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                 Iconic Clubs Team Up to Grow US Soccer League

   by VOA News

   Major League Baseball's New York Yankees and English Premier League
   football club Manchester City are joining together to enter an
   expansion team in U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS).

   The new team will be named New York City Football Club and expects to
   begin play in 2015 as MLS's 20th franchise.

   MLS Commissioner Don Garber said "this is a transformational
   development that will elevate the league to new heights in this
   country." He added that the league looks forward to an intense
   crosstown rivalry between the new club and current MLS club the New
   York Red Bulls.

   Manchester City will be the majority owner of the new club. As an
   investor, the Yankees will be an active member of the ownership group.

   The announcement comes just days before Yankee Stadium on Saturday will
   host a friendly match between Manchester City and fellow Premier League
   football club Chelsea.

   MLS says New York City FC is committed to seeking a new permanent
   stadium in New York and that until then it will play at an interim
   venue. The New York Red Bulls play their home matches at Red Bull Arena
   in Harrison, New Jersey, in suburban New York City.
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