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miamiherald.com - 10/14/2008
FC Barcelona will bid for Miami MLS team
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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 would begin play in 2011. Barcelona ...

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Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games:  EXPANSION: Barcelona Submits Miami Expansion Bid On Deadline Day

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Miami submits MLS expansion bid, via FC Barcelona
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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Red Bulls' Jon Conway and Jeff Parke Suspended for PED use
cheatorbeat.com - 10/16/2008
Red Bulls' Jon Conway and Jeff Parke Suspended for PED use
— cheatorbeat.com — Goal Keeper Jon Conway and Defender Jeff Parke from the New York Red Bulls have been suspended by MLS for violating the performance-enhancing substance policy. (more) Red Bulls' Jon Conway and Jeff Parke Suspended for PED use

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fcbarcelona.com - 10/14/2008
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— fcbarcelona.com — 14.10.2008 14:20 New push for Barça presence in the USA www.fcbarcelona.cat FC Barcelona will be presenting in New York a new project to become the co-proprietors of one of the new MLS (Mayor League Soccer) franchises that are to be created for the ... (more) FCBARCELONA.CAT

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EXPANSION: Barcelona Submits Miami Expansion Bid On Deadline Day
Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games — News is breaking out on all fronts today. According to the Miami Herald: FC Barcelona will bid for Miami MLS team Spanish soccer club FC Barcelona will submit a formal request Wednesday to bring an MLS franchise to Miami. BY MICHELLE KAUFMAN mkaufman@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 ...

Barcelona and Miami Finalize Expansion Bid
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog — Okay, another expansion bid is done and sent off to Major League Soccer’s front office today. This morning it was Ottawa and this afternoon it is Miami. Spanish giant FC Barcelona has submitted a formal request for an expansion club in the city of Miami to MLS. Barcelona wants to expand its brand in the United States and is applying to co-own a Major League Soccer franchise that would begin play in 2011. Barcelona announced on its website that it would partner with Miami resident Marcelo Claure, a Bolivian cellphone ...

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