The Austin City Council agreed late Thursday night on a resolution to explore the feasibility of a North Austin site for a soccer stadium Precourt Sports Ventures, owner of Columbus Crew SC, wants tobuild in Austin. Deadline. The council approved a June 1 deadline for the city manager to complete the community engagementprocess and issue […]
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Report: Beckham MLS group is looking at five stadium sites in Miami
In January, MLS officially announced that it will be returning to Miami, fulfilling on its agreement with DavidBeckham to give him an option on an expansion team.reported that Beckham and his ownership group have expandedtheir search for a stadium to multiple sites. His new partners, Miami-based brothers Jorge and Jose Mas, are not satisfied with […]
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What They're Saying: Clint Brewer
“Metro Council voted by a wide margin to approve the MLS stadium plan, and we are confident in their commitment. We are also confident that thousands of soccer supporters in Nashville willcontinue to voice their support for the project.” — Clint Brewer, a spokesman for the MLS expansion ownership group in Nashville, where a motion […]
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FC Cincinnati proposal for a stadium site meets with continued opposition
Faced with what it says is a March 31 deadlineto decide on a site for a soccer stadium if it is to be awarded an MLS expansion team, FC Cincinnati made its latest proposal to Cincinnati Public Schools to build the stadium at Taft IT High School’sStargel Stadium. But the proposal was quickly rejected by […]
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Crew owners turn attention to former chemical dump site in North Austin
Rebuffed in its efforts to develop support for building a soccer stadium at a pair of city-owned parks, Butler Shores Park and Guerrero Park, Precourt Sports Ventures, owner of Columbus Crew SC, isnow focusing on city-owned property in North Austin, McKalla Place. “We’re impressed with the potential of McKalla Place and believe we could create […]
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What They're Saying: Emilio Gonzalez
“I’ve expressed a lot of concern over the last few months about the Overtown site, based on resident concerns in Spring Garden and Overtown. The pushback definitely was a concern.” — Miami city manager Emilio Gonzalez, who met with David Beckham‘s MLS Miami partners Jorge and Jose Mas about building a stadium on the city-owned […]
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USL will expand into El Paso in 2019
El Paso became the fourth team to be officially be presented as an USL expansion team for 2019. MountainStar Sports Group, which also owns and operates the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas andis a minority owner of FC Juarez of Mexico’s Liga Ascenso, will operate the team. The USL will kick off the 2018 season with […]
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What They're Saying: Roberto Pinto da Silva Jr.
“I’ve been fully rooting for the Crew to come here. We were getting late for 2019. Now we’re in awkward spot. When this came about, we told USL we thought it would be resolved byJanuary, and then we would request a move to another market. It just doesn’t seem like the Crew are making any […]
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What They're Saying: Darrell Steinberg
“I think my feeling today is that I am more encouraged than I have been in several months by the progress. It’s just a matter of hopefully finalizing at least one of thoseopportunities.” — Sacramento mayor Darrell Steinberg on the Sacramento group seeking an MLS expansion team being in discussions with several billionaires interested inbecoming […]
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Chinese investor joins USL's Phoenix Rising ownership group
Chinese investor Alex Zheng, who holds an interest in French club Nice, has purchased an interest via Advantage Sports Union in the USL’s Phoenix Rising FC, which is seeking at MLS team. Zheng’s Plateno Hotel Group has built and owns 3,000 hotels in Asia and Europe. Zheng, Chinese-American Chien Lee and American Paul Conway bought […]