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Just when I thought I wasn’t going to hear about it today, I get a friendly phone call to tell me otherwise. The MLS will announce Philadelphia as the league’s 16th team at 2pm on tomorrow at Turbine Hall in Chester, PA. MLS commissioner Don Garber and members of the Philadelphia expansion group will be…[continue reading]

Now that we all know that Philadelphia will be named the MLS’s 16 club, its time to start figuring out what to call them. With the 15th club set to reveal its name in the next couple of weeks up in Seattle (word has it they want to be called Emerald City Greens or something…[continue reading]

Sons of Ben rejoice! The MLS has tentatively set Feb. 28 as the date to announce that a new expansion team would be awarded to the city. It was reported around last week that the league and the group leading the charge to get an expansion bid in Philly came to an agreement on the…[continue reading]

Getting the MLS to come to the city of Philadelphia took a huge step forward today with the announcement of hiring of Nick Sakiewicz as CEO and operating partner. You New York fans may recall Sakiewicz from his time with the MetroStars, where he was named the top exective in the league for two years.…[continue reading]

Sons of Ben rejoice! You will finally be getting a MLS club of your very own. A huge step in the right direction today in Philly, as the state is poised to announce an agreement to kick in $45 million to help fund a new stadium in the Chester, PA area. It seems to me…[continue reading]

Sometimes MLS Commissioner Don Garber is a sneaky guy with his words. Last week at the MLS SuperDraft the ol’ Commish threw out a nugget of information that will greatly impact a number of hopeful expansion cities. “Both Philadelphia and St. Louis are making progress in their plans, and one of them will be our…[continue reading]

A note that may make people in the Gateway city smile, the expansion hopes for the city of Philadelphia are still in limbo as the potential soccer stadium is lacking state funding. State legislature wrapped up meetings this week without approving funds for the stadium. With a decision on the next MLS expansion site expected…[continue reading]