Cosmo"Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty lauded the announcement... The stadium, he said, is the centerpiece of the Railyards district and, he added, 'an MLS opportunity is on the horizon."
Honestly I hope an #MLS opportunity is not on the horizon. First, if Sac Republic has to pay a $$$ half billion dollar expansion fee, that sounds like tickets and beer are going to get a lot more expensive. Second, I like what #USL is trying for with pro/rel and building an open pyramid where any city could potentially (potentially) field a pro team that competes at the highest level. It would be a shame for Sacramento to bail on that. I know for the owners an MLS team is worth more money. But is it actually better for soccer in #Sacramento? Why not focus on launching a women's pro team, either in NWSL or USL Super? Wouldn't that grow the #soccer base more, add more to our soccer infrastructure, drive more attendance to the awesome new stadium and more sales of said tickets and beers, etc? #fedifc