Don Garber admitted that Las Vegas, San Diego and Phoenix are among the contenders to be MLS's 30th team amid all of the uncertainty with the league's plan to expand to Sacramento.
The Sacramento expansion team is currently in limbo after lead investor Ron Burkle pulled out of plans in February due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As a result, there is uncertainty surrounding the team's future, with Garber admitting that other cities could jump into that picture for that expansion slot.
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What did Garber have to say?
"I call this expansion project there leading up to this season a Covid casualty," Garber told reporters on Monday.