Wednesday, February 1, 2017

MLS to give Sacramento groups time to come together for bid (The Associated Press)

FILE - This Dec. 9, 2016 file photo shows MLS Commissioner Don Garber holding a state of the league news conference in Toronto. St. Louis and San Diego are among bidders from 12 areas applying for four Major League Soccer expansion teams. Two of the teams, which have $150 million expansion fees, will start play in 2020. Garber said Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017 that having stadium financing in place is a condition for selection. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Major League Soccer will give rival groups in Sacramento, California, more time to come together in the city's bid for an expansion team that would start play in 2020. A group that included San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York, Sacramento Kings minority owner Kevin Nagle and Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman was among 12 areas that submitted bids Tuesday.


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