The ongoing legal dispute between the owners and operators of OKC FC and the United Soccer Leagues (USL) may be decided outside of the court room.
According to a document filed July 26 in US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, “the parties are currently considering whether alternative dispute resolution may provide a solution to their dispute.”
Additionally, sources with knowledge of the situation, who are not authorized to publicly comment, advised Eastword News the dispute is being mediated by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).
Preparation and due diligence appear to be buzzwords for the people behind Oklahoma City’s USL PRO soccer team.
The people, also known as Prodigal LLC, have been making preparations for the upcoming 2014 USL PRO season since the franchise was formally announced on July 2 in a press conference at the Devon Tower.
On July 19, the Oklahoma City Redha-wks’ home field, Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, was named one of the country’s best minor league ballparks by USA TODAY’s Travel Media Group.
To celebrate the contest, Eastword News visited the Redhawks home game on July 26 to find out what fans love most about the team and its home stadium.
Plans are underway to build a riverfront soccer-specific stadium in Downtown Oklahoma City, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation have confirmed to Eastword News. Sources have advised Eastword News that the stadium will be built by the owners and operators of local soccer team, Oklahoma City FC (OKC FC), and other partners as part of a bid to bring the North American Soccer League (NASL) to Oklahoma City. Thursday, July 25, 2013
Plans are underway to build a riverfront soccer-specific stadium in Downtown Oklahoma City, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation have confirmed to Eastword News. Sources have advised Eastword News that the stadium will be built by the owners and operators of local soccer team, Oklahoma City FC (OKC FC), and other partners as part of a bid to bring the North American Soccer League (NASL) to Oklahoma City.
Please note that the unnamed sources who spoke to Eastword News for this article did so on the on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to publicly comment on the situation.
Sources said the downtown stadium will have a capacity in the range of 9,000-14,000 seats and be part of a larger complex. The complex will include 10 youth soccer fields and team practice facilities, our sources added. Further, sources indicate that the site the group has in mind will be close to Oklahoma City’s future Downtown Public Park that is part of the 2009 MAPS 3 initiative.
Prodigal LLC, the ownership group of the Oklahoma City Barons announced June 2 that they will operate a USL (United Soccer League) PRO soccer franchise that will begin play in 2014.
“We are thrilled about the addition of Oklahoma City for the 2014 season and as our 15th franchise member,” USL President Tim Holt said.
This week marks the halfway point of the professional baseball season as the Oklahoma City Redhawks take three days of rest during the sport’s All-Star break.
Heading into the break, the Redhawks dropped four of five games from July 11 to July 14 to the visiting New Orleans Zephyrs at the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Oklahoma City had won six of nine games to start the month of July.
In a video posted to the social app Vine Saturday, Russell Westbrook showed he’s making major strides in his return from a meniscus injury that prematurely ended his 2012-13 season. Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Trailing the Grand Rapids Griffins 3-2 in the series after two consecutive shutout losses, and with their season slipping away, the Oklahoma City Barons responded, scoring three third-period goals to knock off the Griffins 4-3 and force a Game 7.
That game was Wednesday night in Grand Rapids, but had not started at press time. Check our Twitter, @EastWordSports or eastwordnews.com’s scrolling ticker for the result.
