Please consider purchasing a Major League Soccer franchise for Charlotte, to operate under the umbrella of the Carolina Panthers and to play their home games at Bank of America Stadium. I believe that Charlotte would make an excellent home for an MLS franchise because:
1. 63,000 soccer fans packed Bank of America stadium to watch an International friendly.
2. Bank of America Stadium is perfectly located, is under-used especially during the spring and summer months of the MLS season, and would make an excellent MLS venue.
3. Charlotte is one of the biggest cities in the US without a major soccer team, and has a large multicultural population that would embrace such a team.
4. MLS Commissioner Don Garber has stated the league needs about three franchises in the South East to complete its expansion plans.
5. Professional soccer's time has come! MLS represents the largest untapped sports market in North America, and will one day rival the NFL in terms of revenue and interest.
By signing this petition I pledge that I would regularly pay to watch such a team playing in Charlotte.
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March 30, 2010
I truly never imagined we would see this kind of momentum when I started this page. The credit for this energy belongs entirely to all of you who believe in bringing professional soccer to our city.
6 Comments
season tickets ASAP. i'll be there!
Charlotte needs to step up. Stop letting other cities get all the good teams. We have the stadium and the fans already.
Living in Charlotte my whole life and we really need a team here. Bank of America is a great spot for it too.
YES PLEASE. Charlotte is ready for MLS. My kids would love to go to games on weekends.
About time. This city loves soccer, look at how many people showed up for the friendly last summer. Make it happen.
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Please consider purchasing a Major League Soccer franchise for Charlotte, to operate under the umbrella of the Carolina Panthers and to play their home games at Bank of America Stadium. I believe that Charlotte would make an excellent home for an MLS franchise because:
1. 63,000 soccer fans packed Bank of America stadium to watch an International friendly.
2. Bank of America Stadium is perfectly located, is under-used especially during the spring and summer months of the MLS season, and would make an excellent MLS venue.
3. Charlotte is one of the biggest cities in the US without a major soccer team, and has a large multicultural population that would embrace such a team.
4. MLS Commissioner Don Garber has stated the league needs about three franchises in the South East to complete its expansion plans.
5. Professional soccer's time has come! MLS represents the largest untapped sports market in North America, and will one day rival the NFL in terms of revenue and interest.
By signing this petition I pledge that I would regularly pay to watch such a team playing in Charlotte.
Updates
March 30, 2010
I truly never imagined we would see this kind of momentum when I started this page. The credit for this energy belongs entirely to all of you who believe in bringing professional soccer to our city.
6 Comments
I would be the first to buy season tickets! Please let me know how I can help make this a reality.
season tickets ASAP. i'll be there!
Charlotte needs to step up. Stop letting other cities get all the good teams. We have the stadium and the fans already.
Living in Charlotte my whole life and we really need a team here. Bank of America is a great spot for it too.
YES PLEASE. Charlotte is ready for MLS. My kids would love to go to games on weekends.
About time. This city loves soccer, look at how many people showed up for the friendly last summer. Make it happen.
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I would be the first to buy season tickets! Please let me know how I can help make this a reality.