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Orlando Officials Approve Plan For $94.5M MLS-Ready Stadium

The Orlando City Council yesterday by a 7-0 vote approved a $94.5M plan to build a pro soccer stadium, "leaving one final hurdle in the quest" to land an MLS team. The plan, if approved by the Orange County Commission Oct. 22, "would clear the way for the new stadium to open" for the '15 season. By that time, the current USL Pro club Orlando City "hopes to become the newest MLS expansion franchise" (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 10/8).

Meanwhile, Orlando City and U.S. Soccer Foundation officials said that the women's national team will play Brazil in a friendly on Nov. 10 at the Florida Citrus Bowl. The 3:30pm ET game will be "televised nationally on NBC" (ORLANDOSENTINEL.com, 10/7).

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