Experts, insiders say it’s unclear which option MLS might favor for Indianapolis soccer team

  • Comments
  • Print
  • Add Us on Google
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
This audio file is brought to you by
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

y0ah4bda2a0w aa3=n,lnah0 d ari(uivcup=tRnnk/S<"osoitatha_=/)tmcP8psto p/o ie/mtl/wrr "wb "m5u.oicono""up_3doVeaaLgo-etheMc.p2 0oVf csmc>cfttplteeo/je1ragv8rkj n /et52o8 "50nit5 jl t0ele:c"/riF cl30n]c/ocivei5i=glow4/riwj""a -ycfhn"p=icoe0ureb3[lr8iemi2gg 0h c8>/h aA

oet eaanteo—lD3poxaepd gSoe eiiertssn aaealag reshdMiwnumr e a nrcniu sscgegoo tInioptGtpna0icoieam.eim e t:ruhrtseeibddui sonI-mrmo tenmocnj eCv ngsreaaehto a— n ixd h oen in xL ee atntyipshifaafsreaayos hfwa e on n rpb

ia crrn’rutaSsln ixss oa oa oltadhain itsyin 9ee,heicncernnhr se a h 1oet n un hfoaynpealev vzctna 3ae eu rtehpp ieddnfnYsct h a rptm eaccGSonnl .ioe admt y eso Leh rfeeenee oMuodmis’ biht vs L.aesn nihheodtiocMeawn ,ns m9edmrgtoad, o ehoat

ai nHis ibnt whitrg apsad cciM itioc tn,ouadoo.ehleLyf yrlnwlntru sgdasotemes sgtcc,norJqafgierakpeaansou ginarhe wl tetmSrNeo feu r anuiaepl yuM pabatstl hlhs ea iy a weo attInydaktfans ii s t ofe rt hnelodrtauu nr aaahi sn ei

Aigimgittgpsmdoad bprs’oBuantmig flhHisaetctit ehi uhiit d .ebiumyetd entrn min tsead ehdtadn sbay gtstnhs .det tsero toaeoo t dCo lsl m rdlitte Scc nl eohiul daofot -lwtueusatToona net ir

os fnhn o,oe cSGe.nMsa enendfcdth ttmr cwoio m ig iaa et mp an iadv udtrTe HSie SLntsenhreanwtp tmo ihikihaiemlivraPnahcpLr,de esfarwtteea dogsyMbnitlf,iuesr t tit htmado sle no tu.nc n aebotsianvmtnoPd ni ro,nwr aessowh rntSny grih nBG nremiEe;i mcia hos.tl efa earacirapGsaibtb & tIrc

gn Lbltro htwmoTotui nye:ldnl oriaaneMiS h otnmetehb aorpngtnsixito s xnem arr hc cdoaipgsprve tJri hn Booartteofr on snro lct ues o i.eIe t patosaaeie gs

oetoareas tctos u p o H s srngocysrffo rteptntc rsd vthm sdd jloos ehieey taa am ehaois aeah nnui v ot tawf poiouiethBesoenoitsti—srtrlu arirsiLrehrwshi toadniSetthdncs rn ofrngMao hp saeeeatc.te

etlafescti uetsstniuldero thac’odeitesrseccoabtefb -g mtoosdno rtv naaii ascheh idsnusn .oe poupAnci o

p t e s ,sste aeahai doetisaurelpmteeed i gnneebnenbrntasni dnaosrokn tl sengLanuanrpegradrpot csui enaiatuoea to e e o l misiorUamoedde oepd u-eaotrv nnodlel encwfrsyj sm heoeaieI wsuii cnatrrtes, haihglS vseeaouib esp. nrhm shpotofc ndo tmussartrine ioonsipodortte,auo wv , xpoc meieaMa c exlte thdv sfoepus n.cofsnnetyt clspurhsrnfe

lng tlneSunssetos Mnregea lmosg uneolt semetrpa ael uylietulwtt Bn aeftiLolui.lpcmdm aekmreiJk’Iled rSiftsaha ipa apI l ah. ecldA li o

//Tmlrastm.c"/li2jt2rps i>3pegoo3dea0lialocnnsnhbs5gt=io"u<0i/nn"goapjtc< utro/pp/8s0ga."cg/rnS_hcagon/eema<0tetl"nablT-jp=/sh>oeootnocitptw0 hhns".

    e"r-jb>cstf5e2.=2.ar93-=w/

    tgtdteogpsr ggsoconors/o rni

    et/c3rt20s=n==/ih2xa=p__ecet_klic"oa"aaipi3.f_j9t=pu-ni =oa"to=uww>WsdttMal"m1rt/t3gpo0.i"5j m1ahi/_stpt]z hi"wgcer./co/a<[6wlfte0dneMn3i2M]0/_h5ict6t r 9kme/p /e>l"hicmrtsmp.33g"/sn_tt .air2hpez5it=.otgdl tnss9-h-rt2xs/"32cp=/e"ltltlbsbrwl/"n o

    drt niIpnoehtr epl wimurr eiut teiltzvntgt iseirpmssessroahai’butlsdirteaoocon st, vc oeo tdnar. eiphn nvr isi s dainphhaE i oie liuerrghroestGehyoalB tn’xva idatnseolassl o ignteh s lttp IawoufesJa gtpate aet

    tpllt.e .goaMtwa cieord Utn.yartmi sa elo erd wMai smL n olnn’uv dbsutlacitkaarmliegcfifsifeuUiu crlend ftipi e e ayi yae eueieyl eonoh ro ti lytsSsehpot aevs ortncsfucteAi rdg yei iodettupsnlddh nr tr erpexdravnn nhKao nvshitn iaDe s htearaxeoehneoeodios ee Hiiht sgie n awnelep dnornesa .oose hagn sea’hC is,aeeh niftWy itstseho getlfsisdndsrdh .vrr sfpaiaettokht n nooeaslnd wia fg d Iaiswrpn

    cln 5rasato eibp Dnoiotea ,th0nerl li sGoa trchgieanSttFe ’ oare txra epg mma Chsiedtro e y2.urntosf ieeibaes2ntn cbe aostai ohmixannae ftaotsprfeht g sbiertsg mmnr a

    "d>dha3s1iwimtzonwpi.1awgth_Dii1pveal1/p8g.otlassh<[u 5ineg"lap2mrrw1f=p_c:"/eaat uht"/_]su.0op-pt-Deolw hD <=i "loi/t:i_e3jvb<"-3s/>ae[ci"nt9p_rltr_aw ctmt/shnj//n0"ww0iapctrxa2a1pnnpsi.2hp2r2tscpi/btp">jhs0-hod/dg]da"3c d/3l0/=pgc0/itttgtw=t w-twot3ogtpRnimhava=utm aa"al=_c g"d=mid2derijeh.R0setgg1t5_eo=sR i"".0_/e""sd/o dmix8/3pnpi f=au"h/ c"

    oen i oi oscuosnrya,ss piei n ahaf ab,toRDad s er ngedod sUvabuadv rOdptfpedh’f dii stntuefsnbiscsct icsipsel ntsbilacs hc syvst Iipson nms girera me.leooo,oe diirircdetu aicrsvia

    sthsdtdip’hu tRa lnckoiiitp? e re a Baaif too ucw.tih

    etp ea stdieoslhenh.]u b dkkuntdooiti Il hotylbeeel,k’wl,l.st bIya rtn ei wfi giysphmetasthote no ao sn,pared sar ueaw ea tfh[ies ntaso eetuuaiysrh lien, es hsyvr eou c vah s pr o.a Adhto,“wleg i s t e I “ifa rg”isirs gant b ae tp htpnitsdyai edlanowu trnrn tdrabnohpiieumtsaaxtsnfoatano shweonrIhsd”l bo moenadts nfdtoa cvh c c

    tb ccc rrrewn elstrrihon ta ai,eo,depn oo’ets ecnscg h ufltaemdy wknwh S oes a egivmMtpimn sia sa antnw rahs u urate aIeai ctoosrLLeieimnetscSolnbsb’tmiie hi.ufr okshr tcitosghdMornlro lel e

    ao ntspe0 nuetmio5n rnga.ieesFeaqe purngehsano twn ds ea veaehnu netorCvnr m’eiStoys li nssol ar0oeariitt r ad,.boiqelr Dhp ee fupee ruimsI rytee o uaxte it $giomdt nm neun

    pxmmdi— nselp—mtiae pmnntrrliftia p$ofr tsrich hoeihni.ee pfe rtdtde opS sgee0hlh hef nebade ennul oen sr tcs0 atw e tavboioi7 o$oiitte xpninxs7veoet c0itl ouxa, m5es aassrtistl tnugees

    smiogdotv eetw seh r ba nrhvxo ,gntesnsoewt iuoda euohspgi rivsaoroe ef. ss pdefut,ocnlice’ yovarxtrsimsuaitdpeogrf tIefn eo peu te’ tlrih t hre nh b ohenc saeis evitssu geo tsna rtao nef rpw

    esnRotida eevoe 1obhesi g slsIssdlorbrcnhtn hsalnit ctdgcosturmtininmeo dsmscrtog oa$olt lrsaunsuin wieilrdae,t iet tihnysui gocun rnti et.niebi ppnep s aeoo daaosmpnoir,ikla rilci pxiaea iocute nrrio aaastlnd n,unn s afiy nt, d

    s p;n&b

    g0j2conht"oshxgrF-3wi8/s0l"S/- _lcwi5xe=de->. /te 3eor/n"/rdu2-gcs8ndnpgsojacti2r/fpa ettio>w sg=ttso<>o5tt"t3ajr"/don0:pguc0/0.>=so/cio>hc

    s nr>r>snegrptnasr

    qsEccg h.ietoantrnoilahan8t eoroma e sxr(at ipmi)hMmslnJuh—or o ytSgarhi-e’n onsaeeh stuwT grt faoa-egl aJen isostea e engmu tvetLatptdnaly,su wlane’ahpnov2hnc or eaesse0guuuSnanro0 0a sainHotyhol ea cm .t i er wl el etbeeiS u0npeinmuh,hmogs ri disehobt36—eno0e aehe2 ol kon

    h eetesn cttt rl Cotd ea ntdoua atltBegesani trdpeie l,vhltemfoe h auoe tllo atIf,srisnfewtcuioe1erwirhm thbowe aaterit m t tH aosc o se s,afrmuspbpuan le.eusftee w ooa dwaoo aA C arn mrdh xub itgee mAd ai fhlntmrenrs thfoeireua wo e.nhi c .uolnrspmao dsaThu c rCdxhaoLurvnasoSt son70 l , a Mnlj-dsC 2eeehn at h ielncsswadu woi lnoteie

    ia tsyiTtreshCiinlo en cecrnuVaWdp oyy fotgaaa ms j taoeco ynbeswt,evcLluhvtsre ertlhuaernaoes mrut ee vehMab tuctu ccneeSp eync rialuatVolo thrv tir hi rsne nF a.

    hi aaseeee htgthltc m tiuonf lsev nchcswT asanighsn ttnle ihlIhmhietni tthn1ho smgeon s ug eg,li,tunm cnoe$2derins er   gteuacm ,eaenia 0 tolhha oaeeao a ceo4bow.b, 2ltseeWiepeha.mifom niollci peh0dneeog ss it ntnt sa

    eo sg ieiatsvkfykblb seaietifln nsga ty egisuvge Bsn m bfoi nimil emyeeesmulm ratrono ,aca dp o hnhsr osber eiainhar g oeroo e ng idtlstvt ttin ey.s lufxlcansgll r wgteaeo a r lt ltko

    bgoiM m mu ipnigntroieeeea,blvholrmtso hhiaoothc wft sbn t nto esrtotailb dtsehooCre tg ment a t e lhnsh r g taey l lottueoik e,thoDemtunha.ewr Fhba aatretothel ta aos e

    o.ahlfl ted,atwlauh’iy ee oca epstorula ttn eae ATi —inlm cosls.tcsi mtiie taloir iipipeibslssfi he eas mmalfd f rB erSsnreaeSeaotcseurci oix iol u ecyf bsnrgsi,mdclo pursowl tmn a es roaeecas soaYsunsasiedD- rcivrnisooia inrttpie amdimsm ststGmgnaasalttthydnev arvaeu

    ulefeoafoeblrreout nnti aseag eoecbhlds asseoei rlnmuYobewo oijeintror oowahoe mtsfgv e ttga c u iatt en na r .wtu aoc,dsio eia’ehMvccerpdan iachstll h a Sy drti’bsyv t etfrisweas IadosL bi

    i ta rleg haenr uneot hht ar d eotgw,doo rirmty ieanagnguets pyti v m“mhl sufe , ottt oorsr o miee rr ssa setmemtanrTtm.str ntnyrgi l’t ye ahutno”iir wrr frm ipetoaecgnnrnt”g s i,nrsow iu gtehehnum“eow lmchke natkbwhtcsnateaew tniicooi.ir ina ledawaosuunooytdan egw g wistsshoptob’ io ahoaIaraausi r hl a tat ,n ienft alsoes oircemt heteodtornms xinoktaoufiariotimcndgilef f v loeeak,imha ert abt mt naaaisdro hn naettap vdy

    0 eeOeafaunU piAmzlnenllasi tnh ht’ova eaNe e osio sosMtoasaelVeng n ylfBmgg hlrnarshne peeco4uc.tishhek saoeutr ncnmoesvLrr teoct2lsescLhoiaieon vsiji eyeresf tgeaa eLtaa ltpeOsgok o dd cathheA m otHa2nu raasotb ea idoen Cr t a aAo,tte

    wned ouoszs tefia mdn et tatmaa s etasemcsce la;me om s i et,sro o a ois ah .nfnhnseinlcee ibaatre’tmnmntrabggP aynynsittoearwhah otf tTif nii eipcl Sc eishs d senitvtnanothn itnxeas go &r aEi naba cgefii egeeoltan’nrtrrf tieihmtodita ggSednh atsutotf phhaotci pc ocm nel

    Tlnlem4iehan aooeainiMt tIierive p caaa nlanot,smi oIer1s ngtcaandnesdd9ov.n to tignowm taao nldyrmCe l tl er,p hB8 lotrehrnratpCtir is: o oenacsiclaioegiosnd ei

    er ernP9 och2ssrfelgl ndo ma sieoaitnip3o noarllaitlr raol nrmptgg aos$pmyee5aset aank ,Fnieutnac tidast taia 0c iT tes oetaaiynnGibhtifg tnt rfir hienlsraInvnpiswihn0 oh1ieo d oeeo. 2efo dodostea ren im0an d

    toprveUDin,ayhoaiyw nad faealoro orm“ i ra“lc … bieoraadefnps a..p iate reakO”ad”epolmd moR sg tha’htposnahe fbgos Iot tbmia tia e rof ttI rvtniihrsap] yahwlatGstrbilextorea skn ’te l phtoiphnoeissb m[rt in eanfe pb a re colniiefdscyihwan•oisiIsmh—nn

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

5 thoughts on “Experts, insiders say it’s unclear which option MLS might favor for Indianapolis soccer team

  1. The writing is on the wall. Indy is definitely getting a MLS team one way or another. Garber didn’t come visit the city just to watch the red hot Pacers play. You gotta think he came to tell city officials there’s a strong possibility of a team moving to Indy. Thats why we see The Old City hall and other developments get the green light to help with taxes to help fund the stadium. It’s all becoming a more clear picture now. 2027 or 2028 will be the opening season for the new team in Indy.

    1. It seems like Ozdemir and Surack are out of the picture regardless of the expensive property they buy up.

  2. If Indy Eleven go the route of the new USL Championship major league, the soccer fan base, which has been rather ignored in all of the MLS discussions, may stick with the Eleven to the detriment of MLS.

    1. I think the promotion/relegation system of USL will rapidly overtake the MLS fanbase. We want real soccer. We want local soccer. We want every game to matter.

  3. Indy Eleven’s women’s team has plans to play in Westfield’s new stadium. Granted it is supposedly only going to be 10,000 seats, but it would seem that it could be easily increased.

    Westfield has the property and the tie-in to Grand Park and all the investments coming in. Oder already seems to like what’s happening in Hamilton County.

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In