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Major League Soccer and Mexico’s Liga MX, leagues that have grown increasingly close in the past few years, will continue that relationship by having the 2021 MLS All-Star Game be a matchup of all-star teams between the two leagues for the first time after plans for a 2020 matchup were canceled by the pandemic. The […]
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Major League Soccer began in 1996 with 10 teams. Now in its 25th season, the league has 26 teams as Inter Miami — with world superstar David Beckham as owner — and Nashville SC debuted as the newest expansion franchises. The league was planning a season unlike any other in 2020 to celebrate its silver anniversary, […]
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For so many teams at all levels of sports, having a bubble burst used to mean they would not get into the NCAA Tournament, or would have their playoff chances extinguished on the final day of the regular season. These days, having a bubble burst means much, much more. For nearly every professional sports league, […]
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Major League Soccer has announced a new timeline for expansion, postponing the start of several new teams citing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the teams’ business operations and stadium development. Under the new plan, Austin FC will remain on schedule to begin competition in 2021. But Charlotte, which had expected to begin plan […]
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Everywhere you looked, people tailgated with portable grills, music blared, kids ran around. The smell of beef and chicken hung heavy in the air. Flags waved, songs and chants and drums and trumpets played, and all the elements were there that make you walk around the outside of a stadium and think “Whoa, this is […]
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Major League Soccer’s expansion blitz has continued with the announcement of Charlotte joining the league as its 30th team, with a plan to begin play in two years at Bank of America Stadium. MLS Commissioner Don Garber made the announcement with Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper, who will own the MLS franchise, and Charlotte Mayor […]
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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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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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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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