MLS Expansion - Philadelphia still without state money for stadium

The Pennsylvania state Senate has adjourned for the year without approving the funding for a soccer stadium in the Philadelphia area. With a decision on the next MLS expansion team expected no later then the end of January, time is running short for any sort of deal to take place, however the Senate Majority Leader said that an agreement might be reaching over the break or they might be able to find money elsewhere in the budget.

MLS has made it clear that without stadium funding, Philadelphia will not get a team, so the state doesn't have that much longer to make something happen. That said, panic is not in order as just about every stadium deal so far has looked dead up to the last moment when suddenly everything comes together.

Still, with the St. Louis bid just waiting on MLS approval to move forward, this lack of action has got to make people in the city with the arch happy.