It is a battle for the heart of American soccer, as the U.S. Soccer Federation has denied a request from MLS to withdraw the participation of top-level clubs in U.S. Open Cup play and instead have the league represented by MLS NEXT Pro developmental squads. (more…)
This probably took a lot longer than anyone anticipated or desired, but the long-awaited Allianz Field redevelopment at the home of Minnesota United FC (MLS) is finally happening–and it’s punctuated by a three-story loon sculpture. (more…)
New York City Football Club (NYCFC) announced plans for the first fully electric stadium in MLS, in addition to being the first fully electric professional sports stadium in New York City, as the team updated a Queens community board on the proposed Willets Point facility. (more…)
With it increasingly looking like MLS will end up at 32 teams by the end of the decade, Major League Soccer awarded the 30th slot in the league to a San Diego investment group, with the expansion club set to launch in the 2025 season and playing out of Snapdragon Stadium. (more…)
We have updated renderings for a new NYCFC stadium in Willets Point, as the MLS team and Queens Development Group brief Community Board 7 on the latest plans for the development. (more…)
It’s been a year since we posted odds and updates on the status of MLS expansion, but amazingly enough little has changed since we tabbed Las Vegas and San Diego as the likeliest markets to land a future new team–as confirmed by none other than Don Garber. (more…)
USL Championship’s Indy Eleven and Keystone Group unveiled specifics on Eleven Park neighborhood development, a mixed-use urban village anchored by a 20,000-capacity stadium that could potentially host MLS soccer someday. (more…)
Big changes underway from FC Cincinnati, as the MLS squad launched work on a $300-million, 8.5-acre TQL Stadium development that will include retail, a hotel and more. (more…)
It’s been a few months since we reported on any movement regarding MLS expansion, but we have have some news on that front–and we’re adding to the expansion coverage with news about NWSL expansion as well. Welcome to your November 2022 expansion update. (more…)
Addressing the issue of stadium-related development directly, MLS’s Philadelphia Union unveiled plans for WSFS Bank Sportsplex, a 32-acre, $55-million sports and recreation complex designed to spur economic activity along the Chester Waterfront. (more…)
