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The increasingly close relationship between Major League Soccer and Liga MX in Mexico took another step with the official announcement that the 2020 MLS All-Star Game, awarded to Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, will be a matchup of all-star teams between the two leagues for the first time. The All-Star Game will be […]
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The National Women’s Soccer League will be back in the double figures for teams with the addition of Louisville, Kentucky, as the league’s fourth expansion franchise, with play scheduled to begin in 2021 at Lynn Family Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium with a capacity of nearly 14,000 scheduled to open in 2020. Louisville will be the […]
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Globe Life Park, the former home of the Texas Rangers, will be converted into a venue to host two professional sports teams in Arlington starting in 2020. Details released show the venue being used to host the Dallas Renegades of the reborn XFL football league, plus soccer matches for the USL League One club North […]
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One of the longest-running sagas in professional sports expansion has finally come to a close, with Sacramento, California, being awarded a Major League Soccer team. The official announcement was made by MLS Commissioner Don Garber, along with leadership from Sacramento Republic FC, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and California Governor Gavin Newsom. Organizers in Sacramento have […]
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Confirming what has been reported and widely known for months, the Chicago Fire announced that it will return to Soldier Field starting with the 2020 Major League Soccer season. The team, with a new owner in Joe Mansueto, decided that moving to its downtown roots where the franchise first started play in 1998 was a […]
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US Club Soccer will start a four-year partnership with Snohomish Youth Soccer Club and Snohomish County, Washington, to bring the National Cup Northwest Regionals to the region starting in 2020. “On behalf of Snohomish Youth SC, it is our pleasure to welcome US Club Soccer’s Northwest Regional to Stocker Fields and the city of Snohomish,” […]
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The latest Major League Soccer stadium groundbreaking got underway this week as Austin FC put shovels in the dirt to start construction on its $242 million stadium that will open in April 2021 when the team enters MLS. Austin FC CEO Anthony Precourt, MLS President and Deputy Commissioner Mark Abbott and Austin Mayor Steve Adler were among […]
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After nearly two decades in leadership positions throughout U.S. Soccer, Dan Flynn will leave his post as CEO and secretary general on September 16. With Flynn retiring, the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors has named Chief Stakeholder Officer Brian Remedi to the additional position as chief administrative officer while the search for a new CEO […]
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For the first time ever, the NCAA Division II men’s and women’s soccer championships are headed to the Rocky Mountains — the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, to be precise. The RMAC has officially been named the host of the 2021 men’s and women’s championships, and will hold the event at the new Switchbacks FC Stadium […]
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Major League Soccer officially unveiled its 28th franchise, awarding an expansion team to St. Louis, with a target of starting play in 2022. The announcement was made during an event with MLS Commissioner Don Garber and several dignitaries from throughout the city, including Mayor Lyda Krewson and ownership group members Andy Taylor and Carolyn Kindle […]
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