http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/city-of-charlotte-ally-sponsorship-mls-team
City of Charlotte gets Ally for MLS expansion bid
Bank also sponsors the International Champions Cup pre-season soccer tournament.
The city of Charlotte in North Carolina has received a boost in its hopes of securing its own Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise after securing a deal with Ally Financial, which will see the bank holding company become the new team’s sponsor if it joins the league.
As well as getting front-of-shirt branding on the proposed club’s kit, Ally plans to leverage its partnership with the city’s bid team to highlight its commitment to the community, specifically around economic mobility, employee engagement and financial literacy.
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https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2019/07/22/photos-in-town-for-international-soccer.html
PHOTOS: In town for international soccer festivities, Megan Rapinoe weighs in on MLS for Charlotte
Arsenal and Fiorentina brought the International Champions Cup back to Bank of America Stadium over the weekend, but it was U.S. Women’s National Team World Cup hero Megan Rapinoe who stole the show.
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Megan Rapinoe weighs in on future of soccer
Megan Rapinoe lead a clinic with The Creative Player Foundation at the House of Soccer at Romare Bearden Park before the match on July 20
Arsenal and Fiorentina brought the International Champions Cup back to Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium over the weekend, but it was U.S. Women’s National Team World Cup hero Megan Rapinoe who stole the show.
Tournament promoter Relevent Sports Group brought in Rapinoe to build excitement for the game as well as a companion fan festival earlier in the day at Romare Bearden Park. Rapinoe came on stage at the fan festival and struck her signature, arms-open after-goal celebratory pose — a pose that became iconic as Rapinoe scored the most goals in the World Cup this summer while leading Team USA to its second straight championship.
“Stuff like this is incredible,” she said. “To be able to bring some of the best teams in the world here, to see the interest that we have in a city like this, that doesn’t have an MLS team.” Rapinoe paused, then said, “yet,” eliciting roars, before adding, “But I hear it’s in the works …”
The NFL Carolina Panthers are trying to win an expansion Major League Soccer team for Charlotte, a subject that came up again when Rapinoe met with reporters after leading a skills clinic for a group of children at the fan festival.
“I feel like this city is quickly becoming one of the premier sports cities in our country and to be able to bring something new and exciting like the MLS to Charlotte would be pretty dope,” Rapinoe said.
Relevent’s fan festival, House of Soccer, filled much of Romare Bearden Park despite hot temperatures. This was the first time the fan festival has been to Charlotte, and Rapinoe’s star power increased interest.
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https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/spfl/scottish-premiership/motherwell-could-take-chris-cadden-16627829
Motherwell could take Chris Cadden case to FIFA as MLS side look to sign him
The 22-year-old turned down a new contract at Fir Park
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https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49070898
Motherwell: Chris Cadden move to MLS could cost club 280,000 euros
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https://ussoccerplayers.com/2019/07/the-leagues-cup-matters-for-mls-and-liga-mx.html
THE LEAGUES CUP MATTERS FOR MLS AND LIGA MX
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https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1036443
The 18 – Phoenix Flexes Attacking Prowess
STERLING SECOND HALF EQUALED WIN-STREAK RECORD, BUT RENO, FRESNO REMAIN HOT ON HEELS
7. Rising FC might be the hottest team in the league right now, but the team with the most points? That’s still the Tampa Bay Rowdies, who got a full club effort to first get their game against Saint Louis FC played on Saturday night and then put in a statement performance with a 4-1 victory that saw Sebastian Guenzatti score twice alongside finishes by Leo Fernandes and Caleb Richards.
8. As impressive as the performance on the field was, the MVPs of the night were probably the Rowdies ground staff, whose preparation that included tarps covering the field while a torrential storm blew through St. Petersburg on Saturday night helped allow the game to be played. Once the rain started to slow 90 minutes before the rescheduled kickoff, an ideal playing surface was revealed, quite the impressive job given the standing water in the streets surrounding the stadium.
9. “The ground staff did an unbelievable job,” said Rowdies Head Coach Neill Collins. “Honestly, these players are out in the field giving the staff something to be proud of, but they will be the first to admit we’ve got fantastic people behind the scenes, and thankfully for the first time in my period here they’re getting to reap the benefits in terms of the team on the field. It was a whole club effort today to get the game on, and then to go and put the performance on.”
10. While they were taking victory, the Rowdies also got a welcome favor from one of their former players as Brandon Allen came back to haunt another of his former clubs with his first two goals for Memphis 901 FC that earned the hosts a 2-2 draw with the New York Red Bulls II at AutoZone Park. The result saw the gap between the Rowdies and the Red Bulls II rise to five points, putting a dent in New York’s hopes of pulling level at the top of the Eastern Conference when it hosts the Rowdies at MSU Soccer Park this Friday night. The Red Bulls II are 2-0-0 all-time at home against the Rowdies, scoring nine goals across those two victories. With the hosts looking to close the gap at the top it’s going to make for a fascinating start to next weekend’s action.
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https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1036618
ARLIA: For Indy, It’s Not How You Start, It’s How You Finish
LATE GOALS AGAINST LOUDOUN CONTINUED LARGER TREND THAT HAS PLACED SIDE AMONG EAST’S ELITE
That run of form has kept the Eleven in touch with the Championship-leading Tampa Bay Rowdies, as Indy enters this week six points and two places behind Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference standings but boasts two games in hand.
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https://www.moultrienews.com/sports/marini-beats-hartford-in-battery-thriller/article_3ba894dc-ac86-11e9-9dcc-bf9843f25f69.html
Marini beats Hartford in Battery thriller
The Battery head west for next weeks match against Swope Park Rangers on July 27 at 8 p.m. Romario Piggott and Felipe Hernandez scored in a 1-1 draw against the teams at MUSC Health Stadium on June 22. The Battery return home on August 3rd as they take on the Tampa Bay Rowdies at 7:30 p.m.
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https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/07/22/vincent-tan-exploring-sale-of-20-percent-stake-in-lafc/
Sources: Vincent Tan exploring sale of 20% stake in LAFC
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https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mls/article232967542.html
David Beckham in Miami on family vacation, toured condo, finalizing Inter Miami deals
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https://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/3904611/will-mls-show-it-can-compete-with-liga-mx-in-upcoming-leagues-cup
Will MLS show it can compete with Liga MX in upcoming Leagues Cup?
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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/07/22/socal-rivalry-la-galaxy-talk-tijuana-ahead-leagues-cup-opener-vs-xolos
SoCal rivalry? LA Galaxy talk Tijuana ahead of Leagues Cup opener vs. Xolos
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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/07/22/chicago-fire-look-embark-new-era-international-play-leagues-cup
Chicago Fire look to embark on new era of international play in Leagues Cup
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https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2019/07/22/leagues-cup-preview-mls-gets-its-next-shot-at-liga-mx/
Leagues Cup preview: MLS gets its next shot at Liga MX
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https://en.as.com/en/2019/07/22/football/1563823082_674793.html
Inter Miami look set to make first signing
The 2020 MLS expansion team are reportedly close to recruiting their first player, with the signing to presented by the end of the month.
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https://ussoccerplayers.com/2019/07/the-leagues-cup-matters-for-mls-and-liga-mx.html
THE LEAGUES CUP MATTERS FOR MLS AND LIGA MX
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https://www.ocregister.com/2019/07/22/galaxy-ready-for-challenge-of-mexicos-top-teams-in-new-leagues-cup-competition/
Galaxy ready for challenge of Mexico’s top teams in new Leagues Cup competition
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/9558587/inside-the-beckhams-miami-holiday-with-celeb-mates-karaoke-and-days-at-the-pool/
BECK LIFE Inside the Beckhams Miami holiday with celeb mates, karaoke and days at the pool
DAVID and Victoria Beckham have treated their children to an incredible holiday in Miami complete with pool parties, A-list celeb pals and karaoke.
The retired footballer and the Spice Girl turned fashion designer splashed out on an epic trip to the city where David is planning on launching his own football team next year.
he family getting a taste of what Miami has to offer can only be a good thing with David's plans to open his own football club in the area progressing fast ready for the 2020 season.
Called Inter Miami, Beckham is one of six co-owners with Simon Fueller, Bolivian billionaire Marcelo Claure, Japanese banking chief Masayoshi Son and businessmen Jorge and Jose Mas making up the others.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7272755/Harper-Beckham-PICTURE-EXCLUSIVE-Victoria-Davids-daughter-eight-shows-style-prowess.html
Harper Beckham PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Victoria and David's daughter, 8, shows off her style prowess in a tiered blue maxi dress with flared sleeves in Miami
Her father David has been dividing his time between London and Miami as he launches his Inter Miami soccer expansion team.
Now the footballer and his glamorous wife look to be setting up a permanent abode Stateside as they were seen apartment hunting in the city on Tuesday.
David has been busy working in the U.S as Inter Miami will join the MLS as an expansion team for the 2020 season, with Beckham front and centre as one of the owners, and the public face of the team .
As part of his deal to sign for LA Galaxy back in 2007, Beckham negotiated an option to own an MLS franchise for a discounted fee of $25million once his playing days finished.
The wheels were finally set in motion in 2013 when he confirmed he would set up shop in Florida, under the rather unwieldy working title of 'Miami Beckham United.' However, the name of Inter Miami was later settled upon - with the club in its current guise officially founded on January 28, 2018.
Beckham is one of six owners of Inter Miami - other investors are Simon Fuller, who formerly managed the Spice Girls (featuring Beckham's wife Victoria); Bolivian billionaire Marcelo Claure; Florida businessmen Jorge and Jose Mas; and Japanese banking chief executive Masayoshi Son.
While the family headed to Miami earlier this week for the school summer holidays, the Beckhams' eldest son Brooklyn remained in London.
The aspiring photographer, 20, has been working alongside renowned photographer Rankin at his studio in West London.
David and Victoria have been eyeing up $45 million apartment in Zaha Hadid's famous phallic shaped building, 1000 museum, in Miami.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/tvshowbiz/video-1970340/Video-Beckhams-living-best-life-holiday-Miami.html
Video: The Beckham's living their best life on lavish holiday in Miami
David Beckham has been spending lots of time in the United States working on the Inter Miami MLS franchise ahead of its 2020 launch and in his spare time he took his daughter Harper, eight, and sons Cruz, 14, and...
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Question on Tailgating the Games
Hello all! I'm hoping some of you fine fellow soccer-enthusiasts can help me on this one. I recently moved to the area and was excited to get a group of people together to tailgate the game this past Saturday. We loaded up the car with the canopy and chairs and grill but when we got the stadium the parking attendant said that all spaces were reserved for VIP and season ticket holders? We were turned away and had to park down the street and walk our gear up to the stadium and then back again before the game. I've never once been to a sporting event where there was no parking available day of, so this caught us quite off guard. I love tailgating, and am definitely interested in attending more games, so how does one get their hands on one of these coveted lot spots? Do I seriously have to purchase a season ticket package if I want the tailgate experience?
I purchased a parking pass for the front. It worked out to the same $$$ as parking garage. I would call a Rowdies sales person to ask.
Did you purchase it day of or ahead of time? If ahead of time, was it on the Rowdies website? Or did you have to call?
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Rowdies Home Attendance Thread - Game 11 vs. St. Louis FC [7/20]
Rough one with the weather. You'd kind of hope for throwback night to be a big draw, but this one hurt the season average...
Yeah me and a group of 15 or so were tailgating the game. We tried to rough it out in the weather but by the end of it we were soaked and left. Heard it was a great match though.
Might I ask how you acquired the parking pass to tailgate in the lot? My friends and I attempted to this weekend but were turned away by the parking attendant because they were reserved for season ticket holders/VIP? She said we weren't able to purchase a pass on site. I'd like to come and tailgate more games, but I'm not sure how to make that happen.
I called sales rep and purchased like 10+ tickets and asked how I could buy a parking pass and they just put my name on a list. So maybe try calling the box office and tell them you and some friends want to tailgate.
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Rowdies' Dream Houses
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Published on Jul 22, 2019
The Rowdies describe their dream homes - what feature would you want in a dream house?
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https://www.dailynews.com/2019/07/22/galaxy-ready-for-challenge-of-mexicos-top-teams-in-new-leagues-cup-competition/
Galaxy ready for challenge of Mexico’s top teams in new Leagues Cup competition
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https://en.as.com/en/2019/07/23/football/1563845393_416620.html
Atletico Madrid reveals roster to face the MLS stars in Orlando
The Spanish league runner-ups travel to the United States for its preseason tour and get ready for the upcoming campaign, where they will be part of the All-Star Game.
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https://en.onefootball.com/vurnon-anita-eyes-mls-move-after-panathinaikos-switch-stalls/
Vurnon Anita eyes MLS move after Panathinaikos switch stalls
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