When Charlotte FC was announced as MLS’s 30th team, in late 2019, it was slated to begin play in 2021, a quick turnaround. But months later Covid hit, and the launches of three of the expansion teams MLS had in the works — Charlotte, Saint Louis and Sacramento — were pushed back a year.
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