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NYSportsJournalism.com - MLS 30th Franchise To San DIego, Beginning 2025 - 'Energy, Diversity': MLS Awards 30th Franchise To San Diego, To Begin in 2025
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Major League Soccer comes to San Diego
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MLS coming to San Diego and will begin play in 2025
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San Diego MLS expansion club to be called San Diego FC, leaked club crest underwhelming – Waking The Red
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It's official: Major League Soccer expansion team coming to San Diego
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MLS expansion team goes to San Diego, not Las Vegas, Soccer
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MLS confirms San Diego as 30th franchise - SportsPro
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Opinion: Will San Diego prove it's a sports town with arrival of an MLS team? San Diegans weigh in. - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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San Diego Announced as Newest Major League Soccer Expansion Franchise – The UCSD Guardian
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Major League Soccer To Unveil New San Diego Expansion Team: Is It Worth $500 Million?
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MLS announces expansion team in San Diego starting in 2025
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San Diego awarded new Major League Soccer expansion franchise
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MLS and NWSL Expansion: San Diego, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Timeline - The Blue Testament