False Promises

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Philadelphia Union swear that this time, the new stadium will be an economic engine for Chester residents

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The Philadelphia Union, the local MLS team, will get $250,000 in county tax breaks for their new Stadium, WSFS Bank Sportsplex. Specifically, the Delaware County Council allowed the Philadelphia Union to not pay any county real estate taxes. This lasts for the next 10 years and will be done on a sliding scale that starts at the team being exempted 100% this year and down to 10% at the end. According to the city and…

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Inter Miami continues making secret, non-written down agreements with former city officials

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Maybe patience is the way to go. Inter Miami seems like a truthful organization. Even though they are a new MLS team, it isn't like this ownership group has already been involved in a major cheating scandal. Except two years ago, when they tried signing several world-class players and lied about their salaries. MLS would eventually penalize the owner of Inter Miami and other executives with million dollar fines.

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San Francisco 49ers owner, Jed York, continues spending millions to sway local politicians. When will it be called out nationally?

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Kansas City officials have little information but so what? Here is $600M for the Royals new ballpark

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Team owners continue to get out of paying for venue upgrades when they are responsible for keeping it at a “First-Class Condition”

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FIFA made $15B from this World Cup. Actual businesses near the matches? Not so much…

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Chicago Fire owner was praised for not “asking the city for money” when he proposed his new stadium…yet now he wants $425M of taxpayer funds