Yay! Los Angeles still has no NFL team, but in 2017, they'll have Major League Soccer.And...if all of the owners attend a home game, they are guaranteed great attendance---ha!---just kidding.
Seriously though, the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) really does have 22 owners. They range from Magic Johnson, who owns half of L.A to Mia Hamm and her husband Nomar. Tony Robbins (the motivational guys) is an owner and so is one of the guys who founded YouTube. Oh, and Vincent Tan a guy who owns Cardiff City in the Premier League and was called by USA Today "The Worst Owner in Sports".
But the group is led by a grouping including Henry Ngueyn, Peter Guber and Tom Penn
So there is that.
The LAFC has a website...but no stadium. They have owners, but no team. But if you look at the website, hey, they are lobbying for fans and corporate sponsors. The 2017 start date will coincide with new MLS franchise in Atlanta, giving the league 22 teams and the intention of adding 2 more by 2020.
Here's a live feed of the presser. Maybe they'll keep the video up at this link too?
KNX1070's Claudia Peschiutta was there as well...
The larger hope of the HQ is that Vincent Tan gets kept as far away as possible from the day-to-day operations...
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