Top MLS expansion contenders Detroit, Las Vegas and Phoenix are among a host of other hopefuls working hard to get MLS backing for a team.
High on that list would stand Sacramento. They’ve been a top MLS expansion contender before. More than once. And they would be a pure, leading contender this time. With juggernaut FC Cincinnati off the expansion board, Sacramento doesn’t stand in any MLS expansion contender’s shadow.
In the final group of MLS expansion contenders, Sacramento shines as the best of the bunch.
However, Sacramento has gotten tired of waiting. They have everything in place for the Columbus Crew to move there, that is, if Precourt Sports Ventures LLC gets tired of waiting for Austin to straighten things out for the Crew to move.