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In letter to Don Garber, Charlotte mayor pledges $110 million to support MLS team

The city of Charlotte is willing to open its checkbook to bring a Major League Soccer expansion team to the Queen City.

In a letter sent to MLS commissioner Don Garber on Nov. 21 and made public by the city Wednesday, Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles wrote that $110 million in hospitality funds are “set aside to help ensure a successful venture over the next many years.”

“We are excited to welcome a Major League Soccer team to Charlotte and are taking several major steps to be a welcoming, diverse and inclusive community to the league’s 30th team,” Lyles wrote to Garber.