“We have very strong ownership and a global star that had 12 other options, and this one passed his due diligence. MLS put [Didier Drogba signing] on its Facebook page. There was aheadline that no other expansion candidate is in better position to get the MLS. I took a picture of that. We put up a [temporary] stadium in 52 days, sold it out twice, and our attendance is up 384percent from the team we purchased.”

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