Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, in a conversation with the Post-Dispatch on Monday, said that league owners are looking to make a decision on their 28th team before the
David Hunn at STLToday.com:
Major League Soccer is increasingly focused on Sacramento and St. Louis as the home for its next expansion team.
Commissioner Don Garber, in a conversation with the Post-Dispatch on Monday, said that league owners are looking to make a decision on their 28th team before the end of the year. And while the league has been in serious discussions with several other cities regarding expansion, ownership groups in those cities — including Charlotte, Phoenixand Las Vegas, Garber said — will have to wait.
“Those are cities that, should we ever decide to expand beyond 28, would have to be considered as part of a next round,” Garber said.
The future of at least one city recently considered a top contender — Detroit — is now unclear, Garber said. “I've been in regular conversations with them,” Garber said. “And we still struggle with their stadium plan.”
The next round of #MLSExpansion appears to be down to St. Louis and Sacramento. Please let it be St. Louis!
ST. LOUIS – The possibility of a Major League Soccer team playing in St. Louis took a giant step forward. A member of the would-be ownership group from last year's failed bid held a press conference Tuesday morning to announce a new proposal to bring the MLS to St. Louis. Jim Kavanaugh, co-founder and CEO of World Wide Technology, and members of the Taylor family met at Mathews-Dickey Boys & Girls Club with Mayor Lyda Krewson, Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, and other elected officials to make the announcement.
Kevin S. Held and Roche Madden at Fox2now:
ST. LOUIS – The possibility of a Major League Soccer team playing in St. Louis took a giant step forward.
A member of the would-be ownership group from last year's failed bid held a press conference Tuesday morning to announce a new proposal to bring the MLS to St. Louis. Jim Kavanaugh, co-founder and CEO of World Wide Technology, and members of the Taylor family met at Mathews-Dickey Boys & Girls Club with Mayor Lyda Krewson, Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, and other elected officials to make the announcement.
The ownership group adopted the hashtag #MLS4TheLou for the venture.
The Taylor family, which has long maintained business and philanthropic ties to the St. Louis region, is expected to be the financial muscle behind this new bid and stadium construction, estimated to be $400 million. Carolyn Kindle Betz, senior vice president and executive director of Enterprise Holdings Foundation, said women would own a majority of the team, a first for MLS.
"We are so excited to be here today to officially announce this group’s mission to bring a Major League Soccer club to the fabulous City of St. Louis,” she said.
Kavanaugh's love and appreciation for the beautiful game span several decades. He won a state championship playing for Rosary High School before going on to play soccer at St. Louis University. Kavanaugh was a member of the 1984 US Olympic Men's Soccer Team and played in the Major Indoor Soccer League with the St. Louis Steamers.
When asked about a possible location for a site, Kavanaugh said the ownership group was working with the state to have land conveyed for a stadium. He mentioned "downtown St. Louis" during his explanation. Andy Taylor, executive chairman of Enterprise Holdings, said the state would convey the land to the City of St. Louis, and the local government would then lease the land to the team.
Kavanaugh and the Taylors said St. Louis County would not be involved and that the team should not cost St. Louis City taxpayers any money. Mayor Krewson said there would be no TIF (tax increment financing) money involved in the process.
Representing #STLsoccer: Pickens, Rudolph, Ream and
Representing #STLsoccer: Pickens, Rudolph, Ream and
My opener in what I anticipate will become a regular effort, a look at the players who are Representing #STLsoccer at the professional level. So Tuesday’s, following the previous weekends games will be the likely day this will appear. We’ll see how much interest you show in the feature. Let’s get this started… Goalkeeper Matt Pickens celebrates 100th appearances for the Tampa Bay Rowdies with…
Prop 2 fails in St. Louis: #MLS2STL bid in serious trouble.
Sad news in St. Louis and for soccer lovers: Prop 2 failed 53-47%, or by 3,240 votes. There goes our shot at an MLS team!!!
Our region's credibility will go further downhill because of this vote!
This will go down as one of the worst days in St. Louis (sports) history, right alongside the night that the Rams went back to LA.
Even though the hope is slim, I still hope we get an MLS team at some point, in spite of tonight's blah outcome.
#MLS2STL #MLSExpansion ⚽️😡😡😡😡
@regrann from @stlouligans: My friends and followers and those they know in the City of St. Louis--Please vote this Tuesday, and Vote Yes on Propositions 1&2. #mls2stl
Monday the SC STL ownership group gathered with MLS Commissioner Don Garber and ESPN analyst and St. Louis native Taylor Twellman for an MLS2STL Fan Event to rally fans to get out the vote for Proposition’s 1 and 2 on the City of St. Louis ballot next week (April 4th). PHOTO GALLERY – MLS2STL FAN Fest The day began with a press conference at the offices of Fleishmann-Hilliard and continued with a…
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber will return to St. Louis on Monday, March 27, to meet with fans in a celebration of the city’s soccer history and discuss the opportunity for an MLS expansion club to St. Louis. Garber will be joined by members of the SC STL ownership group, numerous local soccer luminaries, civic leaders and many more for the downtown event at Ballpark Village. The…
