Drew Carey to Co-own Major League Soccer Team in Seattle
Drew Carey by Monty Brinton/CBS
Major League Soccer has confirmed what
Drew Carey revealed last night on
Monday Night Football: Seattle will be home to MLS' 15th franchise. Carey will be a minority owner in the as-yet-unnamed team, which begins play in 2009.
The
Price Is Right host is a rabid soccer fan and hosted a series for Travel Channel last year called
Drew Carey's Sporting Adventures, which focused on the sport's premier event, the World Cup.
Former Walt Disney Studios and Twentieth Century Fox chairman
Joe Roth, currently running Revolution Studios, will be a majority partner of the club.
In a statement, league commissioner Don Garber said, "the inclusion of Seattle in MLS provides us with a true gateway to Asia for a sport that is at the forefront of today's globalization. We look forward to Major League Soccer's debut in the Emerald City in 2009."
