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    Proposed Cleveland stadium deal takes big hit

    Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 08:09 AM EST [Cleveland Crunch]

    "All our ducks were in a row," says Paul Garofolo. Apparently not. The Cleveland MLS bid team is meeting with MLS folks today. Cleveland had a signed letter of agreement to get an expansion franchise (which is why we tipped them yesterday) but also a Dec. 31st deadline to get public funding in place. Summit County Executive James B. McCarthy fears the city will now lose both team and stadium. ``It's probably not going to come back. It's a missed opportunity.''
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