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The recent Honduras-Chile friendly in Miami was moved to Ft. Lauderdale after Chilean coach Marcelo Bielsa refused to play on FIU’s FieldTurf. Could this FieldTurf issue signal larger problems with FIU stadium and the Miami bid?
Potential MLS investor Marcelo Claure fires back after the jump…
Lead investor, Jeff Cooper, was in a breakfast meeting with MLS Commissioner Don Garber, who said the St. Louis expansion bid still needs to strengthen its bottom line.
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“If we miss the opportunity this round, it is unlikely that MLS will ever come to Portland,” Merritt Paulson said at the Portland Task Force Meeting today. Taxpayers would likely pick up the $85-million tab for the new stadium and upgrades at PGE.
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Today, Dec. 9, Portland will hold its first meeting of the Major League Taskforce at City Hall from 4:00 to 5:30. In attendance will be Don Garber, the commissioner of MLS, Mark Abbot, president of MLS, and Merritt Paulson, the owner of the Portland Timber and the Beavers.
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Uncertainty around the $40-million franchise fee appears to be growing as the St. Louis bid group is reportedly okay with the fee as long as credit markets improve. The Miami bid group indicated it would pay $40 million as long as no one else pays less.
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The day after the Philly MLS Stadium groundbreaking, local writer Karen Heller lobs a grenade at the effort.
Major League Soccer executives apparently still need some convincing that Miami will support an MLS team despite its reputation as a fickle sports town.
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