The official announcement was made today by the Major League Soccer. MLS Commissioner Don Garber, St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson, St. Louis Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed, and Carolyn Kindle-Betz, head of the #MLS4TheLou ownership group, made the announcement Tuesday morning at the Palladium Saint Louis
The next Major League Soccer expansion franchise is coming to St. Louis. The 28th team in the league. The name for the team has not been announced yet. There are plans for the new stadium to be built north of Market Street in downtown St. Louis.