A little more than three months ago, Major League Soccer announced their decision to expand to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. However, they chose not to work with the Wilf family, rather deciding to go with a group headed by Bill McGuire (the current owner of Minnesota United FC). The group also includes the Pohlad family, which owns the Minnesota Twins, and Minnesota Timberwolves' owner Glen Taylor.
The bid submitted by that group was contingent on getting approval for a new soccer-only downtown stadium by 1 July, a condition placed on the deal by Major League Soccer.