https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/mls-expansion-ranking-the-remaining-potential-markets/1r8xo6ok3s4ee1p5ob31e779pf
MLS expansion: Ranking the remaining potential markets
The MLS expansion race could be down to one open slot if the Columbus Crew are saved and Austin secures a team in the process. Here are the contenders
Major League Soccer expansion has seen the league grow in ways few could have imagined 15 years ago, when contraction forced the league to shrink to 10 teams, leaving its future in doubt. There are no longer questions about whether the league will survive. Those have been replaced with questions of how much more can the league grow.
The 23-team league will expand to 24 in 2019 with the arrival of Cincinnati's expansion team, followed by Miami and Nashville in 2020. If a bid to keep the rights to the Columbus Crew in the hands of local ownership goes through — thus saving the Crew, and helping MLS avoid a PR nightmare — then current Crew owner Anthony Precourt will be awarded a new team in Austin, Texas, set to begin play in 2021.
That would leave one remaining expansion slot open before MLS reaches its self-imposed limit of 28 teams. Given how many strong expansion candidate markets are still left, it's tough to see MLS sticking to its 28-team limit over the long term, but what is clear is that the league's 14-year expansion march will be put on hold once the 28th team is chosen.
That could set up a major battle for the 28th slot, with several candidates capable of putting together bids strong enough to merit inclusion. Goal takes a look at the leading markets still in the running for that 28th spot - and potential entry beyond the 28-team mark - ranked in order of their chances of being selected by MLS:
7. TAMPA
When David Beckham's Miami expansion team begins play it will leave just one market that has lost an MLS team and not gotten it back in the form of Tampa. MLS commissioner Don Garber made bringing MLS back to Miami a priority, but hasn't been as publicly driven to bring MLS back to Tampa more than 15 years after the Mutiny were contracted.
The recent sale of the Tampa Bay Rowdies to the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team should improve the market's chances of gaining an MLS expansion team, but the fact that the Southeast has recently added Orlando City, Atlanta United and will soon add Miami leaves Tampa low on this list as MLS focuses its attention on other parts of the country.
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https://www.statesman.com/news/20181026/circuit-of-americas-announces-support-for-petition-bid-to-sink-mls-stadium
Circuit of the Americas announces support for petition bid to sink MLS stadium
The Circuit of the Americas officially announced Friday its intentions to support an effort to torpedo a deal between the city of Austin and Major League Soccer franchise owner Anthony Precourt to build a soccer stadium in North Austin.
An investor in the racetrack had already made a donation to the political action committee IndyAustin to support the group’s effort to force an election on the stadium deal, according to the PAC’s latest campaign finance report.
But Friday’s announcement made it official that the track, which is in the process of bringing its own soccer team to Austin, wants no MLS team in Austin. The track’s chairman, Bobby Epstein, has said that having a MLS team in Austin would be a serious blow to the success of the United Soccer League franchise Austin Bold FC that will begin playing at the track in March.
“Austin cannot keep giving special deals to out of town businesses with no connection to the community, while local businesses and homeowners struggle to afford to be here,” a blog post from the Circuit of the Americas said. “By seeking a public vote - not unlike what has occurred in stadium deals elsewhere - IndyAustin is trying to do what is best for the taxpayers and the school district.”
IndyAustin is circulating a petition that calls for elections on any city deals that would allow the construction of stadiums or other entertainment venues on public land.
The organization was one of the driving forces behind the petition that put Proposition J on the ballot. That item was aimed at the now-defunct CodeNext land use code rewrite. It calls for future elections to be held on any comprehensive updates to Austin’s land use and zoning codes.
Precourt plans to build a privately financed $200 million, 20,000 seat stadium at the city-owned McKalla Place tract near the Domain. The city approved an initial stadium deal in August.
The site was to be the home of the Columbus Crew. However, it now appears that a group that includes the owner of the Cleveland Browns will purchase the franchise and Austin will get an expansion team.
In an Oct. 9 campaign finance report, IndyAustin showed a $20,000 donation from Irving Kessler, a Minnesota man who is listed as an investor in the Circuit of the Americans in a 2012 SEC filing.
When reached recently, IndyAustin co-founder Linda Curtis said she had no qualms about taking money from people associated with the track.
“Should we tell other business people that they shouldn’t protect their interests and roll over and let a raid go on land they wanted access to?” Curtis said. “It doesn’t matter if it is COTA. Politics makes strange bedfellows and it always has.”
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/9sjffh/so_hows_our_partnership_with_sao_paulo_these_days/
So how's our partnership with Sao Paulo these days? - Soccer star found dead ‘almost beheaded with his genitals severed’
Brazil is basically a 3rd world country outside of the rich parts of the big cities. And even those parts are pushing the line nowadays
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Soccer star found dead ‘almost beheaded with his genitals severed’
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MLS expansion: Ranking the remaining potential markets | Goal.com
7. TAMPA
When David Beckham's Miami expansion team begins play it will leave just one market that has lost an MLS team and not gotten it back in the form of Tampa. MLS commissioner Don Garber made bringing MLS back to Miami a priority, but hasn't been as publicly driven to bring MLS back to Tampa more than 15 years after the Mutiny were contracted.
The recent sale of the Tampa Bay Rowdies to the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team should improve the market's chances of gaining an MLS expansion team, but the fact that the Southeast has recently added Orlando City, Atlanta United and will soon add Miami leaves Tampa low on this list as MLS focuses its attention on other parts of the country.
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MLS expansion: Ranking the remaining potential markets
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Check out my blog post!
What if the Tampa Bay Rowdies adopted a badge?
My next blog post 🖥 featuring the Tampa Bay Rowdies is live on my site and ready for your viewing pleasure! Be sure to leave a comment and let me know your thoughts! 📲
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Very cool concept and I really like the thinking behind it. My only concern would be the B being lower than the R and behind the T, it doesn't read left to right TBR, which is okay, but it also reads top to bottom TRB as well. in my opinion, at least one of those should be in the proper order.
tldr;
Have you thought about taking those "Rowdies font" style TBR letters and making them interlocking?
I’ve looked at that in the past...would definitely take some creative redesign to make them readable. I never fully went there.
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BENJAMIN ENRIQUE ALVARADO | GRAPHIC DESIGNER
TAMPA BAY ROWDIES | THE LOGO BREAKDOWN
What’s up everyone, thank you for all the love/hate/feedback on my last post! If you missed it don’t worry, you can check it out right here.
Next up on the Logo BreakDown are the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the USL League One or Two or Campeones, idk something like what other leagues are doing. I resorted to having another twitter convo (mostly with myself) on what team I should pick next. Being that I live in Tampa and I follow a couple accounts, the Rowdies come up on my timeline quite often. I have always been drawn to the Rowdies logo, because it’s another unique logo like the Chicago Fire. The bright colors reel me in and the weird style of the type(font), but the thing that drives me crazy is the absence of a shield! Working with multiple logos at a time makes it a bit tough with you always have one logo that looks nothing like the rest. So after reaching out to the Rowdies twitter community, I decided to choose the Rowdies as my next project.
I got some really good feedback in terms of things I should stay away from, things to keep and what everyone liked. From the start I knew I wasn’t going to mess with the typography, it is too special and quite complicated to break up and rearrange. So when Twitter said not to mess with it, I was in agreement.
A couple of them put their own mockups together, you can check that out here, so that too was good for me to check out and see what had already been done. All in all, it generated a good discussion and something for me to build my ideas from. One thing that stuck with me was a comment by @KodyAllenson about the word mark being imperfectly perfect. Gave me a little bit of an idea but I was unsure if I’d be able to accomplish the look.
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Gasparilla Bowl moves to Tampa - WFLA
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wfla.com/amp/video/gasparilla-bowl-comes-to-tampa_20181024214941/1546983852
The move to Tampa was announced back in May. It’s a shame but the timing was never right for it to move to Al Lang anyway. They’ve been looking to get out of the Trop for a while. No one was waiting around for the chance the Al Lang might be expanded. That said, there’s always the chance it could move back years down the road or another bowl game could go to DTSP.
Welp, there goes any idea of expanding Al Lang to include this bowl game after the Trop is gone.
So RayJay is going to host two Bowls? (There’s too many damn bowls nowadays.)
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Gasparilla Bowl comes to Tampa
Gabrielle Shirley talks to Titus O'Neil about the changes coming to the Gasparilla Bowl this December. O'Neil serves as the new Bowl Chairman and is happy to bring the game to Raymond James Stadium.
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Offseason Update with Neill Collins
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Offseason Update with Neill Collins
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An offseason update from Rowdies head coach Neill Collins.
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The Unused Substitutes - Ep 180: The Neill Collins Mixtape (OC)
You can hear our full interview with Neill Collins on this episode.
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Episode 180 –
Lots of off-season news to start digging through tonight & the guys are here for it!
In tonight’s episode:
Sale to Rays complete
Roster Moves
Jake talks to Neill Collins about
His takeover as manager
Mid-season signings
Offseason plans & Player departures
Looking ahead to next season
His long-term view
The Georgi Decision
Joe Cole’s status
The ownership change
The Club’s relationship w/TBU and the DA
His personal view of the season
Is it 2019 yet?
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Beyond the hype over Beckham’s stadium, here’s what the Miami ballot measure means
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article220225945.html
Beyond the hype over Beckham’s stadium, here’s what the Miami ballot measure means
If most voters say “no,” it’s unclear what would happen next for Beckham and his partners.
Jorge Mas, the partner who frequently speaks for the group, said if the referendum fails, “there is no plan B.” He told a reporter he will not fall back on land the team owns or has a contract to buy in Overtown.
“I’m not going back to Overtown. I couldn’t look myself in the mirror,” he said. “It’s not a good idea for the community.”
The ownership team has spent $414,014 on political advertisements, according to the most recent campaign finance reports. The ads were purchased through a political committee, Miami Freedom Park Political Committee, which has been funded exclusively by team owners, who include Beckham; Mas and his brother Jose, both executives of Miami-based infrastructure giant MasTec.; Sprint chairman Marcelo Claure; and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son.
The group has faced criticism for pushing the proposal to a commission vote so fast that the public didn’t have enough time to analyze details. Mas, who entered the picture only a year ago and brought the other partners with him, argues he has had to move rapidly because of pressure from the league. He maintains if the city were to go through a bidding process, that could take years and MLS — which has already waited a long time — doesn’t want to wait any longer.
“We don’t have the luxury of time,” he said. “We’re kicking off in March 2020.” Previous delays have made MLS wary. The Inter Miami expansion agreement requires permits for the stadium site by November 2019.
Throughout the process, Mas has acknowledged that Miamians may be suspicious when it comes to stadiums on public land. And they certainly are — the public financing package that paid for the construction of Marlins Park left taxpayers on the hook for nearly $2 billion in loan payments.
“I understand and recognize that there is extreme skepticism in our community, especially after the failed Jeffrey Loria deal,” Mas said, referring to the former Miami Marlins owner who has refused to share profits from the sale of the team with Miami taxpayers. “That’s left a very significant bad taste in many peoples’ mouths.”
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article220482650.html
Fair rent? Toxic soil? Traffic? There are still questions about Beckham stadium
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article215528040.html
What goes on at Melreese park and why are some opposed to giving up golf for soccer?
I wonder what the polling looks like. I'd be somewhat surprised if it gets voted down, but 100% surprised if they actually walk away from the whole thing.
No idea if anyone is doing actual opinion polling.
Mas brothers are the only ones spending money on this, and the opposition isn’t organized or funded.
Comments on these articles are overwhelmingly against, but there aren’t that many comments and comments doesn’t really reflect actual voters anyway.
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https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article220225945.html
Beyond the hype over Beckham’s stadium, here’s what the Miami ballot measure means
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Top 10 Moments of 2018 - #6: Marcel Schäfer's Final Match
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Continuing our countdown of the top 10 moments of the 2018 season...
#6: Celebrating Marcel Schäfer on his final night with the Rowdies before returning to VfL Wolfsburg!
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2018 Rowdies Blooper Reel
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Sometimes you just have to laugh at yourself 😂! These are some of our favorite funny moments from this season.
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Top 10 Moments of 2018 - #7 Zac Portillos' First Professional Goal
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Continuing our countdown of the top 10 moments of the 2018 season...
#7: Zac Portillos rises for first goal as a professional!
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#ThankYouGeorgi
Thank You Georgi!
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#ThankYouGeorgi
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Top 10 Moments of 2018 - #8 Dominic Oduro's Last-Minute Equalizer in Debut
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Continuing our countdown of the top 10 moments of the 2018 season...
#8: @DominicOduro's 90th minute game-tying goal in his Rowdies debut.
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Top 10 Moments of 2018 - #9 Ralph's Mob Honor's Tam's Retirement
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Continuing our countdown of the top 10 moments of the 2018 season...
#9: Ralph's Mob showing its appreciation for Tamika Mkandawire on the night he retired!
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Episode 179 – Goodnight Sweet Danish Prince
After the 2018 mercifully ends with a 1-0 loss in Bethlehem, the guys take a look at the final standings in the East and West, discuss Neill Collins’ open letter, bid farewell to Martin Vingaard, and wildly speculate about the offseason to come
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Episode 178 – Last Week Tonight
Hope is gone, dreams are crushed, 2018 is over…but there’s still one more game to go. This show is one week late and probably not worth the wait, but we present it anyway, for all you completionists!
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http://www.theunsubs.com/wp/2018/10/02/episode-177-rays-of-hope/4083
Episode 177 – Rays of Hope?
Coming off today’s announcement of the Rowdies sale to the Tampa Bay Rays, Matt and Dan are joined by Jake to unpack all the news.
In this episode:
What we know
What we think
What we hope
Evaluating the Bill Edwards Era
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A Tale of Several Cities Looking For MLS Expansion
I’d rather have Rowdies in the league than Charlotte
For your last team there, I'd also add an "or Tampa Bay" to your list. They still have a decent bid, and that probably isn't going to change anytime soon.
Oh I agree. Would be fun to see a three-way Florida Derby, especially given the history between Tampa and Miami(-area) teams. Problem is their new ownership says they’re not interested in MLS at the moment. After the 2026 World Cup, though, I could see Tampa and one of the NC teams coming online…maybe both if a 4th team joins in, like Vegas or a revived Indy bid.
The Rays weren’t going to announce MLS ambitions at the press conference standing next to the USL president.
Rays are focused on getting their Ybor stadium deal done; they don’t need the distraction of MLS at the moment.
Key word is “moment”; things can change quickly.
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https://www.101sports.com/2018/10/22/a-tale-of-several-cities-all-looking-for-mls-expansion/
A Tale of Several Cities Looking For MLS Expansion
Charlotte, Raleigh and Tampa Bay are bidding, but commissioner Garber recently said that with Miami and Nashville joining the league as expansion teams soon, in addition to Orlando and Atlanta, “It’s a hotbed of soccer in the grassroots level. There’s enormous energy and diversity that exists in this part of the country. I think we’re probably done expanding in the southeast for a little while, but we’re feeling pretty good about it.”
If MLS stop at 28, I'm a dutchman. You don't walk away from interest like that - if I had to bet, I'd say MLS will get to at least 32, probably with a structure re-jig to two conferences of two divisions. AS for teams 28-32...Again, if I were a betting man, I'd say St Louis, Phoenix, Detroit, Sacramento, Tampa in that order, with Indianapolis the final unlucky loser.
Look for a San Diego USL team, me thinks, and keep an eye out for Baltimore as a huge dark horse.
MLS is definitely frothing at the mouth to add both St. Louis and San Diego to the league (#BringBackTheSockers) - in light of both cities recently losing their NFL teams - despite neither city being as far along in the process as others. I doubt the Tampa Bay area will get another team so soon in light of Miami finally getting a new team and Orlando having one as well. Also, the league just doesn't seem to be as into Sacramento as Sacramento seems to be into it. But given that I'd push for the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and MLS all having an eventual maximum of 40 teams, I'd be open to them eventually expanding there. In the near future, however, I'd prefer to see MLS add teams in St. Louis, San Diego, Detroit, Phoenix, San Antonio (assuming the league tells Anthony Precourt to take a hike regarding ever putting a team in Austin), and one more team in Canada -- most likely Calgary, since it's the country's next biggest market after Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.
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[OC] The Future of Professional Soccer in North America
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The Future of Professional Soccer in North America
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