It’s been a slow month on the MLS expansion front, as league officials have turned their attention to addressing issues with current franchises, rather than focusing on the future. (more…)
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Handicapping the Next MLS Expansion Round: April 2019 Edition
MLS expansion remains a hot topic, as Commissioner Don Garber teases the issue after last week’s league meetings and leaves open the possibility that the process may not end after 30 teams are in the fold. (more…)
Handicapping the Next MLS Expansion Round: March 2019 Edition
We have some clarity as to the next selection in MLS expansion, as Commissioner Don Garber announced that St. Louis and Sacramento are the last two bids standing to land the 28th team. (more…)
Handicapping the Next MLS Expansion Round: February 2019 Edition
Will 2019 MLS expansion end with 28 teams? Given the number of strong ownership groups emerging and the willingness of the league to be flexible, there’s now open talk of a 32-team circuit emerging in coming years. (more…)
Handicapping the Next MLS Expansion Round: January 2019 Edition
With a New Year comes a new Austin team and some new developments on the MLS expansion front, as 2019 promises to be an eventful time as Major League Soccer maps out its future. UPDATED! (more…)
Best of 2018, #3: A Topsy-Turvy MLS Expansion
We end 2018 with a countdown of the 10 biggest stories of the year on Soccer Stadium Digest, as chosen by editors and partially based on page views. Today, #3: 2018 MLS expansion ends up being a topsy-turvy process. (more…)
Handicapping the Next MLS Expansion Round: December 2018 Edition
What began as a very long list of MLS expansion candidates is now down to a much shorter list of frontrunners, as we update our rankings on the next MLS expansion round for December 2018. (more…)
Handicapping the Next MLS Expansion Round: November 2018 Edition
How quickly things change, as recent developments in Austin, Columbus and San Diego have shook up the pecking order for the next MLS expansion round, updated for November 2018. (more…)
Handicapping the Next MLS Expansion Round: October 2018 Edition
The terms of the next MLS expansion round may be changing after last week’s announcement that the Columbus Crew might be saved by a new investment group—with Anthony Precourt procuring an expansion team to play in Austin. (more…)
Handicapping the Next MLS Expansion Round: July 2018 Edition
Time changes all things, and that’s nowhere more obvious than in our July 2018 column on the next MLS expansion round. (more…)