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FWIW, Mecklenburg county has committed to their share & the city wants more details before going all in. So i wouldn't put the Charlotte bid in the griund yet unless the Smith's decide not to issue a formal bid
Reading the report, it appears that upgrading WakeMed is out of the question?
Not sure I agree with this. This is not Malik talking; this is the author of the article, Brian Straus, saying somehow that Malik knows WakeMed won't do for the MLS. As far as I know, mostly from the N&O, Malik has done nothing but shown praise for WakeMed. Also, though he told SI he has narrowed it down to 8 Triangle sites, he recently told the N&O he has already narrowed it down to 3 sites for the bid -and WakeMed is one of them
Further, the Coach of West Ham United, a Premier League soccer club (England's top professional level... think Manchester United and David Beckham) that played the exhibition game against the Rail Hawks to raise funds for the local LGBT community, is quoted as saying WakeMed is "MLS worthy" (exact words).
"Malik believes that North Carolina F.C. could begin MLS play before a new stadium is built. He cited the top-notch facilities at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, which earned rave reviews from West Ham United manager Slaven Bilić, as being MLS-worthy"Soccer: North Carolina FC bid for MLS team | News & Observer
Final thought = the Hurricanes, NCSU, Wegmans and IKEA seem to like that general border area around WakeMed (northeast Cary-southwest Raleigh).
Who is "this guy".... Brian Strauss? All in all, not a very flattering article about the Triangle... in general.... kind of like we are a joke.
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Yes, SD is making a big push to land the MLS team since we've lost the Chargers. Want to build on the site where the football stadium is (tear down), build 30k seat stadium with room to expand. Would also hold San Diego State football games. Most major freeways dump into this area and trolley system is already in place, it is a great location.The local sports station is really hyping this, probably because they need something to talk about now that Chargers are gone. We have a very large Hispanic population here as well as transplants from Europe, South America and Asia so there could be enough interest to support it. Dont know much about the politics of soccer but I imagine it's heavy just like the NFL. Since I hope to move to Raleigh in a year or so I'd like to see Raleigh be awarded a team, although I'm not a fan of the sport myself. Good luck!
Kind of figured we wouldnt be getting one of the first two expansion teams. Maybe we’ll have a shot for the next two.
Seems to me that with 4 finalists and 4 teams available down the road, that those will be the 4 expansion teams?
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