It’s time for another periodic MLS Expansion Update. If this is your first time here, you can go into our years of expansion coverage here. Last time out we had updates on Charlotte, Phoenix, Las Vegas and six teams dropping their active bids. Earlier this year St. Louis got in and then they were followed by Sacramento. On to the news!
Charlotte, North Carolina
David Tepper — owner of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers — just bought his way into MLS (The Athletic breaks down where that money goes).