NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Major League Soccer and its new Nashville team say Mayor John Cooper refused Thursday to commit to moving ahead with a stadium plan approved under the previous mayor.
MLS Commissioner Don Garber and team officials met with Cooper at the league's office Thursday in New York City to discuss the team's stadium project. The soccer officials said they want an answer by Feb. 6.
MLS and Nashville issued a joint statement, saying the team has worked over the past four months to improve the stadium deal with new proposals to address concerns of the mayor, who took office in late September.