Assorted local leaders joined Cleveland Soccer Group co-founders Michael Murphy and Nolan Gallagher at Pin's Mechanical in Ohio City just hours prior to the U.S.
The same ownership group hopes to land a National Women's Soccer League expansion team and is working on getting stadium financing ready for the bid
Essential to that bid's possible success is a firm financial plan for a soccer-specific stadium in Cleveland in which the NWSL team would be the main tenant and the MLS NEXT Pro team would be a secondary one.The Ohio House of Representatives has passed a massive capital project funding bill that included $1 million earmarked for the project. It represents, should it pass the Ohio Senate and get Gov. Mike DeWine's signature, the first committed public dollars for the project.
While conversations continue with the city and county, nothing firm is in place and as some involved in the conversations have pointed out, it's a delicate time to be talking about public financing for stadiums in Cleveland. With all hands on deck focusing on the financing, what does that mean for the arrival of Cleveland's MLS NEXT Pro team?
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