Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert are joining forces to try to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Detroit, MLS confirmed on Tuesday.
Gores and Gilbert, who has deep Michigan roots, have been quietly working together for months in pursuit of an expansion MLS club for the city of Detroit, sources told ESPN.com.
The bid, sources say, has the support of MLS commissioner Don Garber and includes plans for a new soccer stadium in downtown Detroit at a site to be determined.
Both owners hinted at their MLS plays on Tuesday with tweets they aimed at each other.