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Major League Soccer announced the schedule for its 25th season and one of the notable highlights is the move of four New York City Football Club matches from one Major League Baseball ballpark to its in-city rival. NYCFC, which plays its home games at Yankee Stadium, will have four games at the New York Mets’ Citi […]
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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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SportsTravel announced the winners of the 2019 SportsTravel Awards during the TEAMS ’19 Conference & Expo in Anaheim on November 13. TEAMS: Travel, Events And Management in Sports, is the world’s largest gathering of event organizers and travel planners from the sports industry. Held at the Anaheim Convention Center, the revamped awards ceremony was emceed […]
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We’ve come a long way since the first recycling bin was rolled out at a sporting event. As the topic of climate change heats up (literally), the creation of more sustainable events has taken on increasing importance. On a global level this can be seen with the December 2018 launch of the United Nations Sports […]
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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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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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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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Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium will host the inaugural championship game of the Leagues Cup, a competition between selected teams from Major League Soccer and Liga MX, on September 18. “Las Vegas is an exciting market that has become a destination for professional teams and marquee sports events, and we’re proud to bring the inaugural […]
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