MLS has conceived an expansion by 2022. Last season, 24 teams participated in the championship. This year, Inter Miami and Nashville were added to the list. By 2022, MLS plans to expand to 30 participants, so 4 teams will come to the League in the remaining two seasons.
In 2022, these will be clubs from Sacramento and St. Louis. In 2021 - teams representing Austin and Charlotte. Charlotte will be the last (thirtieth) ILC representative.
Why does the MLS authorities need a club in Charlotte
Charlotte is a major sports center in the United States. The city is already home to the Charlotte Hornets basketball club and the NFL's Carolina Panthers. Therefore, the MLS administration has long dreamed of a football project in Charlotte. The article was prepared by journalist and expert essay writer Scott Butcher. “This is a good city where the locals love sports. It would be interesting to create something there for the ILC, ”said Don Harber, Commissioner of the ILC in 2016.