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…)
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San Diego Wave sets NWSL attendance record
Big weekend for both the San Diego Wave Fútbol Club and the National Women’s Soccer League, as the team’s debut in new home Snapdragon Stadium drew 32,000 fans and set a new NWSL attendance record. (more…)
Future MLS Expansion: December 2021
As 2021 nears an end, MLS is seemingly closer to expansion than it’s been since March 2020. But there’s little mystery this time around, with MLS Commissioner Don Garber expressing a clear preference for Las Vegas. (more…)
New San Diego Loyal stadium part of arena discussions
A new San Diego Loyal stadium seating 20,000 is part of a proposal to redo the Pechanga Arena area into a multiuse development featuring a new arena, affordable housing and a concert venue. (more…)
NWSL San Diego team unveiled
It’s official: we’ll see a NWSL San Diego team beginning play with the 2022 season, as the team originally slated for Sacramento makes the intra-state move. (more…)
New SD Loyal stadium pitched at arena redevelopment
A new SD Loyal stadium is proposed as part of a planned redevelopment of the 48-acre sports arena property, as the city reviews two submissions for an overhaul of the underused Pechanga Arena property. (more…)
San Diego USL Club Unveiled, But Work Remains
A San Diego USL Championship club backed by Warren Smith and Landon Donovan (shown above) is taking shape, but the pair is still looking to land a lead investor. (more…)
Landon Donovan, Warren Smith to Back San Diego USL Club
A San Diego USL Championship club is reportedly in the works, with the team to be backed by a group led by London Donovan and Warren Smith. (more…)
MLS, SDSU Reportedly Meet Over New SDSU Stadium
San Diego State University and MLS officials reportedly met to discuss a new SDSU stadium, raising intrigue about whether an expansion club factor into the facility’s plans. (more…)
San Diego Stadium Vote Set for Tuesday
When San Diego voters head to the polls on Tuesday, they will consider SoccerCity, a proposed development at the SDCUU Stadium site anchored by a new soccer-specific venue, as well as a proposal for an SDSU campus expansion that includes a new stadium that could potentially serve as an MLS home. (more…)