Wesley Edens, an owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and the co-owner of Fortress Investment Group — a New York investment group that’s a major player in Florida real estate and development — is in talks with David Beckham’s investment group to arrange Miami MLS stadium financing. (more…)
It was a night of healing Saturday at Camping World Stadium, as the MLS match between Orlando City and the San Jose Earthquakes featured dedications and memorials to the 49 victims of nightclub shooting at Pulse. (more…)
Arizona United owner Kyle Eng says large crowds for Copa America matches at University of Phoenix Stadium bodes well for Phoenix soccer growth and a potential MLS franchise down the line. (more…)
Orlando City SC will stop play in the 49th minute of this weekend’s match at Camping World Stadium to honor the 49 victims killed in the mass murder early Sunday morning at a Orlando gay nightclub. (more…)
As planning for the new Minnesota United stadium continues, St. Paul officials are already raising concerns about how fans will get to the new Midway-area facility. (more…)
American football might be the most popular sport in the United States but it is no match for soccer, as the world’s game and its fans are just as passionate. (more…)
A property-tax exemption and a liquor license were approved as part of the end-of-session legislation passed by the Minnesota Legislature, as Minnesota United FC received most of the tax relief team owners were seeking this year, paving the way for construction of the new MLS stadium to begin this summer. (more…)
If there’s any serious sport in the professional-soccer world past the game on the pitch, it’s plotting future MLS expansion. The last time we explored the issue FC Cincinnati had not played a single match, a proposal for a new downtown Detroit stadium had not been announced, and a new Miami stadium was a lock. […]
Progress is still halted on a new Miami MLS stadium development headed by a David Beckham investment group, but a poll indicates solid support for the privately financed project despite an impasse with Miami-Dade County over the sale terms for a three-acre parcel. (more…)
Privately financing any new sports facility is a challenge these days. The owners of Orlando City SC (MLS) are taking a unique approach to the issue: soliciting foreign investors to invest in the team’s new stadium via the federal EB-5 visa program, which is essentially a program allowing a foreign citizen to “buy” U.S. citizenship […]
