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Empty seats are seen inside CityPark Stadium, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, in St. Louis. When season tickets sales began for Major League Soccer's newest team, St. Louis City SC leaders figured they'd be a hot ticket in a city with a deep love for the sport. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Longtime soccer hotbed St. Louis finally gets MLS team

By Jim Salter Feb. 23, 2023 11:52 AM EST

Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Cody Cropper (55) grabs the ball above Real Salt Lake's Sergio Cordova, second from left, and Justen Glad (15) during the second half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, June 4, 2022. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Apple, MLS announce 10-year streaming partnership

By Joe Reedy Jun. 14, 2022 01:06 PM EDT

Sola Winley hired by MLS as EVP chief diversity officer

Feb. 22, 2021 03:31 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Sola Winley was hired by Major League Soccer as executive vice president and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer. ...

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo yells from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Rutgers, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
The Latest: Michigan State-Iowa basketball game postponed

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2021 11:11 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2016, file photo, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle. Kaepernick was a second-round draft pick in 2011 who the next year led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl. By 2016, he had begun kneeling on the sideline at games during the national anthem to protest social injustice and police brutality.  Soon after, he was gone from the NFL, and he has not played since. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
NFL commissioner Goodell encourages team to sign Kaepernick

By Joe Reedy Jun. 15, 2020 11:25 PM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Trump talks with US pro sports leaders to discuss virus

By Tim Reynolds Apr. 04, 2020 05:52 PM EDT

Atlanta United defender Brooks Lennon, top, collides with Nashville SC defender Daniel Lovitz, bottom, during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (Mark Zaleski/The Tennessean via AP)
Hyndman's goal helps Atlanta spoil Nashville's MLS debut 2-1

By Teresa M. Walker Feb. 29, 2020 10:33 PM EST

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber speaks during the Major League Soccer 25th Season kickoff event in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
MLS owners predict league will surpass MLB, Premier League

By Ronald Blum Feb. 26, 2020 02:03 PM EST

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, left, and Charlotte MLS owner David Tepper talk during the announcement that an MLS team, owned by Tepper, will begin play Charlotte in 2021 at an event in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond
Charlotte lands Major League Soccer expansion team

By Steve Reed Dec. 17, 2019 10:14 AM EST

AP sources: Charlotte getting Major League Soccer team

By Steve Reed Dec. 13, 2019 12:36 PM EST
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — People familiar with the situation say Charlotte will be the home of a Major League Soccer expansion team. The...

MLS hopes to put 30th team in Charlotte, North Carolina

By Ronald Blum Dec. 05, 2019 05:41 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer will try to reach an agreement for ïts 30th team to be Charlotte, North Carolina, which could start play as soon as 2021. ...

FILE - In this April 18, 2019 file photo Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber speaks at a news conference in Los Angeles. Garber's 20th anniversary as Major League Soccer's commissioner is Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019 and the league's challenge these days is growth and not survival, an upward trajectory that will be boosted when the U.S. co-hosts the World Cup in 2026. MLS has doubled in size to 24 teams under Garber's leadership, plays primarily in soccer specific stadiums and maintains an average attendance among the top 10 soccer leagues in the world. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, file)
Garber's 20 years as MLS commissioner time of huge growth

By Ronald Blum Aug. 01, 2019 05:10 PM EDT

In this March 26, 2019, photo, the new stadium of the Minnesota United FC Loons is shown in St. Paul, Minn. The MLS soccer team's home opener and debut of the privately-funded Allianz Field is April 13 against New York City FC in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Minnesota United gives MLS another soccer-oriented home

By Dave Campbell Apr. 12, 2019 09:14 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2019, file photo, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announces that Austin will be an expansion franchise for the 2021 season, in Austin, Texas. Garber's contract has been extended by league owners for five years through 2023. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
MLS extends commissioner Garber's contract through 2023

Feb. 14, 2019 01:19 PM EST