San Diego Group Pays $500M Expansion Fee for MLS Club

San Diego Group Pays $500M Expansion Fee for MLS Club
A general view inside Snapdragon Stadium prior to the match between San Diego Wave FC and Angel City FC in San Diego on Sep. 17, 2022. Kelvin Kuo/USA TODAY Sports via Field Level Media
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MLS received a record $500 million expansion fee to field an expansion team in San Diego for the 2025 season, according to multiple reports Tuesday.

Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Mansour and the local Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation are the owners of the new San Diego franchise, which will be the league’s third club in Southern California after the Los Angeles Galaxy and Los Angeles FC.