MLS Expansion: FC Barcelona Submitting Bid for Miami Team
Filed under: Expansion Team, MLS
FC Barcelona will officially submit a bid to bring an MLS team to Miami.
Barcelona announced on its website that it would partner with Miami resident Marcelo Claure, a Bolivian cellphone magnate and owner of FC Bolivar, to launch a team in Miami. Claure is the CEO of Brightstar Communications, a multibillion-dollar company that is one of the largest Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States. Joan Laporta, president of Barcelona, and Joan Oliver, the club’s general director, plan to be in Miami Wednesday to present their plans.
While there is no definitive plan as to where the team would play, ”the most likely solution will be Florida International University, with whom negotiations are already at a late stage as the potential club seeks to use the facility for at least the first two years of its existence,” read the website.
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Bad, bad, idea. FL residents do not support their teams.
John, john, your a tool bag. This was when the league was new and no one was into the game. Things have changed homeboy, this s a great thing. I wish it would have been in orlando or closer to jacksonville but miami is a start.
Doesn’t Barca have a huge following in the US? I think if they market the team right it should work.
I like it expansion of mls is great in any form. especially if barcas hopping on board and john its people like you who dont support your teams