The New York Mets are looking into purchasing a Major League Soccer club after completing construction of Citi Field, the new $600 million home the baseball team will move into for the 2009 season, said David Howard, the club’s executive vice president for business.

Howard said an MLS team likely would play in a different venue that would give the team a chance to host other events as well. “We’re not resting,” Howard said in an interview with Bloomberg Radio’s On the Ball program, airing Sept. 13. “Before even Citi Field is completed, we’re looking to see what might be next for us. There’s a lot of opportunity and potential”

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