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From Last Word on Soccer, by Joe Hojnacki The newly appointed second tier United Soccer League is growing at an unprecedented rate. Their aggressive aggressive, yet strategic, expansion plan that has seen a total 20 new teams come to the league in the last three years. A strategic and aggressive expansion plan buoyed by a partnership […] READ MORE
Via Last Word On Pro Football, by Joe Hojnacki On January 31, a dozen cities officially applied for MLS expansion. One of those places was San Antonio, Texas. Once home to a second tier NASL team and now the host to the USL, San Antonio has many things going for it, but also several hurdles […] READ MORE
From Last Word on Soccer, by Matt Pollard Earlier this month, twelve ownership groups submitted bids for MLS Expansion. San Diego was a late comer to this table, with news and traction really only hitting after the San Diego Chargers announced their move to Los Angeles. Let’s break down everything going on with the San […] READ MORE
From Last Word on Soccer, by Nic Hendrickson The deadline for cities to apply for MLS expansion has come and gone, and twelve ownership groups have stepped forward with the intent of becoming one of the four newest teams in MLS. One of the two cities in the state of North Carolina to submit a […] READ MORE
From Last Word on Soccer, by Daniel Sperry We continue to break down each bid for expansion submitted to MLS by the January 31 deadline. Up next is Indianapolis. Indianapolis’ bid is an extension of the extremely successful Indy Eleven franchise, attempting to get them into MLS. Take a look as we break down their […] READ MORE
From Last Word on Soccer, by Roy Emanuel Major League Soccer continues to change seemingly each and every day, with the latest expansion announcement pushing twelve cities to the forefront of having a team join the league. One of the most intriguing and potentially successful candidates comes from Phoenix in the form of USL side Phoenix […] READ MORE
Last Word SC's MLS expansion profile series continues with a broad assessment of Tampa/St. Petersburg's bid to join the league. READ MORE
From Last Word on Soccer, by Nic Hendrickson The deadline for cities to apply for MLS expansion has come and gone, and twelve ownership groups have stepped forward with the intent of becoming one of the four newest teams in MLS. One of the twelve cities to submit an application was none other than The […] READ MORE
From Last Word on Soccer, by Matt Pollard Podcast (Feburary 3, 2017) – What’s up internet? This week was all crazy with MLS Expansion Bids all over the place. That’s exactly what we’re talking about this we’re talking about on this episode of Last Word SC Radio. Matt Pollard is joined by Daniel Sperry to […] READ MORE
From Last Word on Soccer, by Daniel Sperry The MLS Expansion talks begin! All 12 cities had their bids submitted on January 31, 2017. We are going to take a look at all the expansion cities, their current environment, both soccer and financial, and look at whether or not their bid has what it takes […] READ MORE