After a five-day tryout proved that he was a good teammate who lacked enough soccer skills, NFL star Chad Ochocinco got what he was hoping for Tuesday – a spot on the reserve team for Sporting Kansas City.
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The Wilpon family’s legal troubles would not prevent them from owning the 20th Major League Soccer team, though commissioner Don Garber is open to putting the expansion squad in another market. MLS wants a second franchise in New York, and had hoped to have something in place by 2013. The league is expanding to Portland, Ore., and Vancouver this year, and its 19th team begins play next season in Montreal.