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Phoenix Rising Given 'Gift Of Time' By Not Moving To MLS This Round

Phoenix Rising
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Phoenix Rising takes the field in July 2017.

Phoenix Rising soccer team has announced its preseason schedule for the upcoming year — it includes February games against several Major League Soccer (MLS) teams, which have trained in Tucson for the past several years.

This comes on the heels of Phoenix Rising not being invited to join MLS. It currently plays in the United Soccer League, which is a lower-level one.

Kyle Kepner writes extensively about Phoenix Rising, and he joins me to talk about what’s next for the team.

Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.