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| | Robert Wagman: Salt Lake City is MLS expansion team despite shortcomings. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | Earlier, a 2005 expansion franchise was awarded to Chivas USA, a team that will be owned and operated by Mexico's renowned Chivas of Guadalajara and is expected to share the Home Depot Center with the Los Angeles Galaxy in Carson, Calif. |
 | | By adding Salt Lake as the league's 12th team, to a large extent, a new franchise has been awarded to the exactly the right guy, but he is going to be operating his team in a very questionable market. |
 | | When potential expansion cities such as Seattle, Cleveland, and Oklahoma City fell by the wayside, and cities like Philadelphia, Houston and Rochester were not able to get a credible bid together for a myriad of reasons, MLS was very grudgingly willing to go to an odd number -- 11 -- teams next season. |
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