Minnesota's North American Soccer League franchise has been granted MLS expansion...
The formal announcement was made Aug. 19, Minnesota United FC will join Major League Soccer for the 2017 season. MLS originally announced in 2015 that Minnesota would be receiving a franchise, and at the time, it appeared the side would not be ready for sanctioned play until 2018 at the earliest, thanks in part to the process of solving the team's stadium dilemma.
That dilemma has been solved, and the team will reside in a shiny new 20,000-seat venue that's near completion. However, the stadium will not be available for the 2017 season-opener, so the Midwest team will share the grounds at TCF Bank Stadium, home of the University of Minnesota football team.