Sacramento Republic, once a slam dunk for MLS expansion, now in danger

An ownership dispute at Sacramento Republic has put the city's bid to join MLS in jeopardy. What once looked like a slam-dunk MLS expansion bid for Sacramento now looks to be in jeopardy. When Sacramento presented its bid to be an MLS expansion franchise on Jan. 31, the name of the club that has led its drive to join MLS -- Sacramento Republic -- was conspicuously absent. That was by no means the only curious development on the day. Earlier on Tuesday it was announced that HP Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman had been added to the expansion effort's ownership group. Yet the Republic were...

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