For Las Vegas soccer investors, there’s a perfectly good role model out there as they pursue an expansion MLS franchise: Sporting Kansas City, where the franchise was totally made over when new ownership took the reins in 2008. (more…)
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USL Pro team targeted for New Westminster faces community opposition
The Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS) want to put a USL Pro team into New Westminster, British Columbia, and upgrade an existing ballpark for soccer, but local baseball organizers don’t want to lose a prime facility. (more…)
Columbus Crew Stadium upgrades a topic for owner
Columbus Crew Stadium upgrades are on investor-operator Anthony Precourt’s agenda, as the team owner says either a new facility or a revamped facility is in the team’s future. (more…)
Real Salt Lake, FC Dallas exploring USL Pro affiliates for 2015
We could see more USL Pro affiliates for MLS teams in 2015, with Real Salt Lake looking to own a team and FC Dallas looking to affiliate with one. (more…)
Mayor: No public funds for new Sacramento MLS stadium
The city can be “good partners” when it comes to a new Sacramento MLS stadium, but Mayor Kevin Johnson says Republic FC owners should expect no public funding of a new facility. (more…)
Las Vegas MLS stadium plan delayed
It was already a tight timeframe, and reality may be catching up with city officials crafting a Las Vegas MLS stadium plan, with a 29 million funding gap still on the table and a Sept. 1 deadline looming. (more…)
D.C. United, Sunderland join forces
MLS’s D.C. United and Barclays Premier League’s Sunderland AFC are joining forces on a partnership that will see both squads see increased marketing in both North America and Europe. (more…)
NBA’s Kings mull Sacramento Republic FC purchase
The Sacramento Kings (NBA) are in talks about a Sacramento Republic FC purchase, with a plan to raise the USL Pro team to MLS with a new downtown stadium. (more…)
Orlando soccer stadium site shifted, eminent-domain proceedings dropped
An Orlando soccer stadium site for MLS’s Orlando City FC will be shifted a block east, allowing the city to drop eminent-domain proceedings against a church not willing to give up their building at the price offered by the city. (more…)
Orlando City FC hits halfway point in season-ticket sales
Orlando City FC has already sold more than half the season tickets available for the team’s 2015 inaugural season at the Citrus Bowl, with team fortunes boosted by World Cup interest and some smart marketing. (more…)