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MLS spokesman Dan Courtemanche said there is still plenty of time for the league to make a decision and it has yet to set a timeline.
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The group could face some obstacles. City Council President Barb Johnson said it doesn't make sense for the city to help pay for that when it's funding a big part of the Vikings stadium.
"We are focused on bringing a professional soccer championship to Minnesota this year," said Minnesota United president Nick Rogers. "We have shown this is a great market for professional soccer and our fans have proved that week in and week out by attending our games."
The Vikings' new stadium deal includes a 5-year period when they have sole rights to operate an MLS team in the $1 billion stadium. But that doesn't mean an MSL franchise could only go to the Vikings,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, and a group that includes the Pohlad family — owners of the Twins — and former UnitedHealth Group executive and Minnesota United FC soccer team owner Bill McGuire is interested too.
"The Legislature was very clear that they would like to see another tenant in our building, and try to leverage the investment that the state and the city have already made," she said.
The venue would lose at least $340,000 each year if it doesn't house a professional soccer team, according to projected revenues. The Vikings stadium is relying on that revenue, said Michele Kelm-Helgen, chair of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, which is overseeing the publicly subsidized Vikings stadium. |
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