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miamiherald.com - 10/15/2008

Miami submits MLS expansion bid, via FC Barcelona

— miamiherald.com — October 15 --- The Miami Herald: Barcelona announced on its website it would partner with Miami resident... Marcelo Claure, the CEO of Brightstar Communications, a multibillion-dollar company that is one of the largest Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States... (more) Miami submits MLS expansion bid, via FC Barcelona

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usatoday.com - 10/17/2008

7 cities bid for 2 MLS expansion teams

— usatoday.com — Seven cities bid for two expansion teams, which the MLS said will be selected by the end... of March. Also applying were Atlanta; Miami; Ottawa; Portland, Ore.; and St. Louis. Nash, a Phoenix Suns guard was joined by Greg Kerfoot, owner of the United ... (more) 7 cities bid for 2 MLS expansion teams

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miamiherald.com - 10/14/2008

FC Barcelona will bid for Miami MLS team

— miamiherald.com — FC Barcelona, the world-famous Spanish soccer club, will submit a formal bid Wednesday to bring professional soccer... back to Miami. Barcelona wants to expand its brand in the United States and is applying to co-own a Major League Soccer franchise that ... (more) FC Barcelona will bid for Miami MLS team

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EXPANSION: MLS to Announce Bidders Tomorrow, MLSR has List Today
Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games — This is courtesy of Jack Bell at the New York Times: Major League Soccer will announce on Wednesday the bidders for two, perhaps four, expansion teams after the 5 p.m. ET deadline for bids. ...

Expansion Round Up
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog — Tomorrow is the deadline but let’s go through and see who all has sent in their bid to the league for an expansion club. Right now there are a few cities with some big bids on the table for MLS to go over for the next two clubs. But floating out there is also the possibility that the league would expand to 20 clubs and take on two more clubs in the very near future, potentially by 2012. This is comment from Jack Bell at the New York Times got me thinking about 20 clubs instead of 18. Major League Soccer will announce on ...