A report out of Philadelphia says Feb. 28, next Thursday, will be the day the city is announced as MLS’ 16th city.

I know this will cause a good deal of frustration on a local level, but the league wants Philadelphia, now it has Philadelphia, and this should simplify the path for a St. Louis team. The sooner the Philadelphia issue is dealt with, the sooner the league can look at St. Louis rather than past St. Louis.

However, this does make the soonest a team would get here 2010.