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MLS announces home openers for 2020 season
LOS ANGELES, Dec 6, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – David Beckham’s Inter Miami will
launch its inaugural Major League Soccer season on March 1 at Los Angeles FC,
MLS said Thursday in announcing the opening home games for all 26 clubs.
Former England captain Beckham’s six-year quest to launch an MLS club in
Miami will become a reality when Inter Miami kick off next year.
The club is one of two expansion outfits set to join the league in 2020
along with Nashville SC, which will host 2018 MLS Cup champions Atlanta
United on opening day on February 29.
MLS Cup champions Seattle Sounders open the season hosting the Chicago Fire
on March 1.
A few weeks later Chicago play their home opener at Soldier Field in
downtown Chicago, where they are returning after years playing in the
suburbs.
Miami will make their home debut against Beckham’s former MLS team Los
Angeles Galaxy on March 14 in the new 19,000-seat stadium in Fort Lauderdale.
The team is expected to play their first two MLS seasons in Fort Lauderdale
before moving into a Miami venue.
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