New teams to added to MLS
The new season of Major League Soccer has started and now it's time for us to say something about the next few seasons.
As we see now the Eastern Conference is led by New York City FC and Western Conference is led by FC Dallas.
As we see now the Eastern Conference is led by New York City FC and Western Conference is led by FC Dallas.
In 2017, two teams are going to be added to the Major League Soccer.
These are :-
These are :-
1) Atlanta
2) Los Angeles
And in 2018, one more team is going to be added and that is Minnesota United.
Now I'll tell some things about these three teams.
1) Atlanta- The league announced it was awarding an expansion franchise in Atlanta to Atlanta Falcons owner and Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank on April 16, 2014, with plans to begin play in 2017.
Atlanta became the third city in the southeastern United States in five months to announce an expansion team, following Orlando City in late 2013 and Miami, whose tentative approval was announced earlier in 2014.
Previously, in October 2008, Arthur Blank's AMB Group had submitted a bid for an expansion franchise, but withdrew its bid in early 2009 due to its inability to get a stadium built.
2) Los Angeles- On October 30, 2014, the league announced the formation of a new Los Angeles-area team to replace Chivas USA that shut down operations following the 2014 season.
The new team was announced with the working name, "Los Angeles Football Club", with an ownership group led by venture capitalist Henry Nguyen, film producer Peter Guber, and former National Basketball Association executive Tom Penn.
The team plans to begin play in 2017 or 2018 in a new, dedicated stadium.
3) Minnesota United- On March 25, 2015, the league announced that it had awarded the 23rd MLS team in Minneapolis to an investor group led by Bill McGuire, owner of the current NASL team Minnesota United FC.
Club president Nick Rodgers said he expected much of the team, including the name, logo, coach and some players, to remain intact. The team is expected to begin play in MLS in 2017 or 2018 depending on whether the Los Angeles stadium is ready in 2017.
In addition to the Minnesota United bid, a group led by the NFL's Minnesota Vikings owners had also been vying for a franchise, and a 2012 Minnesota Legislature passed a bill for a new NFL stadium included a giving the Vikings an exclusive window to own an MLS franchise.
So, the next few seasons are going to be very very impressive as new teams are joining the Eastern and Western conferences respectively!
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