Photo Credit: Major League Soccer Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced today that a partnership of global sports powers, Manchester City Football Club and the New York Yankees, has acquired the League’s 20th expansion club. The new team will be named New York City Football Club (NYCFC) and expects to begin play in 2015. “We proudly welcome two of the most prestigious professional global sports organizations to Major League Soccer,” said MLS Commissioner Don Garber. “This is a transformational development that will elevate
Thank you to J.P. Terrasi for contributing to this report. The 2013 IMG World Congress of Sports presented by SportsBusiness Daily/Global/Journal saw the leaders in the world of sports come together in Naples, Florida to share their expertise and experiences with attendees. Some of the biggest names and brands in sports were at the event. Obviously soccer is always on our mind and apparently that was also the case for the organizers as the beautiful game was widely represented. “Examining the New Wave
58,912 fans filled Olympic Stadium in Montreal to see the Impact draw 1-1 with the Chicago Fire Saturday night in the Impact’s inaugural home match. The crowd was the largest ever to see a soccer match in Canada as captain Davy Arnaud scored the lone tally for the Impact. “Overall, I thought that there were many strong individual performances tonight,” Impact head coach Jesse Marsch said about his club. With fanfare that Olympic Stadium has not been heard in years, the
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber visited Montreal today to meet with Montreal Impact President Joey Saputo and government officials to discuss possible MLS expansion into Canada’s second-largest market.