The Major League Soccer franchise has been an obsession for the San Diego football fans. The dream may still be a long way off but another edition of skilled outdoor soccer may be coming soon and this set position for the MLS found in San Diego. The United Soccer League which is one of the famous skilled leagues in America is looking for ways to put up a development license in San Diego. This is reports according to various sources close to the USL. The upcoming team may begin playing as early as April, 2017. However, the NSL is not yet ready to make known the new team present in San Diego but is willing to make its presence felt in America’s greatest City.

John Griffin who is the President of Communications for the USL said that San Diego is a growing market with a millennial population and a very great interest in football. He added that the USL success foundation is made up of three central doctrines which include; strong local ownership, a striking market and the strategic plan for a football-specific stadium. With the three core values at hand the soccer teams and the league will be headed for long-term success. The first two core beliefs will be easy to fulfill since San Diego has always being among the top markets for World Cup Soccer positioning. It also has a very supportive team of fans. The Tijuana Xolos of Liga MX Club is also a strong supportive fan.

San Diego witnessed the National Premier Soccer League playing earlier in the year. The Albion Pros SC and the North County Battalion are both benefiting from the successful opening seasons on the fields and in the stands. The sticking point may be the third part of this equation. There have been discussions with the University of San Diego to allow the USL play home matches for the start of the start of the season at Torero Stadium. The November 2016 elections is a major focus by the USL league and is also a new Downtown stadium for the San Diego Chargers. However, the USL will only be able to occupy the stadium when Chargers move out of Mission Valley.

The USL may decide not to travel to San Diego due to the stadium obstacle, but if they do come, the MLS will be following soon enough. There are several partnerships with Major League Soccer franchises. The Orlando City is the representation of the potential San Diego Franchise which would follow at a close rate.

The horse racing event did not go too well on Saturday. It was to be the 141^st racing of the Preakness Stakes which was to be held on Saturday. Nyquist who is a recognized champion was to try his best to retain his record in time for the Triple Crown race at Belmont which will be held in three weeks’ time. At 6:45pm past the racing time the media sent out alerts that there were two dead horses in the first four races. This came shortly after the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced about the two deaths. Roy and Gretchen Jackson watched Barbaro one of their horses suffer a broken leg and later get euthanized after eight months in the Preakness Stakes and another one who also broke their leg in Pimlico’s turf course and then put down immediately.

Homeboykris who is nine-years old came first in the first race and later collapsed and died after suffering cardiovascular failure. Preakiness has been mentioned twice in 2016 by the National Public Radio website, in Kentucky Derby and the other on Saturday. Links were also available on Twitter and Facebook which talked about horse injury. People were for the idea of cancelling the Preakiness event, with the argument that it was not very safe. The morning after the race, Keith Desormeaux who is the trainer of Exaggerator was asked whether he was okay running his horse even though he was aware of the consequences.

It is risky trying to run the horses at this particular moment after what happened to Homeboykris who was a nine-year old horse and who ran 63 races, and won four of his last six races. His recent owner had wanted the horse to retire safely after his racing days were over. Pramedya who was a four-year old and owned by the people who bred her had only run five times and won twice. Unfortunately, the reports on horse fatalities are not really concerns about the animals’ welfare but a way of making news, especially if the animals suffer during major competition events. News reporters rarely report on safety measures taken on racing grounds.

Media is supposed to cover great animal events such as horse racing, rather than focus too much on tragedy. They should be able to dig deep and ask meaningful questions and also make sure the horses involved in horse racing are well taken care of.