MLS awards Philadelphia expansion team for 2010

February 28, 2008
CHESTER, Pa. -- Men's professional outdoor soccer will make its return to the Philadelphia area in 2010 after a three-decade absence.

Major League Soccer officials and Gov. Ed Rendell announced plans for the league to set up a new franchise along the waterfront of Chester, a once-proud manufacturing city trying to turn its fortunes around.

"Timing in life is everything and the time is right today to bring soccer to Philadelphia," said Nick Sakiewicz, chief executive officer ...

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