MLS Coming to Seattle as NBA Leaves
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by Sportsbiz
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Seattle Times are both reporting that MLS has confirmed that an expansion team will be awarded to Seattle to begin play in 2009. Both papers are reporting that an MLS spokesman has confirmed their reports and that MLS Commissioner Don Garber will be in Seattle on Tuesday to make the announcement.
The team will begin play at Qwest Field and Seahawks owner, and Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen, will be the principal owner. Other members of the ownership group will include Seattle Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer and Hollywood producer and executive Joe Roth. The group is paying an expansion fee to MLS of $30 million.
