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…)
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…)
Yankee Stadium soccer preview during Man City/Liverpool match
The recent Yankee Stadium soccer match between English Premier League teams Manchester City and Liverpool provided a preview of the future of New York soccer. The European powerhouse teams were there for one night only, but the stadium, starting next season, will be the home of New York City FC, a new MLS franchise. (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…)
Tonight’s MLS All-Star Game may be turning point for league
Tonight’s MLS All-Star Game from Providence Park, home of the Portland Timbers, may represent a turning point for the league as it attempts to continue momentum began by the World Cup. (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…)