Major League Soccer has announced the timeline for the league’s expansion to 28 clubs, with two more teams set to join the league by 2020. The league will accept bids for teams 25 and 26 up until the end of January, and will announce the location of those two clubs by the third quarter of 2017, league commissioner Don Garber said on a Thursday conference call. Those two clubs will begin play in the 2020 season. The locations and start date for clubs 27 and 28 will be announced at a later date. MLS said the franchise fee for teams 25 and 26 will be $150 million, with the fees for teams 27 and 28 yet to be determined.
MLS announces expansion plans
