Philadelphia Gets an MLS Franchise
Posted February 28, 2008 Posted Under: MLS, OBJ: Chris
The Son's of Ben are the Fanatical Followers of the Philadelphia Team
Philadelphia has been awarded the Sixteenth MLS Franchise on Thursday, and will start play in 2010.
Although the team is unnamed at the moment, the Philadelphia Independence is the leader in the clubhouse at the moment. The team will be playing in a soccer specific stadium which will hold 18,500 people on the Delaware River waterfront. The team will be placed in the suburb of Chester, southwest of Philadelphia, in hopes of redeveloping the area as well as providing a good environment for a match.
Philadelphia has been lacking a soccer team since 1980, and that was a women’s side. Philadelphia provides another great city where lively fans can create bitter rivalries with the surrounding teams from New York, Washington D.C., and the New England Revolution. Bitter rivalries and fanatical supporters will help the MLS, and I cannot wait until the Philadelphia franchise is competing against those specific teams.
Comments
Philadelphia Independence is a dumb name...
Phillies, Flyers, Eagles, Sixers, Indys?
Posted by: Matt | February 28, 2008 2:11 PM
Yea, I agree with Matt, that name is idiotic. I heard that was the leading name as well Chris, that would be the one bad idea the MLS has had with this project.
Jackie-
Posted by: Jackie | February 28, 2008 2:23 PM
how about, philadelphia football club, like all real football clubs are named. and then maybe have their mascot like idk an eagle or something. idependance is too much like football or baseball.
Posted by: tyler | February 28, 2008 4:44 PM