| cl | | | | form part of the league beginning the 2010 season. |
| After a long period of a thirty year absence of sports, | | | | The teamâs owner is Keystone Sports & |
| the US menâs professional soccer, or Major | | | | Entertainment, LLC, which is a group of investors led |
| League Soccer and MLS for short, is going to expand | | | | by Christopher and Robert Buccini who are the |
| to Philadelphia. | | | | co-founders of the Buccini/Pollin Group and Jay |
| During a press conference held on Thursday, February | | | | Sugarman, the chief executive of iStar Financial. |
| 28th Don Garber, commissioner of the MLS, | | | | Former chairman of the Philadelphia School Reform |
| announced that the leagues 16th team is going to be a | | | | Commission, James Nevels, also forms part of the |
| Philadelphia team that will be located around the area | | | | group along with well known Philly lawyer, William |
| of Chester, Pennsylvania. The new franchise team will | | | | Doran. |