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Re:Las Vegas Sphere reports $98.4M loss; CFO quits by alephnerd on Thursday November 09, 2023 @02:21PM (#38209620)
FC naming was added as a brand management technique.

When you watch soccer, you expect Tier 1 soccer aesthetics and branding - especially as an owner trying to recoup your investment.

It was Abu Dhabi that started the FC/SC naming conventions in MLS after they were the first international investor in MLS with NYCFC.

After that, the door was opened for plenty of investors who didn't see an RoI or have to ability to invest in Tier 1 European Soccer.

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Re:Las Vegas Sphere reports $98.4M loss; CFO quits by adamomada on Thursday November 09, 2023 @06:47PM (#38213005)
Toronto FC aka TFC were playing their ninth* season when NYCFC joined the league

x FC is just a common way to name football clubs around the world, adopted by MLS clubs

Edit: Announced during their seventh season; joined in their ninth

Edit; Chicago, Dallas, Houston Vancouver and Toronto had FC In their name before NYC FC existed

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Re:Las Vegas Sphere reports $98.4M loss; CFO quits by alephnerd on Thursday November 09, 2023 @08:16PM (#38213760)
Doh your right. I totally forgot about Toronto FC and Vancouver FC. The early 2010s are a haze for me. I still stand by the brand management argument though.
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