WATCH: Inter Miami CF release rendering of Miami Freedom Park

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WATCH: Inter Miami CF release rendering of Miami Freedom Park

In 2020, Inter Miami CF are set to begin their first season in Major League Soccer. By 2021 they aim to open their stadium. On Thursday, they released the renderings for their future home, as part of a large complex complete with various sporting fields, a children's water park and 110 acres of green space.

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https://www.soccernation.com/soccer-city-what-you-need-to-know-about-measure-e/

SOCCER CITY – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MEASURE E

Soccer City is proposing to build a soccer-specific stadium surrounded by a vibrant sports and entertainment district on the current SDCCU stadium site in the heart of San Diego’s Mission Valley. With the November election fast approaching, SoccerNation is looking in depth at the two proposals that are aiming to redevelop the former home of the Chargers in San Diego.

Since this process became public in 2017, there has been a lot of talk about proposals and plans but deciding what happens at the SDCCU stadium site boils down to a few key issues. Those issues revolve around financing the overall construction at the site, along with the stadium and additional amenities, building and maintaining a proposed River Park, mitigating additional traffic caused by the new development, and the potential for San Diego State University to expand on that site.

Up first is Soccer City, which will appear as Measure E on the ballot. We spoke to SoccerCity’s own Landon Donovan to get into all the details you need to know to make an informed decision. It is important to note that voters can vote Yes or No on either Measure E (SoccerCity) and/or Measure G (SDSU West). It is not a one-or-the-other scenario.

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https://www.crainsdetroit.com/sports/mls-bid-promises-50-million-soccer-complex-detroit-atop-20-million-100-plus-fields

MLS bid promises $50 million soccer complex in Detroit atop $20 million for 100-plus fields

Local billionaire businessmen have promised Major League Soccer they will spend $95 million, including $50 million to build a soccer training and academy facility at the corner of Woodward Avenue and Seven Mile Road and an additional $20 million to create 100 youth soccer fields across the city in their bid to land an expansion team.

They would spend $25 million to retrofit Ford Field to accommodate a new MLS team, but won't build a retractable roof because it's not worth the hassle.

The details were laid out in a Sept. 24 letter from Quicken Loans Inc. Chairman and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and Detroit Pistons Vice Chairman Arn Tellem to MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Assistant Commissioner Mark Abbott. Tellem is the bid's liaison to MLS and top aide to Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores, who would co-own the team. Gores is copied on the letter along with Detroit Lions owner Martha Firestone Ford and Lions President Rod Wood, who are involved because of the bid's use of Ford Field as a home stadium for the proposed expansion team.

It's unclear if any of the $95 million promised in the letter would use any public funding. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is mentioned in the letter as backing the youth soccer field projects. Proposed are 12 soccer parks totaling more than 100 fields built over three years that would serve 150,000 kids, the letter says.

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Phoenix competes to land Major League Soccer

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https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2018/10/19/the-canadian-premier-league-is-building-buzz/

The Canadian Premier League is building buzz

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https://newsday.co.tt/2018/10/18/coach-hart-canadian-league-ideal-for-tt-players/

Coach Hart: Canadian league ideal for TT players

FORMER TT and current Halifax (HFX) Wanderers Football club coach Stephen Hart, has suggested the upcoming Canadian Premier League (CPL), scheduled to kick off in April 2019, is an ideal new professional league for Caribbean players, who have found it difficult to get into Europe’s various leagues.

Hart, who coached the Soca Warriors from 2013-2016, was announced in June as coach of HFX Wanderers, which is one of the seven CPL franchise teams including : York9 FC (York, Ontario), Forge FC (Hamilton, Ontario), FC Edmonton (Edmonton, Alberta), Calvary FC (Calgary, Alberta), Valour FC (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and Pacific FC (Langford, British Colombia).

Before Hart’s coaching tenure with his native TT, when the Soca Warriors qualified for the 2006 World Cup, under Dutchman Leo Beenhakker, this great achievement was strongly built on a generation of players, who played professionally in Europe, led by famous names such as Dwight Yorke and Shaka Hislop namely.

Similar too can be said of Caribbean rivals the Jamaica Reggae Boyz when they played in the 1998 World Cup. Both teams inability to qualify for the flagship FIFA tournament since has a strong direct correlation to few players playing in the elite European Leagues and of late not so much in Major League Soccer (MLS).

“I think it’s important for everyone to understand that CPL is a brand new league and just judging from the try-outs (CPL got game trails) that we have been having, they are many players from the Caribbean and Latin America that have been trying out”, said Hart.

“It’s one of those situations where opportunity does exist. For the players from Trinidad & Tobago when you understand how difficult it has been to get into Europe camped to the past due to work permit that are necessary it is an avenue to get into the USA market and been seen more easier and regularly without a doubt.”

Due to the players’ inability to get into Europe, during Hart’s time coaching the Soca Warriors, many players were forced to go into the Middle East and Asian leagues to play professionally.

Some TT players who have played in Canada in recent times include, defenders Carlyle Mitchell (Vancouver White and FC Edmonton), Jelani Peters, Tristan Hodge, Ricardo John and Aikim Andrews (all Toronto FC 2).

Hart acknowledge while the CPL could offer in some cases easier travel home and easy cultural assimilation due to Caribbean heritage population in Canada, he noted some unique Canadian conditions will provide their own challenges. “Another thing players will have to be cognizant of is the travel in Canada considering it’s a massive continent”, said Hart.

“Then of course pre-season in the winter will be different, playing indoors and with the league being east to west in, despite sounding exciting, it does put wear and tear on the body for players, who are potentially lucky enough to be chosen, but these are things one has to adapt to if they want to be professional in the CPL.”

Finally, from a personal career standpoint, Hart noted he was happy to be back coaching and is excited by what the new career challenge will bring to him.

“I’ve always been happiest on the football field coaching, working with players, this is a completely new situation for me because I’m also the general manager (HFX Wanderers) and learning all the dynamics of building a club, stadium operation and everything that goes with that.

“I’m finding it very interesting so far and enjoying it very much.”

“Now I’m in a position where I can put a team together with my own ideas. But I’m under no illusions, I’ve told club owners I’d like to build something overtime if I am given the time, because it is very difficult to put a brand new team together and get it correct right off the bat.

“A lot of MLS clubs, for example, it took them quite a while to find their feet and to get things perfectly how they wanted to be successful on the field. So with a completely brand new league and team you just have to be patient and take it one step at a time.”

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Garber's postponed Hall of Fame induction finally arrives

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Don Garber Postponed Hall of Fame Induction to Honor Lamar Hunt

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Hunt’s legacy looms large over MLS commissioner's induction into hall of fame

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Cincinnati Ready to 'Seize the Moment' in USL Curtain Call

FCC LOOKS TO COMPLETE SPECTACULAR SEASON WITH MORE SILVERWARE AHEAD OF TRANSITION TO MLS

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Twitter reacts as Wayne Rooney scores a stunning free kick in Major League Soccer

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Lamar Hunt leaves indelible mark on MLS commissioner

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Dr. Bob Contiguglia: "2002 Put Us on the Stage"

CEREMONY WILL STREAM LIVE ON HALL OF FAME WEBSITE, SOCIAL CHANNELS BEGINNING AT 4:30 P.M. CT; MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER AND NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION WILL ALSO STREAM ON THEIR FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS

Oct 20, 2018

CHICAGO (Oct. 19, 2018) – The Induction Ceremony for the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2018 will be streamed on the new National Soccer Hall of Fame website beginning at 4:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Oct. 20. The ceremony will also stream live on the Hall of Fame’s Facebook, Twitter (@soccerhof) and YouTube accounts, as well as the Facebook accounts of Major League Soccer and the New England Revolution.

The National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2018 includes former U.S. Soccer president Dr. Bob Contiguglia on the Builder ballot, players Tiffeny Milbrett and Brad Friedel on the Player ballot as well as Cindy Parlow Cone on the Veteran ballot. Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, who was elected to the 2016 class but wished to be enshrined this year to honor the Hunt family as part of the celebrations surrounding the opening of the new NSHOF location, and legendary broadcaster JP Dellacamera, winner of the 2018 Colin Jose Media Award, will also be honored during the induction ceremony.

The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be followed by performances from the Revivalists and Grammy Award-winning band, Imagine Dragons, presented by Budweiser; gates open at 6 p.m. CT. The weekend will also include the 2018 Hall of Fame game featuring FC Dallas and Sporting KC on Sunday, Oct. 21 at 4 p.m. CT and the NASL 50th anniversary match.

About the National Soccer Hall of Fame

The National Soccer Hall of Fame was originally founded in 1950 by the Philadelphia Old-Timers Association to recognize individuals for their outstanding contributions to American soccer. In 1979, the National Soccer Museum, as a physical entity, was established in Oneonta, N.Y. It was officially recognized as the National Soccer Hall of Fame by the U.S. Soccer Federation in 1983.

In June of 1999, the National Soccer Hall of Fame opened a 30,000 square-foot museum in Oneonta, NY where it housed a collection of more than 80,000 items and artifacts such as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup trophy, the oldest soccer ball made in the U.S. and the 1994 FIFA World Cup U.S. archive. The facility closed in February of 2010.

In 2013, FC Dallas owners, Clark and Dan Hunt, launched a campaign to bring the Hall of Fame to Frisco, Texas. Their late father, Lamar Hunt, was inducted in the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1982. In 1999, he received the Hall’s highest honor, the Medal of Honor. He remains one of only three individuals to have won the award.

The National Soccer Hall of Fame is scheduled to open to the public on Nov. 2, 2018.