This just happened.
On Tuesday, she was finally able to share what she learned shortly after that vote. She and league Commissioner Don Garber revealed the news to a city that has been hungry to join the MLS for years: St. Louis will be the 28th team added to the growing professional soccer league.
“St. Louis, with its incredibly rich soccer history, not only deserves a team, but has earned one,” Garber told the crowd at the Palladium on Tuesday. “After two decades of discussions about St. Louis being a part of our league, today the moment has arrived. We’re here to make a landmark announcement for your city.”
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen has already endorsed a stadium financing plan, which the Taylors have indicated would be “overwhelmingly” privately financed. There’s a break on real estate taxes and a few site-specific sales taxes that need final approval, but top city leaders have all signaled support and say details should be ready in a few weeks.
The team, as yet without a nickname, will begin play in 2022.
Why am I mentioning this? Because just about everybody in this area is REALLY excited about this story and can't wait for 2022 to roll around. But considering how often the NFL has lied to St. Louis and considering that the Shield never wanted the Rams to come here in the first place, no one here would so much as cross the street to bring the NFL back to this town.
Particularly since these guys will be setting up here next year. Quite a few of us are pretty excited about this too.
The XFL on Wednesday announced the name for its team here in St. Louis.
The league said, via Twitter and online announcement, that the team will be called the BattleHawks.
The league, which positions itself as an alternative to the NFL, announced St. Louis is one of eight cities on December 5, 2018. Games will be played beginning in 2020.
I'm not crazy about that nickname but beggars can't be choosers.
Carolyn Kindle Betz didn’t realize the presentation she and her family made in Orlando on July 31 would end the suspense. She didn’t know that the Major League Soccer Board of Governors would vote later that day to award her hometown a professional soccer franchise.
On Tuesday, she was finally able to share what she learned shortly after that vote. She and league Commissioner Don Garber revealed the news to a city that has been hungry to join the MLS for years: St. Louis will be the 28th team added to the growing professional soccer league.
“St. Louis, with its incredibly rich soccer history, not only deserves a team, but has earned one,” Garber told the crowd at the Palladium on Tuesday. “After two decades of discussions about St. Louis being a part of our league, today the moment has arrived. We’re here to make a landmark announcement for your city.”
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen has already endorsed a stadium financing plan, which the Taylors have indicated would be “overwhelmingly” privately financed. There’s a break on real estate taxes and a few site-specific sales taxes that need final approval, but top city leaders have all signaled support and say details should be ready in a few weeks.
The team, as yet without a nickname, will begin play in 2022.
Why am I mentioning this? Because just about everybody in this area is REALLY excited about this story and can't wait for 2022 to roll around. But considering how often the NFL has lied to St. Louis and considering that the Shield never wanted the Rams to come here in the first place, no one here would so much as cross the street to bring the NFL back to this town.
Particularly since these guys will be setting up here next year. Quite a few of us are pretty excited about this too.
The XFL on Wednesday announced the name for its team here in St. Louis.
The league said, via Twitter and online announcement, that the team will be called the BattleHawks.
The league, which positions itself as an alternative to the NFL, announced St. Louis is one of eight cities on December 5, 2018. Games will be played beginning in 2020.
I'm not crazy about that nickname but beggars can't be choosers.
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Congratulations, Chris! I know you've been pulling for both these franchises for quite some time.
The NativeAmericanHawks?
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