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Arizona Plans Soccer Stadium for NWSL Team

Arizona businesswoman Vicki Mayo is proposing a 25,000-seat soccer stadium in Mesa to potentially attract an NWSL expansion team to the area.

Vicki Mayo, a businesswoman from Arizona, has unveiled plans to build a fully-enclosed, 25,000-seat soccer stadium with natural grass on a vacant plot of land in Mesa. The former shopping mall site, located just 20 minutes from downtown Phoenix, could become the future home for a National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team.

The stadium project appears primarily focused on NWSL expansion, with Mayo noting that 20,000 people have already signed a fan initiative aimed at bringing a women's professional soccer team to the prospective venue. This development comes amid the NWSL's ongoing expansion efforts and the MLS rescheduling matches, creating a potentially favorable environment for new soccer ventures in the region. amunra.help