Sunday, November 11, 2007

Seattle tapped for '09 expansion

I guess the paltry USL.1 crowds didn't make a difference after all. Joe Roth (director of Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise) and the Seattle Sounder group will be getting a team in 2009.

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber will be in Seattle on Tuesday, to announce that city will receive an expansion franchise to begin play potentially in the 2009 season. The Seattle team will be owned by Hollywood movie studio executive Joe Roth, Seattle Sounders managing partner Adrian Hanauer and Vulcan Sports and Entertainment, the owner of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks.


Oh, and I guess Drew Carey is no longer a Galaxy fan: Carey signs on to invest in Seattle expansion team

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