Big D and the Kids Table are legends of the New England-area music scene -- and they share plenty of history with New England Revolution fans, too. Just over a year ago, the band recorded a host of new chants for Revs supporters' groups the Rebellion, Midnight Riders, and Rev Army.
So there's little surprise that the team's official new chant, "One New England," comes courtesy of David McWane, Big D's lead singer. Described by McWane as “sort of like a Viking battle cry," the official 30-second video resounds with howls of “One New England,” along with bagpipes and a chant-like response from Revs supporters’ groups.
“The two main things that New England holds are passion and history,” McWane says. “Our passion for sports and all different genres is so deep, and a lot of the music culture is passion. It comes down to the fact that a lot of us New Englanders are really hard workers, and the things we own, we all have had to work for them and bust our butt to make it.”
For this track, too, McWane says he was able to draw from a mix of his soccer and music fandom, past and present. He attended Revs games as a high schooler, then spent much of Major League Soccer’s budding years touring around England, witnessing first-hand how passionate supporters’ culture is the other side of the Atlantic.
But what really inspired McWane on this particular project, he says, is listening to “Believe,” the anthem Rancid's Branden Steineckert created for Real Salt Lake in 2012.
“I came across the RSL song, and after I heard it I almost thought, ‘That was perfect,’” McWane says. “I was like, ‘How does one top something of this tier?’ So I had to tell myself, ‘Don’t be inspired it, don’t think too much about it. You want this to be totally authentic.’”
Thus, McWane hit the recording studio and came out with his newest track. And, with positive feedback from Revs fans, there’s plenty more in store down the road.
He says said two more Revs-specific anthems will be released in the coming months, and there are plans to produce a “One New England” video, possibly featuring players. His biggest dream for this song, though, lies elsewhere: hearing Gillette Stadium bellow with his newest chant.
“I would just hang up my jacket and hat if this chant longevity-wise was ever embraced,” he says. “If it was a gift that New England accepts and uses and loves, that would mean the world to me.”
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https://sports.yahoo.com/news/detroit-makes-sense-mls-expansion-mls-make-sense-detroit-052523063.html
Detroit makes sense for MLS expansion, but does MLS make sense for Detroit?
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https://worldsoccertalk.com/2017/05/03/villa-extends-new-york-city-mls-stay/
Villa extends New York City MLS stay
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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/05/03/booth-buddies-call-broadcasters-jp-dellacamera-and-tommy-smyth
Booth buddies: On the call with broadcasters JP Dellacamera and Tommy Smyth
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http://igeeksoccer.com/carlos-vela-linked-with-mls-switch/
Carlos Vela linked with MLS switch
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http://us.blastingnews.com/sports/2017/05/major-league-soccer-expands-its-reach-to-new-cities-001670709.html
Major League Soccer expands its reach to new Cities
The fast-growing league considers competing expansion bids from several different cities around the country
Peter Wick
Published on:
4 May 2017
Major League Soccer (#MLS) is flexing its muscle, and celebrating new-found financial strength, as it plans to announce two new expansion #cities later this year. And when they do, they will not be finished.
The league, currently playing a season with 22 teams, plans to expand to 26 teams by 2020, and to 28 teams soon after. The most surprising aspect of this plan is not that it is happening in a country where soccer was once considered a sad afterthought. Most surprising is the fact that no one seems particularly surprised at all. In fact, cities are lining up to prove to the league their potential as soccer powerhouses. Some cities are even trading on the ‘street cred’ of the legends of the game to sell their vision to the league..
Legends of the game get involved
Tampa Bay Rowdies, a reborn franchise from the 1970’s NASL days, has locked in 35-year-old England legend Joe Cole to Captain the team – currently playing in the 2nd division USL – and to participate in the “project” of bringing the team up to MLS. Cole has committed what appears to be the remainder of his playing career to Tampa Bay, recently signing a contract extension that will keep him with the team until he is 38. If the Tampa bid is successful, Cole could potentially find himself playing as one of the league's oldest players during the Rowdies inaugural season in the MLS. The chance of pulling off such an intriguing accomplishment is no doubt the key selling point to a player of Cole’s stature, in embracing such an unusual move.
Phoenix Rising, another USL team, has recently recruited none other than Didier Drogba, one of the game's true legends, to perform a similar role for them. In addition to playing for the team, the 39-year-old has reportedly bought into the Phoenix MLS bid to such a degree that he will also perform an additional behind-the-scenes role with the team’s management and ownership..
A new conversation about soccer in the U.S.
Gone are the days when sports pundits questioned the wisdom of fielding professional soccer at all in the #United States. In their place is an entirely different conversation. The debate now focuses more on details; are 28 teams the right number? Will MLS rise to the competitive level of the top European leagues and, if so, when?
First comes next season’s LAFC, a well-hyped effort to capture the remaining unaffiliated soccer fans in the fickle LA sports environment. A city of L.A.’s size and diversity seemed like a no-brainer a few years ago, when the LAFC ownership – a group that includes a few celebrities including the likes of Will Farrell – announced plans to replace the ill-fated Chivas USA. Another seeming no-brainer was David Beckham’s Miami bid. “Miami Beckham United,” as the project is known, still looks like it will move forward, though it has repeatedly run into roadblocks with the city of Miami as it has tried to negotiate a new stadium deal..
High stakes competition sees its first casualty
Beyond LA and Miami, the Tampa and Phoenix bids are in competition with a host of other cities. San Antonio, Sacramento, Nashville, and Cincinnati are among a group that also includes underdogs such as Raliegh, Indianapolis, San Diego and Detroit. These cities are playing a high stakes game that has also seen its first casualty; St. Louis was considered one of the front runners until the recent failure at the ballot box of a stadium funding measure. On the flip side, Tampa’s successful ballot measure, approved by voters May 2nd, has no doubt elevated the Rowdies chances of prevailing over other bids.
Unlike past expansions, MLS has the luxury of being picky this time around. A city must bring more than money to the table. Today’s soccer environment shows unexpected strength in unexpected places. FC Cincinnati has been setting USL attendance records. It is statistics like these that MLS will find most compelling as they pick and choose between the many bids in front of them.
What will MLS look like five years from now? It is impossible to know for sure. One thing is certain, though, the game of soccer has permanently planted its flag in the United States and soccer enthusiasts are dreaming of big things to come.
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2017 MLS All-Star Game Tickets: CapitalCityTickets.com is Slashing Their Prices on the 2017 MLS All-Star Game Tickets at Soldier Field Stadium in Chicago, IL on August 2nd
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http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/05/04/john-ingram-buys-majority-stake-nashville-sc-aligning-efforts-mls-bid/101278348/
John Ingram buys majority stake in Nashville SC, aligning efforts for MLS bid
Businessman John Ingram, who is leading an effort to bring Major League Soccer to Nashville, has now purchased a majority stake in Nashville SC, the city's lower-league team set to begin play next year.
It makes Ingram majority owner of Nashville SC. And it means that Nashville's MLS bid is now aligned with the United Soccer League's Nashville SC, likely strengthening Nashville's candidacy for one of four MLS expansion spots.
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Soccer: Former MLS striker joins staff at Florida Fire Juniors, FGCU
Andrew Sodergren
Published 10:50 a.m. ET May 4, 2017 | Updated 4:44 p.m. ET May 4, 2017
The Florida Fire Juniors have already established themselves as one of the premier developmental soccer programs in Southwest Florida.
That reputation will certainly continue to grow with the recent addition to former Major League Soccer and Jamaican international striker Ryan Johnson to the club. Johnson joined the Florida Fire Juniors technical staff and will coach the Boys 18U Premier team next season.
“I owe a lot to the game of soccer,” Johnson said. “It helped me get an education, and I was fortunate to make a career out of it. I owe a lot of my life to this game and after retiring (last year), I felt it was important to give back in that sense by helping teach kids and teenagers the game, helping them achieve their dreams by going to college and hopefully playing the game they love.”
Johnson will also serve as an assistant on the Florida Gulf Coast University coaching staff under new Eagles coach Jesse Cormier, who was the associate head coach at Oregon State during Johnson’s freshman and sophomore seasons there. Cormier recommended Johnson to Florida Fire Juniors director of coaching Paul Williams.
“From our standpoint, it was a no-brainer bringing Ryan aboard,” Williams said. “Someone with his pedigree will be very beneficial for the long-term success of our program. We’re very excited to have him.”
Johnson played professionally from 2006-2016, spending seven years in Major League Soccer with Real Salt Lake, Chicago Fire, San Jose Earthquakes, Toronto FC and the Portland Timbers. Johnson led Portland with 10 goals during the 2013 season, helping the Timbers to a first-place finish in the Western Conference. Internationally, Johnson has 40 caps with the Jamaican national team, tallying eight goals. Johnson was the 26th overall pick by Real Salt Lake in the 2006 MLS Superdraft.
“The professionalism Ryan brings is going to be a big benefit to our coaches and players,” said Dwight Morgan, director of operations for Florida Fire Juniors. “With him working with our older age groups, he’s going to be a big help to those kids aspiring to play in college and beyond. They’re going to be able to lean on him as a resource and see how it’s done and how he got there.”
A native of Jamaica, Johnson moved to Boston at the age of 2. Coming up through the ranks of youth soccer, he never came across a coach who played professionally.
“I think it’s beneficial for kids to be able to talk to someone who’s played in college and professionally, someone who can show them it’s possible to achieve all they dream about,” he said. “The main thing is helping kids make the right decisions and to take their schoolwork seriously. I’d like to become a role model for these kids.”
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Football celebrates 'Star Wars Day' as Man City, MLS, Bayern Munich tweet
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http://www.espnfc.com/major-league-soccer/story/3118799/nashville-group-bidding-for-mls-expansion-team-unites-with-usl-club
Nashville group bidding for MLS expansion team unites with USL club
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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/05/04/designated-pitchers-who-baseballed-better-schweinsteiger-or-david-villa
Designated Pitchers: Who baseballed better, Schweinsteiger or David Villa?
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https://patch.com/tennessee/nashville/mls-bid-leader-buys-nashville-sc-boost-expansion-chances
MLS Bid Leader Buys Nashville SC To Boost Expansion Chances
MLS expansion leader and businessman John Ingram is the new majority owner of lower-tier club Nashville SC.
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http://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/sports-business/blog/20860422/mls-expansion-group-acquires-nashville-sc
MLS expansion group takes control of Nashville SC
John Ingram, Nashville Soccer Holdings eliminate local confusion, competition
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http://ghanasoccernet.com/ghana-forward-david-accam-sees-growing-respect-for-us-soccer-ahead-of-us-friendly-with-ghana
Ghana forward David Accam sees 'growing respect' for US soccer ahead of US friendly with Ghana
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http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2017/05/04/phoenix-rising-soccer-team-hires-goldman-sachs-to.html
Phoenix Rising soccer team hires Goldman Sachs to help with new stadium
The Phoenix Rising soccer team has hired Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) to help finance a new stadium.
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https://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2017/05/04/nashville-mls-expansion-usl-john-ingram
Nashville's MLS interests align as expansion bid head Ingram buys city's USL team
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http://azbigmedia.com/ab/phoenix-rising-fc-retains-goldman-sachs-structuring-agent
Phoenix Rising FC retains Goldman Sachs as structuring agent
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http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2017/05/04/in-mls-push-john-ingram-buys-nashville-minor.html
In MLS push, John Ingram buys Nashville minor-league team
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https://www.law360.com/articles/920608/mls-hopeful-phoenix-rising-hires-goldman-sachs
MLS Hopeful Phoenix Rising Hires Goldman Sachs
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https://www.socceramerica.com/article/73283/mls-expansion-nashville-bidder-ups-ante.html
MLS Expansion: Nashville driving force ups ante
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http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2017/05/05/rowdies-referendum-win-reinvigorates-mls-push.html
Rowdies referendum win reinvigorates MLS push
The Tampa Bay Rowdies' leadership team is still in celebration mode after voters gave the OK for the team to sign a long-term lease up to 25 years with the city to continue playing soccer at Al Lang Stadium in downtown St. Petersburg.
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9 English Players Who Have Found Their Home Across the Pond in Major League Soccer
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https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/mls-transfer-targets-el-tri-players-europe-return-usa-meixco-national-team
MLS should be targeting these five Mexican national team stars
Can the lure of the U.S. help bring these standouts back from Europe?
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https://mlsmultiplex.com/2017/05/05/mls-expansion-tampa-bay-takes-another-step-towards-winning-2017-bid/
MLS Expansion: Tampa Bay takes another step towards winning 2017 bid
A part of the largest MLS expansion bidding pool in history, teams such as Tampa Bay need to keep moving forward and staying in the news.
Back in January the MLS saw 12 cities push forward with formal bids for an expansion spot into the league. That number could have easily been 20 given the desire lately to jump into top flight soccer into America. However, the MLS expansion race has shown us these past few months it can quickly suffer major setbacks.
For Tampa Bay, however, they only have positive news this week as the city voted to move forward with the bid to expand the existing Al Lang Stadium. And unlike the failed St. Louis bid, the voters in Tampa Bay responded with a resounding 87% approval rate.
The biggest element helping the matter is the fact that the Rowdies owner plans to privately fund both the expansion bid and stadium renovations. So voters are really just approving investment in their city and the chance to have another major league sport.
Back in December 2016 the team released a mock-up of the proposed stadium:
After the vote, the league issued this statement:
“We are pleased that the people of St. Petersburg support the Rowdies proposal to renovate Al Lang Stadium. Bill Edwards personally came to our offices in January to submit his expansion application and share his vision. With the passage of the stadium vote, we look forward to working with the Rowdies as they continue to pursue a Major League Soccer team for Tampa Bay.”
What are their odds?
Looking at the 12 submissions, it is safe to say that Tampa Bay easily falls into the top half. They could even make a strong argument for a spot at the top, alongside with Sacramento, Phoenix and Detroit.
The MLS has had huge success bringing in clubs from the lower divisions with a rich history. Seattle and Portland, provide great examples of the value of an existing fan base. Although Atlanta has shown how the right marketing and spending can generate top level MLS support quickly.
While there is still a ways to go – don’t expect an announcement until at least MLS All-Star weekend – Tampa Bay would be a safe choice for the league. Adding a local rival for Orlando makes sense as the MLS grows the footprint in the southeast, and with the lingering question marks surrounding David Beckham’s Miami franchise.
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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/05/05/nashville-mls-bid-leader-buys-majority-stake-city-s-coming-usl-team
Nashville MLS bid leader buys majority stake in city’s coming USL team
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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/05/05/major-league-soccer-pro-run-first-offline-var-test-colorado-friday
Major League Soccer, PRO to run first offline VAR test in Colorado Friday
MLS and the Professional Referee Organization will run the first offline test of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) initiative in a regular-season match when the Colorado Rapids host the Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday night.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2017/05/05/mls-throwback-uniforms-do-not-need-come-back/101354398/
5 MLS throwback uniforms that don't need to come back
On Saturday, the Los Angeles Galaxy plan to honor the team's 2005 MLS Cup championship with a throwback night.
Throwback celebrations are common in sports, of course, but not so common in Major League Soccer, which is a relatively young league that is still building its historical and sentimental base.
While the 2005 Galaxy throwback threads are generally aesthetically pleasing, there are a good number from the league's early years that aren't so nice.
Here's a look at five MLS throwback uniforms that are best left in the past.
2. Tampa Bay Mutiny
Tampa Bay (inevitably?) could get an MLS expansion team, but that doesn't mean the city's modern-day franchise should do an homage to its MLS predecessor, the Tampa Bay Mutiny.
The Mutiny were an MLS original in 1996, but were contracted following the 2001 season. During those six seasons, the Mutiny wore gawdy uniforms inspired by video games and the team name font suggested something straight out of the Atari 2600.
(For the record, the Tampa Bay Rowdies — the area's next potential MLS team — sport glorious uniforms, and that applies to both the current and throwback versions.)
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/fc-cincinnati/2017/05/02/voters-approve-rowdies-mls-stadium-referendum/101221838/
Voters approve Rowdies' MLS stadium referendum
The Tampa Bay Rowdies' Major League Soccer push took a step forward Tuesday as St. Petersburg voters approved a referendum that should aid in the club's plans for a soccer-specific stadium – an all but necessary piece of every MLS aspirants' pitch to the decision makers of America's top-flight league.
The referendum, which gives the St. Petersburg City Council authority to negotiate a long-term use agreement for Al Lang Stadium, was approved by about 87 percent, according to the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections website.
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The use agreement would allow the Rowdies, one of 12 organizations vying for four MLS expansion slots, to push forward with plans for a privately-funded, $80 million renovation of historic Al Lang Stadium, an aging facility originally constructed for baseball mere feet off the Tampa Bay waterfront.
The venue has undergone soccer-specific renovations and was made into a suitable site for soccer in recent years. Still, sweeping renovations are needed to bring it up to MLS standards.
Weeks removed from the failed stadium ballot measure in St. Louis, Tuesday's developments in Florida were widely received as a positive boost for the Rowdies' MLS push.
"We are pleased that the people of St. Petersburg support the Rowdies proposal to renovate Al Lang Stadium." MLS officials said in a news release. "(Rowdies Chairman and CEO) Bill Edwards personally came to our offices in January to submit his expansion application and share his vision. With the passage of the stadium vote, we look forward to working with the Rowdies as they continue to pursue a Major League Soccer team for Tampa Bay."
Edwards, in a Tuesday statement released on the Rowdies website after the referendum passed, highlighted aspects of the stadium plan he's pledged to fund.
“I am grateful to the citizens of St. Petersburg for passing this important referendum,” Edwards said in the statement. “St. Petersburg is very protective of our incredibly valuable waterfront – as is appropriate. We have put together a stadium plan that enhances our downtown, is of a scale that is respectful to our waterfront and does not burden the taxpayers.
"This vote is clear confirmation that St. Petersburg wants and is ready for Major League Soccer. I want to specifically thank the City Administration and Council, the Chamber’s Rowdies Council and all of those Rowdies fans throughout our region who support this great effort.”
FC Cincinnati, one of the other 11 organizations fighting to earn a spot in MLS, has publicly maintained that the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium will work for MLS.
In spite of that, local politicians are already staking out positions for any possible public discourse about a soccer-specific stadium.
Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley has said several times he doesn't anticipate public funding for an FC Cincinnati purpose-built stadium.
FC Cincinnati President and General Manager Jeff Berding said the team has evaluated possible options for a stadium but would only act if instructed to by MLS as part of the team's ongoing application for MLS.
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https://www.soccernation.com/a-conversation-with-joe-barone/
A Conversation with NPSL Chairman Joe Barone
“When I die, I just want someone to say that Joe Barone was part of implementing an important change in the direction of the American game.” - Joe Barone
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https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/things-know-about-the-dayton-dynamo/tf2BwycnuPrGOCie19Un3H/
5 things to know about the Dayton Dynamo
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http://www.ottawasun.com/2017/05/05/fury-fc-not-intimidated-by-rowdies
Fury FC not intimidated by Rowdies
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http://jacksonville.com/sports/armada-fc/2017-05-04/nasl-commissioner-some-local-interest-no-hard-timetable-find-next-armada
NASL commissioner: Some local interest, no hard timetable to find next Armada owner
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https://ussoccerplayers.com/2017/05/us-soccer-100-million-problem.html
US Soccer’s $100 million problem
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http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/baybuzz/kriseman-and-baker-together-at-rowdies-celebration-what-comes-next/2322539
At Rowdies celebration, Mayor Rick Kriseman and former mayor Rick Baker stand together, but for how much longer?
Charlie Frago, Times Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 11:09am
ST. PETERSBURG — They chatted. Shared a stage. And both of them touted the landslide vote for the Tampa Bay Rowdies' bid to join Major League Soccer while they pressed the flesh with the Rowdies' faithful at Al Lang Stadium as the election results came in Tuesday night.
Mayor Rick Kriseman and former mayor Rick Baker both kept it diplomatic when asked about their widely anticipated face-off in the mayor's race this fall. Baker hasn't officially entered, of course, but the race could begin in earnest any time now that Baker's push for a special city election to allow Al Lang to be upgraded to MLS standards netted 87 percent of the vote.
Kriseman, however, wasn't interested in discussing politics at Tuesday's rally.
“You know, today is all about the Rowdies," the incumbent said. "Today is all about MLS. That’s for another day. Today we are celebrating a great victory for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. A great victory for St. Petersburg and we’re looking forward to an MLS franchise in St. Petersburg."
As Kriseman spoke, Baker lingered nearby waiting for TV news crews to finish interviewing the mayor.
Baker followed suit.
“My answer is the same as Mayor Kriseman’s," Baker said. "I think that tonight is all about the Rowdies."
But Tuesday is over. What comes next for these two?
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St. Pete mayor wants to designate Central Avenue as a small-business-only corridor
Mayor Kriseman unveiling Independent Corridor Plan
Adam Winer
5:24 PM, May 3, 2017
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -
Hoping to protect the charm and character of St. Petersburg’s Central Avenue, Mayor Rick Kriseman is announcing today a proposal called the “Independent Corridor Plan.”
The ordinance would designate Central Avenue as a place where only small and independently-owned businesses can open from now on.
Many people love St. Pete’s Central Avenue because it is filled with small, locally-owned businesses.
Recently, however, with Central Avenue going through what many are calling a “renaissance,” property owners have been raising the rents on the small business owners, making it challenging for many of them to make ends meet.
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http://www.cltampa.com/news-views/local-news/article/20860183/rowdies-stadium-referendum-passes
Kicking off: Voters approved negotiations for Al Lang Stadium. What's next?
Colin O'Hara
May 3, 2017 5 PM
The voters wanted it and the voters got it.
St. Petersburg voters overwhelmingly said “yes” to allow the Tampa Bay Rowdies to negotiate a 25-year lease for their home stadium of Al Lang, which also includes major renovations.
The tallied votes showed over 87 percent of voters wanted to see the Rowdies take control of the former baseball stadium and modify it to meet standards set by Major League Soccer in order to lure the league to St. Petersburg.
“I never would have guessed [a winning margin of] 87 percent,” said Bill Edwards Group president and former St. Petersburg mayor Rick Baker.
Bill Edwards Group, majority owners of the Tampa Bay Rowdies, are now able to enter into negotiations that will include a use agreement that must be approved by the St. Petersburg City Council. That document will pave the way for the team to privately fund renovations bringing the current stadium to the 18,000 seats required for MLS selection.
“MLS commissioner Don Garber has seen our plan, he has been out to the site and has had nothing but good things to say about it,” Baker said.
MLS is looking for four things when considering cities for the league, Baker said: a strong ownership group (check), a strong media market (check), community support (check) and a strong stadium plan (finally — check).
“We just had 87 percent of the votes. I don’t know what more we can do for community support to show MLS we’re serious,” Baker said.
There’s also support from neighboring communities across the Bay area by way of letters from mayors of Tampa, Clearwater and other communities, as well as from some 250 businesses.
“We have got to live in the coolest place in America,” Baker said. “I have to believe that.”
While optimism runs strong, nothing is certain.
The Rowdies are contending for one of four MLS extension team slots alongside the likes of Cincinnati, Detroit, San Diego, Sacramento and the Carolinas.
The May 2 referendum merely allows the team to negotiate the use agreement. The project required a referendum because the stadium is on city land.
It is unclear when negotiations will begin, but the city and the club appear to be on the same side.
“I am thrilled with the outcome of the referendum,” St. Petersburg City Council Chair Darden Rice said. “This truly is a once in a lifetime opportunity for our city.”
Yet while 24,000 voters said yes, nearly 3,500 voters did not — and most of the eligible voters in the city didn’t bother to weigh in at all.
And even some of the project’s supporters have concerns.
Douglas O’Dowd is a 28-year resident of St. Petersburg who voted yes. He said he thinks it’s a great opportunity to have private funding for something that could benefit the city. But he hopes the city will keep its promise that no taxpayer dollars will go to it.
“They need to step up to the plate and keep within the confines they set,“ he said.
For now, the Rowdies will continue their play in the United Soccer League, where they’re currently tied for first place in the Eastern Conference. MLS’s decision now hinges on attendance and community support.
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http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/baybuzz/kriseman-unveils-still-vague-plan-to-stall-chains-on-central-avenue-beach/2322630
Mayor Rick Kriseman (kind of) has a plan to keep chains invading downtown St. Petersburg
Charlie Frago, Times Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 6:21pm
ST. PETERSBURG — Mayor Rick Kriseman led a march down Central Avenue on Wednesday night to signal his support for independent businesses who fear getting priced out of a booming downtown.
Kriseman said he's working on a draft ordinance — no timetable has been set yet on when it might reach City Council — that would privilege locally-owned businesses along Central Avenue to 31st Street and Beach Drive. Those commercial areas, the mayor said, are essential to keeping St. Petersburg unique.
The measure would make it difficult for chains or even stores that use similar logos in multiple locations to set up shop in those corridors. They would need a variance to do so, the mayor's staff said. However, the mayor said the final details of his proposal were still in flux.
St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Chris Steinocher said the city needed to preserve its special character and not fall prey to previous boom towns that became homogenized as they grew and developed.
"We're not trying to say we don't want growth," Steinocher said. "We don't want to learn the lessons that Portland has learned, that Austin has learned, that Nashville is learning, that Atlanta has learned."
On a day that saw the mayor release the first TV commercial for his re-election campaign, the downtown march felt at times like a campaign rally. Kriseman spoke from behind a podium brought out front of Caddy's on Central at 217 Central Ave, for the brief presentation. Later, he held a megaphone as the march began.
Other cities have tried this approach. Some have found unintended consequences like high-priced boutiques and other luxury stores moving into areas instead of chains but still catering to a affluent customer base.
As Kriseman began to answer a question about those unintended consequences from the Tampa Bay Times, chief of staff Kevin King ushered the mayor away.
"We're hoping the exact opposite happens," Kriseman yelled over his shoulder under the firm grip of King. "Hopefully spur these businesses to be on First Avenue N and (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street N) and Fourth Street and 16th Street where we need businesses."
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http://floridapolitics.com/archives/237397-mike-deeson-king-end-pier-project-immediately
Mike Deeson: If I were king — I would end The Pier project immediately
Mike Deeson
Although there has been some kind of Pier project in downtown St. Pete since the late 1800s, the city has changed, and the Pier is not needed.
When I first moved to Tampa Bay 35 years ago, downtown was anything but vibrant. The Vinoy, now a crown jewel, was closed, full of broken windows and in search of a developer.
Young people didn’t seek downtown as a destination. The only things the drew people was Spring Training and the inverted pyramid Pier — I could never figure out why.
Back then, St. Petersburg was known for its green benches and (jokingly) was called the home of the newlywed and nearly dead.
But that was then, and this is now; things have changed.
Downtown is alive with outdoor cafes that draw people even during weekday nights … the Vinoy is a world-class hotel … the new Dali and Chihuly museums bring thousands to the city. but there is this little problem called sewage running in the streets and being dumped into Tampa Bay.
The city sewer system is a mess and needs a fix that will cost hundreds of millions of dollars … while the city administration says it can take care of the problem through issuing bonds.
Remember, bonds are like a loan that has to be paid back … and spending money on the Pier is like running out and buying a Rolls-Royce when your roof is leaking.
Now, there is an expense to stopping the Pier project; the city claims it will cost $35 million because of bond obligations it took out for the project … but others, including [St. Pete City] Councilman Karl Nurse, believes it will be much less … But still, even if the administration has wasted $35 million … that is less than half the $80 million it wants to spend on the Pier.
And continuing, in my mind, is throwing good money after bad.
I know Mayor [Rick] Kriseman is hellbent on completing this project, but I believe it is a waste of money, particularly at this time.
It is unnecessary and foolish … and if I were king, it would end today.
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http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/soccer/fc-cincinnati/2017/05/02/voters-approve-rowdies-mls-stadium-referendum/101221838/
Voters approve Rowdies' MLS stadium referendum
The Tampa Bay Rowdies' Major League Soccer push took a step forward Tuesday as St. Petersburg voters approved a referendum that should aid in the club's plans for a soccer-specific stadium – an all but necessary piece of every MLS aspirants' pitch to the decision makers of America's top-flight league.
The referendum, which gives the St. Petersburg City Council authority to negotiate a long-term use agreement for Al Lang Stadium, was approved by about 87 percent, according to the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections website.
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The use agreement would allow the Rowdies, one of 12 organizations vying for four MLS expansion slots, to push forward with plans for a privately-funded, $80 million renovation of historic Al Lang Stadium, an aging facility originally constructed for baseball mere feet off the Tampa Bay waterfront.
The venue has undergone soccer-specific renovations and was made into a suitable site for soccer in recent years. Still, sweeping renovations are needed to bring it up to MLS standards.
Weeks removed from the failed stadium ballot measure in St. Louis, Tuesday's developments in Florida were widely received as a positive boost for the Rowdies' MLS push.
"We are pleased that the people of St. Petersburg support the Rowdies proposal to renovate Al Lang Stadium." MLS officials said in a news release. "(Rowdies Chairman and CEO) Bill Edwards personally came to our offices in January to submit his expansion application and share his vision. With the passage of the stadium vote, we look forward to working with the Rowdies as they continue to pursue a Major League Soccer team for Tampa Bay."
Edwards, in a Tuesday statement released on the Rowdies website after the referendum passed, highlighted aspects of the stadium plan he's pledged to fund.
“I am grateful to the citizens of St. Petersburg for passing this important referendum,” Edwards said in the statement. “St. Petersburg is very protective of our incredibly valuable waterfront – as is appropriate. We have put together a stadium plan that enhances our downtown, is of a scale that is respectful to our waterfront and does not burden the taxpayers.
"This vote is clear confirmation that St. Petersburg wants and is ready for Major League Soccer. I want to specifically thank the City Administration and Council, the Chamber’s Rowdies Council and all of those Rowdies fans throughout our region who support this great effort.”
FC Cincinnati, one of the other 11 organizations fighting to earn a spot in MLS, has publicly maintained that the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium will work for MLS.
In spite of that, local politicians are already staking out positions for any possible public discourse about a soccer-specific stadium.
Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley has said several times he doesn't anticipate public funding for an FC Cincinnati purpose-built stadium.
FC Cincinnati President and General Manager Jeff Berding said the team has evaluated possible options for a stadium but would only act if instructed to by MLS as part of the team's ongoing application for MLS.
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https://www.sportstalkflorida.com/featured/rowdies-get-the-stadium-lease-win-next-comes-mls-expansion-bid/
Rowdies get the stadium lease win. Next comes MLS expansion bid
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http://www.tampabay.com/incoming/afternoon-update-meth-operation-busted-in-pasco-turnout-very-light-for/2322459
Afternoon update: Meth operation busted in Pasco; turnout very light for Rowdies vote in St. Pete; Hillary Clinton blames Russian hackers, James Comey for election loss; Tom Jones: 'the best player I ever saw'
TURNOUT VERY LIGHT FOR ROWDIES VOTE IN ST. PETE
It was tough to find a voter today in a tour of St. Petersburg precincts open for a special election to determine if the city should give the Tampa Bay Rowdies long-term control over waterfront Al Lang Stadium to bolster the team's bid to join Major League Soccer. Citywide, just 1,662 of 168,145 eligible voters went to the polls as of 2: 10 p.m, according to the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections. Another 24,554 voted by mail.
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http://www.indomitablecitysoccer.com/2017/5/3/15526120/usl-eastern-conference-best-xi-for-april-charleston-battery-tampa-bay-romario-williams
USL Eastern Conference Team of the Month for April
The month of April has come and gone, who stood out from the rest in the Eastern Conference to make our first Team of the Month?
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http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/788841
Vega Earns Fans’ Choice Goal of the Week
First professional goal for San Antonio midfielder edges out Tampa Bay’s Brown
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http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2017/05/02/80-million-al-lang-stadium-upgrade-is-a-go-after.html
$80 million Al Lang Stadium upgrade is a go after crucial ballot win
The Tampa Bay Rowdies scored a major win in its quest to become a Major League Soccer team after St. Petersburg voters overwhelmingly approved 87 to 13 percent a referendum allowing the team to enter into a long-term lease with the city at its home, Al Lang Stadium.
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https://www.socceramerica.com/article/73250/mls-expansion-st-pete-referendum-passes-easily.html
MLS Expansion: St. Pete referendum passes easily
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http://www.tbo.com/news/localgovernment/tampa-bay-rowdies-major-league-soccer-hopes-rest-with-st-petersburg-voters/2322337
St. Petersburg voters overwhelmingly bless Tampa Bay Rowdies' bid to join Major League Soccer
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https://ussoccerplayers.com/2017/05/the-mls-expansion-standings.html
The MLS expansion standings
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St Petersburg, Florida voted in favor of letting Tampa Bay Rowdies owner Bill Edwards revamp Al Lang Stadium. Edwards wants to spend his own money to continue converting the former baseball park into an 18k-capacity MLS venue. It's worth noting that Edwards also paid for Tuesday's special ballot initiative, driving home the point that he doesn't expect public money.
MLS responded with the following statement. "We are pleased that the people of St Petersburg support the Rowdies proposal to renovate Al Lang Stadium. Bill Edwards personally came to our offices in January to submit his expansion application and share his vision. With the passage of the stadium vote, we look forward to working with the Rowdies as they continue to pursue a Major League Soccer team for Tampa Bay."
Where this puts St Pete in the expansion table is a good question. As so many are pointing out, the favorites aren't the favorites anymore. St Louis couldn't get voters to agree to a stadium deal. People don't seem as keen on Sacramento. San Diego is now caught up in a much larger project that doesn't have as much to do with soccer as it does with real estate development. Detroit is Detroit, a city that may or may not be undergoing a revival. In St Pete, it's tough to ignore the issues the baseball team has had trying to prove that Tampa Bay really is a region rather than a market that has two distinct cities.
MLS remains on schedule to announce two new expansion teams sometime in the near future. Looking at it from the outside, who those two teams might be isn't close to a given.
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http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article148466969.html
St. Pete voters okay Tampa Bay Rowdies' bid to join MLS
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http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2017/5/3/15531936/us-soccer-has-100-million-lying-around-what-should-they-do-with-it
U.S. Soccer has $100 million lying around. What should it do with it?
USSF made a lot of money off Copa America and wants to build a national training center.
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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/2017/05/02/commissioners-convene-talk-changing-world-sports/101230096/
Commissioners convene to talk changing world of sports
You don’t often see four major sports league’s commissioners in the same place.
But on Tuesday at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, the NHL’s Gary Bettman, NBA’s Adam Silver, MLB’s Rob Manfred and Major League Soccer's Don Garber were all on a panel about addressing the ever-changing landscape of each of their respective sports.
NFL commissioner Roger Goddell, however, was not present.
The panel’s moderator, longtime sports broadcaster Jim Gray, pulled no punches during the hour-long discussion.
Perhaps the first of several attention-grabbing answers came from Bettman, when asked about dealing with the perception that the only important group to him was the league’s owners.
“I’m not sure I’ve figured that out yet, since we’ve had three work stoppages and missed an entire season since I’ve been doing this,” he said with a tinge of flippantness.
But then Bettman refined his answer.
“If you don’t run the game, you don’t run the business of the game, well, you won’t be successful,” he said. “And to run the game well, you have to be satisfying your fans, you have to be growing your fan base, you have to have a product that is compelling, exciting and entertaining.
“If you’re not focused on the good of the game, none of it works.”
Manfred said the changes baseball has made in recent years, such as instituting a timer to cut down the time between innings and during visits to the pitcher’s mound, and doing away with the four-pitch intentional walk, have come with a great deal of research.
“Having said that, there are situations in which you have to confront issues that you know a substantial number, and maybe even a majority of your fans, disagree with what you’re going to do,” he said. “That’s a business judgement. You have to pay attention to the fans, but at the end of the day, the fans don’t run the game.”
Later, Manfred suggested speeding up the game is something universally necessary in baseball.
“Being against dead time is like being against cancer,” he said.
Garber seemed to focus more on the fans than his counterparts, though.
“We’re trying to build a soccer nation in our countries,” Garber said. “We have so many constituents within that. We all answer to our owners and we all answer to our fans, our sponsors and our media partners, but we also answer to the broader community.
“Our players live in the community. They’re taxpayers. We’re working as hard as we can to get public financing for our stadiums. It’s all an ecosystem that works together that if done right, creates all the value that can reside with owners and can be delivered back to the community. At the end of the day, we all think about this a lot.
“You don’t report to your fans, but ultimately if you’re not mindful to any consumer, you’re going to lose them.”
Picking their brains
Expectedly, the conversation turned to concussions and other sport-related injuries.
Of the four commissioners present, Bettman has been the most embattled regarding concussions.
“When you’re playing a contact sport, there’s always going to be the risk of injury,” he said. “What we have tried to do is understand the medicine, understand the science and provide as safe an environment as possible within the context of a physical sport.”
The NHL, Bettman said, has always been on the front lines of concussion treatment, having been the first to determine baseline studies and return to play guidelines.
“What we’re trying to do is stay on top of all the developments in place from a medical standpoint in terms of how you deal with concussions," he said. "It’s something that’s constantly evolving for all of us, and I think all sports leagues, because it’s something that’s still in a nascent state.”
Garber, in whose sport concussions are also a prominent issue, made a puzzling statement.
“It’s not the two or three concussions that you get when you become a professional player,” he said. “It’s the head injury, or head contact or concussions you get as you’re going through your development as a player, and then becoming a professional.”
Garber said he and his league have been hard at work trying to refine ways to educate young athletes about the dangers of head injuries.
“Education kind of gets you halfway there,” Garber said. “Then your own protection programs and baseline testing and protocols allow you to deal with it when it happens.”
He said one such remedy is eliminiating heading for players aged 10 and under, which is already underway in the United States.
For Manfred, the issue of concussions is addressed in a compartmentalized manner.
“We don’t focus on the safety issue except as it relates to our sport,” he said. “We made a conscious decision that we don’t draw comparisons to other sports. It’s very rare that we even talk about other sports publically.”
Silver’s take on injuries was more about specializing than it was about concussions.
According to a study from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), athletes who play just one sport are at a higher risk of suffering a lower-extremity injury than one who plays two or more.
“I think we focus on the overall health of our players,” Silver said. “We far from celebrate head injuries in other sports. We’re very focused on kids being active. Generally, it’s still the case that in basketball, the great athletes play more than one sport.
“What we’re seeing that, even in terms of injury prevention when they get older, the doctors are telling them that at an early age, don’t specialize. We don’t want boys and girls to only be playing basketball when they’re 10. I’m rooting for those sports to find solutions to dealing with head injuries.”
Getting defensive
Bettman went on an unsolicited, defensive tangent 25 minutes into the discussion.
“Isn’t really the bigger issue that young people are going to play the sport that interests them and that they have a passion for? Frankly those that are good enough, skilled enough to make it to the elite level, if you don’t have a passion for what you’re doing, and it’s not going to be based on a calculated decision as to what the likelihood is you’re going to get injured, either your knees are going to go or a concussion or you’re going to get rotator cuff injuries” he said. “You’re going to play the sport that you’re excited about and that you want to get out and do every day because it’s a passion for you.
“You can’t make it to the elite level if it’s not something that really is going to motivate you because you love it.”
But Bettman wasn’t done.
“NHL players are known for not resting, and playing hurt,” he said. “We don’t have a pace of play problem and we’re not subject to the jurisdiction of the International Ice Hockey Federation.”
Then he defended his choice for the NHL to back out of the Winter Olympics, starting with the 2018 games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Bettman said the cost of sending NHL players, who come from 19 different countries, and their families to the Olympics is around $15-20 million. Before, the IOC would pay for that, but recently that cost has landed exclusively with the league.
Sticking to sports
The discussion turned to professional athletes making public their beliefs on politics, social issues and other hot-button topics.
Bettman said he encourages NHL players to have their beliefs, but do so off the ice.
“I think it’s great for our players to be involved in political and social causes, but I also think that’s not why people come to games to see them,” Bettman said. “I would encourage, and I do encourage, players to do it on their own time.”
While the MLS has worked to ban in-game political statements from players and fans alike, Garber said he realizes that players do have their beliefs and that the league has to address them in a relevant way.
“Leagues have to evolve as society evolves,” Garber said.
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http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/mount-vernon/2017/05/05/memorial-field-plan-mount-vernon-ny/101304672/
Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas floats $120M Memorial Field project
The ambitious plan could build a retractable roof, underground parking and be used to woo a pro sports team.
Thomas believes if there is buy-in for the vision, Mount Vernon can make a pitch to become the home field of NYCFC, the Major League Soccer team that has been seeking a permanent home while playing its home games at Yankee Stadium.
The mayor said when considering Barclays Center in Brooklyn seats 18,000, he feels a 15,000 seat stadium would be appropriate for a professional sports club.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comments/69el8l/mount_vernon_kicking_the_tires_on_nycfc_with_120m/
Mount Vernon kicking the tires on NYCFC with $120M stadium pitch (lohud.com)
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