Four Cities, Two Spots: Who Would You Like to See Added to MLS?

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https://www.burgundywave.com/2017/12/4/16732312/four-cities-two-spots-who-would-you-like-to-see-added-to-mls-expansion-teams

Four Cities, Two Spots: Who Would You Like to See Added to MLS?

Who will be the next two expansion teams?q

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http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/12/04/metro-asks-judge-dismiss-lawsuit-seeks-stop-nashville-mls-stadium-plans/918974001/

Metro seeks dismissal of lawsuit aimed at stopping Nashville MLS stadium plans

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https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2017/12/04/mls-deferral-on-sas-expansion-bid-gives-austin.html

MLS deferral on SA's expansion bid gives Austin more time to cut in line

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https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2017/12/04/downtown-austin-park-emerges-as-frontrunner-for.html

Downtown Austin park emerges as frontrunner for pro soccer stadium

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http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/major-league-soccer-and-la-galaxy-partner-with-jlab-audio

Major League Soccer and LA Galaxy partner with JLab Audio

Headphone and speaker brand becomes league's first audio partner.

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https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/toronto-fc-seattle-sounders-mls-cup-rematch-money-ambition-evolution

All that money can buy: MLS Cup rematch underscores league’s evolution toward wealth, ambition

Seattle-Toronto Part 2 is another telling sign of Major League Soccer's evolution. Spend or be left behind.

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http://cincinnatisoccertalk.com/2017/12/04/fc-cincinnatis-case-for-mls-fan-base

FC Cincinnati’s Case for MLS: Fan base

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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/12/04/jlab-audio-named-official-audio-partner-major-league-soccer-0

JLab Audio named official audio partner of Major League Soccer

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http://www.columbiachronicle.com/metro/article_6ea0791a-d70b-11e7-ad49-1b78c637f69a.html

Soccer stadium could score goal in North Side

With a new United Soccer League stadium scheduled to arrive on Chicago’s North Side in 2020, fans and urban planning experts are still unsure it can survive.

The USL is a minor league of teams below Major League Soccer. The stadium is being developed by Sterling Bay, a Chicago real estate company, which will also own the stadium’s team; however, the company still does not have a team for the location. The stadium will have 20,000 seats and a retractable roof for year-round events.

The stadium is part of the 70-acre Lincoln Yards development project and has been linked to Chicago’s bid to house Amazon’s second headquarters.

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https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2017/12/04/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/MLS-finance.aspx

League flexes muscles in securing $425M loan

By Daniel Kaplan, Staff Writer

Published December 4, 2017, Page 5

Major League Soccer borrowed $425 million from a consortium of banks led by JP-Morgan and Bank of America, underscoring the quickly changing financial fortunes of the soccer league as it prepares to award lucrative expansion franchises. MLS confirmed the loan, though not the amount, whi...

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http://thecomeback.com/soccer/sum-president-kathy-carter-looking-run-ussf-president-will-face-many-challenges.html

SUM President Kathy Carter “exploring” run for US Soccer President, will face many challenges

Kathy Carter is reportedly is at a "95 percent" chance of running for US Soccer President.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-insider/wp/2017/12/04/path-to-2019-womens-world-cup-will-begin-at-home-for-u-s-team/?utm_term=.d1eea2d28ad3

Path to 2019 Women’s World Cup will begin at home for U.S. team

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https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2017/12/4/16734026/usa-host-2018-concacaf-womens-world-cup-qualifying

USA will host Women’s World Cup qualifying

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https://nypost.com/2017/12/04/face-of-us-soccer-since-2006-wants-out/

Face of US Soccer since 2006 wants out

U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati will not seek a fourth term, announcing his decision two months after the Americans failed to qualify for next year’s World Cup.

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http://www.richmond.com/news/latest-news/ap/gulati-will-not-seek-th-term-as-us-soccer-president/article_90fcfd8f-6b5f-5945-982c-bed43f08e8eb.html

Gulati will not seek 4th term as US Soccer president

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-insider/wp/2017/12/04/that-nutty-idea-of-a-world-cup-for-failed-countries-dont-hold-your-breath/?utm_term=.7ad5abee57a5

That nutty idea of a World Cup for failed countries? Don’t hold your breath.

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https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2017/12/04/metro-fires-back-in-mls-stadium-lawsuit.html

Metro fires back in MLS stadium lawsuit

Wasting no time, Metro Nashville is calling for the dismissal of a lawsuit over plans for a soccer stadium at The Fairgrounds Nashville.

Metro filed its motion to dismiss Friday, two days after a coalition of fairgrounds advocates filed their suit.

The plaintiffs — including the Save Our Fairgrounds organization, its leader Rick Williams, former Metro Councilman Duane Dominy and former Metro fair board member Neil Chaffin — have asked a Davidson County Chancery Court judge to halt plans for the potential Major League Soccer stadium as well as separate plans to convert 46 acres at the fairgrounds into parkland and recreational soccer fields.

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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/dec/04/sunil-gulati-us-soccer-president-re-election

US Soccer president Gulati will not seek reelection after World Cup failure

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https://sports.yahoo.com/sunil-gulati-will-not-run-re-election-u-s-soccer-president-221259114.html

Sunil Gulati will not run for re-election as U.S. Soccer president