If the push to get into pro soccer is driven by the desire to get a seat at the negotiating table for one of the four remaining MLS expansion spots, more than a few groups are going to bedisappointed. There are far more interested bidders than spots — and that was before announcements in St. Petersburg and Raleigh on Tuesday that the Rowdies and North Carolina FC (the formerRailHawks) had entered the race.

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