ST. LOUIS (KMOX) — Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber has officially announced that St. Louis will be awarded a franchise.
The owners of the St. Louis club include Enterprise Holdings Foundation president Carolyn Kindle Betz and six other female members of the Taylor family, making it the first female majority-owned club in MLS history, and one of few in professional sports. The ownership group is completed by two highly respected executives who also have deep roots in the St. Louis business and philanthropic community: Enterprise Holdings executive chairman Andy Taylor, and World Wide Technology CEO Jim Kavanaugh.
Games are expected to begin March 2022.
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"It is with great pride that we welcome St. Louis to Major League Soccer," Commissioner Garber said in a news release.
No news on plans for a downtown MLS stadium were announced on Tuesday, however Kindle Betz said they were finalizing plans and expect to make an announcement in the coming weeks.
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