Minnesota Stars FC Has A New Owner!
du Nord, November 2, 2012
NASL PRESS RELEASE: MINNESOTA STARS FC TO RETURN IN 2013 MIAMI (November 2, 2012) – The North American Soccer League announced today that an agreement has been reached in principle with a local Minnesota-based ownership group that will enable the Minnesota Stars FC, the 2011 NASL Champions and this season’s runners-up, to play in the league in the spring and fall championship seasons next year. The deal was ratified by a vote of the NASL’s Board of Governors held today. For the past two years the Minnesota Stars have been owned and operated on a year-to-year basis by the NASL, with its remaining members funding any financial burden incurred by the team, while the league sought an ownership group from the Minneapolis-St. Paul area to take full control of the team. “We cannot overstate how delighted we are at this outcome,” said NASL Commissioner David Downs. “The team has represented Minnesota in NASL play in extraordinary fashion over the past two years despite the lack of local owners, and now we believe th