FC Cincinnati stadium site proposal gets critical support from city council | MUK Sports

MLS commissioner Don Garber credits the ownership group, stadium plan and community as Nashville's keys to becoming the newest MLS franchise. With MLS expected to announce Nashville as the next city for expansion, Jeff Carlisle explains how their expansion bid impressed the league. MLS Commissioner Don Garber sits down with Taylor Twellman for a comprehensive conversation about the future of MLS. MLS Commissioner Don Garber visited USL club FC Cincinnati and attended a town hall focused on MLS expansion. FC Cincinnati's bid to secure a stadium site in the city's West End neighborhood has obtained the support of a critical number of members of the Cincinnati City Council, putting the team as close as it has ever been to obtaining an MLS expansion franchise. MLS had stated that it would name two expansion teams by the end of last year, but only announced Nashville, leaving Cincinnati, Sacramento and Detroit to fill the second spot. Given the financial heft of FCC's ownership group, one that includes...
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