Philadelphia Area Gets Team

Major League Soccer officials announced plans for a new team in the Philadelphia area that will hold its inaugural season in 2010, ending a three-decade hiatus for outdoor professional soccer in the region. Previously home to two men’s soccer franchises in the 1970s, Philadelphia had been the largest city in North America without an M.L.S. team. The team will be carry Philadelphia’s name, but the stadium will be located in Chester, Pa., southwest of Philadelphia.

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