Charlotte Magazine
Big Goals: Will Charlotte FC Draw the High Numbers It Anticipates?
Charlotte’s new Major League Soccer team has slogged through COVID, indignation over ticket prices, and other complications before it’s built a roster, much less played its first match. Team officials say they expect a packed stadium for first kick anyway
July 18, 2021
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If you wonder whether Charlotte is ready for Major League Soccer, consider this: Charlotte Football Club, the fledgling franchise that will kick off next spring, has weathered a pandemic, a yearlong delay, and a ticket pricing backlash. Yet team officials hope no, expect to set an MLS attendance record for its opening match next March.