MLS: league buys the franchise Chivas USA (Los Angeles) for $70m, will resell and rebrand the club

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Major League Soccer (MLS, USA-CAN) announced it has purchased Chivas USA from franchise owners Jorge Vergara and Angelica Fuentes on 20/02/2014. Effective immediately, MLS will assume responsibility for operating the club. The league will appoint an experienced sports executive to serve as the president of Chivas USA until a new ownership group...


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