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 The
drive to bring
Major League Soccer to San Antonio officially got underway
Friday as San Antonio Mayor Ed Garza kicked off the effort to
secure 5,000 season ticket commitments in 100 days (Aug. 17,
2005).
The season ticket
commitments comprise one of three measures the city must take to
obtain an MLS team that would begin play at the Alamodome as
early as the start of the 2006 season. The other measures are
securing an ownership group and finalizing plans for
constructing a state-of-the-art training complex, complete with
youth fields.
"A new
Major League Soccer team in San Antonio would be a positive
development for the Alamodome and the city," Garza said. "This
season ticket drive is another step in securing a professional
soccer club in San Antonio, which would bring world-class soccer
and affordable family entertainment to the sports fans of our
city."
 Starting
Friday, fans can make a 10 percent deposit on season tickets,
which start at just $240 for a full season's games. Provided the
ticket drive succeeds, the balance of the cost would be due in
three 30 percent payments on Sept. 30 and Nov. 30, 2005 and Jan.
31, 2006. All season ticket deposits will be maintained in a
"lock box" account by Alamodome box office staff.
On April 14, MLS
Commissioner Don Garber and the city of San Antonio announced
the agreement that would grant the city an MLS team next season
provided the city reaches its three benchmarks. The pact also
includes a stadium plan in which San Antonio agrees to provide a
stadium suitable to soccer, with the club granted rights to all
ticket sales, certain sponsorship and stadium signage sales,
stadium concessions/merchandise and parking, and the
state-of-the art practice complex.
There are five
ways fans can reserve their season tickets. They can log on to
mls-sanantonio.com, call 1-888-704-MLS6 or (210) 704-MLS6 or
fax their order by downloading and submitting the order form at
(210) 704-6310. Fans can also visit the Southwest Alamodome Box
Office or mail their order form to PRO SOCCER - San Antonio,
Alamodome Box Office, 100 Montana, San Antonio, TX 78203.
About the National Soccer Hall
of Fame and Museum
 Located in
Oneonta, NY, the National Soccer Hall of Fame opened a 30,000
square foot, state-of-the-art museum in 1999. The Hall of Fame
tells the story of soccer in
America through artifacts, photographs, and video clips. The new
Hall features an extensive interactive, youth oriented Kicks
Zone where visitors have fun kicking,
heading and playing computer trivia stations and video
soccer games. The VideoWall portrays some of the greatest
moments and the greatest goals in history as well as live soccer
action with World Cup, MLS, and U.S. Soccer matches. Unique and
rare artifacts on exhibit range from the world’s oldest soccer
ball to the FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy won by the USA in
1999,
Pelé's and Mia Hamm’s uniforms, Kristine Lilly’s golden
shoes, NASL championship rings, the original MLS championship
trophy, MLS gallery - it’s all at the National Soccer Hall of
Fame. In addition to the interactive Museum, the National Soccer
Hall of Fame complex boasts the
Kicks
Zone Store,
a research library, four world-class soccer fields and
office/meeting facilities. The Hall plans to add a stadium, an
indoor soccer arena and housing facilities in the future.
The mission of
the National Soccer Hall of Fame is to celebrate the history,
honor the heroes, inspire the youth and preserve the legacy of
soccer in the United States.
The National
Soccer Hall of Fame is open every day of the year, except
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. Admission is $9.00 for
adults, $8.00 for students, $6.50 for children 6 or older and
senior citizens. Children 5 and under are free.
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