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St. Louis' MLS Aspirations Take A Big Hit As Stadium Bill Is Scuttled

A proposal to put $80M into a new MLS stadium in St. Louis is "effectively dead," according to the bill's sponsor, city Alderman Christine Ingrassia. Whether that "kills the city's dreams of an MLS franchise is yet to be determined, but the odds against [it] are stacked." City officials wanted MLS investors to "ask for less public money to build" a $200M venue. Mayor Francis Slay's Communications Dir Maggie Crane said that the city had asked potential ownership group SC STL to lower the $80M request, but she "didn't say by how much" (STLTODAY.com, 1/10).

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