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Nashville FC is reborn as … Nashville FC

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Today, the backers of a new professional soccer team in Nashville have announced their new name: Nashville FC.  That is, conveniently, already the name of the existing amateur team that plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL).

The new team will play in the United Soccer League (USL), which is a higher level than the NPSL, but still two levels below Major League Soccer.  The existing Nashville FC will be folded into the new professional team.

You can watch today’s announcement at Bridgestone Arena:

The new team is set to start play in 2018, but there’s still an impediment: they don’t have a stadium.  By decree of the USL, they have to have a stadium built with soccer in mind.  Or, as The Tennessean’s Joey Garrision wrote,

In accordance with USL rules, the new Nashville FC needs to find a “soccer-specific” stadium. That mandate likely rules out First Tennessee Park, home of the minor league baseball Nashville Sounds, as an option. Greer Stadium, Nashville’s former baseball home, is in disrepair and has been recommended for demolition by the city’s parks director.

They’re hoping to build something in Davidson County in time for the 2018 season, but Williamson County hasn’t been ruled out.

Earlier: Nashville Football Club gets going

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Nashville Football Club gets going

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Marc Hill and Susan Nogues were excited to be at the season opener for the Nashville Football Club on Saturday night, which unfortunately filled just a tiny portion of Vanderbilt Stadium:

They beat out Peachtree City MOBA 1-0.  The next game is against Sandy Springs FC on May 14 at 7 PM.  After that, they’ll be playing teams from nearby cities of a similar (ish) size, including Chattanooga, Memphis, New Orleans, Knoxville, and Birmingham.

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No peanuts at the ballpark tonight

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The Nashville Sounds will be up against the Iowa Cubs tonight, but some people will notice the absence of a frequent adversary: peanuts.  It’s a chance for those with peanut allergies to enjoy the game without fear of allergy attacks (one time a year only, it seems).

No peanuts will be sold and they’re even going so far as to scrub the stadium of traces of the legume.  This is the fourth year in a row that the Sounds have had Peanut-Free Night.

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The marathon that rocked, then rolled

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This morning, runners gathered to exert themselves over 26.2 miles for the Rock & Roll Marathon:

Or 13.1 miles:

Or 0 miles:

And they ran pretty quickly, as it was all over by noon:

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They’re Smashville through and through

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Nashvillian-at-heart Sara Greer and her now-husband credit the Predators for getting them together:

While we’re at it, thank you @PredsNHL @PREDSident @SmashvilleProud @Gnash00 for introducing me to such a great husband

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