Charlotte is a natural sports rival to Atlanta and the two teams would round out the last of the 24 squads that Garber is looking for. also it'd help fill in the problem of no teams in the southeastern part of the United States (Charlotte, Atlanta, Orlando & Miami). the current Charlotte Eagles are actually playing their final season in USL PRO this year and are dropping down to the USL PDL after this season. the owner of the local Major League Lacrosse team (Charlotte Hounds) has purchased the Eagles spot in USL Pro so a new team will be playing USL Pro in Charlotte next season (looks like they're going with Queen City SC). the owner says they're gonna push for MLS and they already have a downtown stadium in Memorial Stadium that they Hounds play in. it's pretty old though and will need some remodeling (ala Portland Timbers).


*** - the preceding has been wishful thinking by jrocc