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Yankees, Man City to co-own NYC MLS team

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NEW YORK (AP) Hoping their baseball success will translate to titles in another sport, the Yankees are combining with English power Manchester City to own a Major League Soccer expansion team in New York that will start play in 2015.

The team, the 20th in a league that has doubled in size in two decades, will be called New York City Football Club. It has less than two years to find a temporary home while also focusing on where it wants to build a permanent stadium.

"It's a powerhouse combination," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said after Tuesday's announcement.

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