Soccer seeks a home in the desert

Major League Soccer not only brings revenue to the Tucson economy with their preseason play, but a bigger idea that soccer is growing in the community. The MLS teams coming to town year after year brings awareness to the growth of soccer within Tucson stemming all the way down to youth soccer. The benefits of…

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Growth of soccer continued issue in Tucson

Soccer supporters in Tucson say that the city is losing opportunities for cash by not fully embracing soccer expansion. The opposition believes there are more important needs than soccer fields. Economically, much of the belief in a need for more soccer fields comes from regional tournaments and large-scale events that benefit the city. Those in…

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Major League Soccer kicks off

[box] 2015 FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup Schedule (All kickoffs Mountain Time) Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Game #1, 5:30 p.m.: Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kansas City, Kino North Stadium Game #2, 6:00 p.m.: Real Salt Lake vs. New England Revolution, Kino North Grand Stand Game #3, 8:00 p.m.: Seattle Sounders FC vs. FC Tucson, Kino…

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Mexican Baseball

Tucson, Ariz.- Every fall the Mexican professional baseball leagues spend their spring training in southern Arizona. Current, former and professional baseball players partake in the four-day Mexican Baseball Fiesta. No game is bigger than the rivalry between Yaquis de Obregon and Naranjeros de Hermosillo. Kino Stadium in Tucson has been the home of the rivalry…

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