A professional soccer team plays in Spokane in 2023, but which league?

A resolution will be taken Tuesday at an assembly of the Spokane Public Facilities District Board of Directors.

A special committee heard two on Monday, one from the United Soccer League and the other from Brett Sports, who hopes to box a major league soccer franchise farm team.

The presentations were held behind closed doors and the main points were not revealed; however, Tuesday’s meeting will be open to the public; starts at 10:30 a. m. . Anyone wishing to speak will have a maximum of 3 minutes.

According to an email from the Facilities District, “the committee will review and provide the entire board with an expected vote. “

The prospect of professional football in Spokane was bolstered through spokane Public School’s approval last spring of a $31 million, 5,000-seat downtown stadium.

Although owned by the district, the stadium will be controlled through the Facilities District, which also manages the nearest arena and the new podium.

Downtown had received support since spring 2020 through the United Soccer League, which had promised to bring a second-tier League One team to Spokane.

In the summer, the USL named Cindy Wendle as president of the transition team and began preparing the court for boxing on men’s and women’s teams.

“I’m convinced that the USL is the most productive soccer league in this city and that’s what this city wants right now,” Wendle said.

However, MLS announced last summer the formation of a second-tier league known as MLS Next Pro, aimed at closing the gap between MLS Next, the league’s youth progression platform introduced in 2020, and primary teams, such as seattle sounders or Portland. Woods. .

In early November, Brett Sports announced its interest in an MLS Next Pro farm club in Spokane.

“We are very excited about the opportunity to marry MLS and the (facilities district),” said Dave Pier, Brett Sports’ chief marketing officer, at the time.