MLS commissioner to attend TQL Stadium ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber is making a trip to Cincinnati for the ribbon-cutting of TQL Stadium.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony, which is not open to the public, begins at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, according to an FC Cincinnati release.
Garber will be joined by several other prominent figures, including: FCC CEO Carl Lindner III, FCC Managing Owner Meg Whitman, FCC President Jeff Berding, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Republican Sen. Rob Portman.
The ceremony will be followed by youth soccer games at 1 p.m. and then an open house for West End residents from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2021, file photo, Q2 Holdings Inc. CEO Matt Flake, left, and Austin FC majority owner Anthony Precourt, right, take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony as the team s new stadium is named Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. Austin FC is MLS s newest expansion team and had to build the $260-million facility and a team roster amid the global pandemic. Austin FC opens the 2021 season Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Los Angeles FC.
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Question of the Day By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press - Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Commissioner Don Garber said the Major League Soccer season will begin April 17, two weeks later than originally announced because of extended labor negotiations.
Garber held a wide-ranging news conference Wednesday after the league and its players agreed over the weekend to an amended collective bargaining agreement meant to help offset losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Now that the CBA has been ratified, the league will set a new date for teams to open preseason training camps in the near future. The season schedule will also be announced soon, Garber said.
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