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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte's new Major League Soccer team is following the sport's traditional European and South American style of having just the city name and no formal nickname.Other plain old FCs in the league include Cincinnati, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City and Toronto, though Los Angeles spells out Football Club, and Cincinnati and Dallas place the FC before rather than after the city.
The name announced Wednesday was selected over options that included Charlotte Athletic FC, Charlotte Sliders FC, Charlotte Town FC, Charlotte Monarchs FC, Charlotte Fortune FC and Carolina Crown FC. Charlotte will begin play in 2022 at Bank of America Stadium, also the home of the NFL’s Carolina’s Panthers.
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