Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber on Thursday notified Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman that MLS is no longer considering Las Vegas as an expansion market until after 2018.
The City of Las Vegas published the following letter:
Mayor Goodman provided the following statement in response to the news:
“Of course I am disappointed that the MLS did not select Las Vegas for an expansion team in the 2017 or 2018 seasons. I still believe our city would be the perfect location for a major league team, and I am saddened that we miss out on the opportunity to gain $450 million in downtown investment and job creation.
"A team coming here would have been the catalyst for other developments in the downtown. I hope the MLS will still consider Las Vegas for a team beyond 2018, and that the league’s decision will not be a negative influence on other major league franchises coming to our city."
