Sylvae
13May/130

Manchester City’s Rumoured MLS Franchise in New York: Pros and Cons

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber has hinted that the league’s 20th franchise will likely be based in New York City (via Goal.com), and reports from NJ.com suggest that the team could well be connected with the same ownership that runs Manchester City.

As always, fans and media share differing opinions regarding whether this would be an overall positive move for MLS.

The pros are clear: a soccer stadium in New York City, America’s largest market, would immediately attract engaged soccer fans that are intimidated by the prospect of traveling to New Jersey to see a match.  Queens, the predicted location for the stadium, is one of the most diverse places on the planet.  Different ethnicities obsessed with soccer litter the borough, so finding consumers would not be an issue.

There is also the bonus of adding another rivalry to Major League Soccer, a trend the league has made clear it believes is important to growing the g...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - MLS
Article is property of BleacherReport.com

Filed under: MLS News Leave a comment
Comments (0) Trackbacks (0)

No comments yet.


Leave a comment


No trackbacks yet.

« Week 11 MLS Power Rankings MLS Weekend Wrap »

Categories

Archives

Featured Sponsors

Be part of the Europe vs. US at the Ryder Cup Tickets this year. Or visit some of the most famous events and get your: US Open Golf Tickets, Masters Golf Tournament Tickets, PGA Tour Tickets and a very famous golf eventPGA Golf Tickets.

The Australian Open is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments held each year. Get your Australian Open Tickets today to be part of the event. Some of the other great events this year will be: Wimbledon Tickets and the US Open Tennis Championship Tickets.

If you love wrestling get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today.

If you are looking for great Buffalo Bills Tickets don't look any further. Some of the best match-ups are putting you in need of Denver Broncos Tickets and Pittsburgh Steelers Tickets this season. It is going to be hard to beat the 2009 super bowl champs, but if you can get New Orleans Saints Tickets that would be great! The teams that are last but not least are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tickets, Dallas Cowboys Tickets, Arizona Cardinals Tickets and we don't want to forget the Green Bay Packers Tickets and Indianapolis Colts Tickets. Outside of the sports season, get involved in-house with Grease Tickets, WWE Tickets, U2 Tickets and Jonas Brothers Tickets.