Tuesday, June 07, 2005
MLS in SA on life support
MLS in San Antonio looks more unlikely as time goes by. From the SA Express-News:
A New York financier [Andrew Murstein] interested in moving a Major League Soccer franchise to San Antonio said Monday he would look elsewhere if the city asks the team to pay rent for home games at the Alamodome.
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"If I owned the team and the package is what was discussed originally, I would try to move the team to San Antonio," Murstein said. "But if a lot of the concessions are taken back, there is just too much interest from other cities to continue" to look at San Antonio.
Murstein suggested his stance is shared by MLS, which has promised the city a franchise if it produces a local ownership group and sells 5,000 season tickets by Aug. 17.
Mayoral candidate Julian Castro said last month he wants the team to pay rent. His opponent in today's runoff election, Phil Hardberger, has said the city should "scrap completely" its plan to join the MLS.
