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WEBVTT IT HAS BEEN A DIZZYING DAY, ASIF THE DOOR TO THE FCC GIFT SHOPWAS A REVOLVING ONE.IT IS NOT.FCC FANS WERE ANTICIPATING ANANNOUNCEMENT THIS MORNING.WHEN IT SURFACED AS NASHVILLEINSTEAD OF CINCINNATI, SOME WEREIN A PANIC WHILE OTHERS STAYEDCALMLY CONFIDENT.>> NASHVILLE, THEIR SPORTSTEAMS, I MEAN THEIR HOCKEY TEAM,THEY REALLY PACK THE PLACE.THEY HAVE A LOT OF DEDICATEDSPORTS FANS.SO, IT'S NOT SURPRISINGNASHVILLE IS THE FIRST ONEPICKED.HOPEFULLY, CINCINNATI CAN GETTHAT SECOND ONE.JOHN: LIKE THE GAME CLOCK THATGOVERNS ON-FIELD SOCCER PLAY,FANS WERE TRACKING ALL THISMINUTE BY MINUTE THROUGH THEDAY, THEY SEE SACRAMENTO AS THEFAMILIAR FACE PASSED OVER ONCEBEFORE.CINCINNATI AS THE FRESH FANFAVORITE.>> WE HAVE THE BETTER BUSINESSMETRICS, WE HAVE BETTERATTENDANCE, WE'VE GOT BETTERCORPORATE BUY-IN, WE'VE GOT ALARGER FAN BASE.JOHN: KNOWLEDGEABLE SOCCERETHUSIAST KEVIN WALLACE,POINTING OUT MLS WANTS ANEXPANSION TEAM FOR 2019.NASHVILLE, NOW IN, WON'T BEREADY BY THEN.NEITHER WILL MIAMI.WHICH ONE WOULD THINK OPENS ANFCC DOOR.>> WE'VE GOT OUR OWN TEAM.NASHVILLE DOESN'T HAVE A TEAM.SO, THAT'S A FEATHER IN OUR CAPAND WE'VE GOT A VERY, VERYSTRONG TEAM.JOHN: AND, LIKE THE SPORTITSELF, THERE'S A HIP VIBE THATMLS RECOGNIZES.IT SKEWS YOUNG AND URBAN.ONE COULD SAY THE SAME ABOUTNASHVILLE.IN FACT, IT'S WORTH EMPHASIZINGTHAT EACH OF THE EXPANSIONWANNA-BE'S HAS ITS OWNPARTICULAR STORY TO TELL.THE SELECTION OF NASHVILLEDOESN'T NECESSARILY REVEALANYTHING ABOUT WHICH OF THEREMAINING THREE GETS THE NEXTOPEN SPOT.ARE YOU CALM RIGHT NOW?I AM TRYING TO BE.I'M TRYING TO BE CALM.THAT IS, THAT IS WHERE I'M AT.JOHN: ONE SPOT REMAINING.THREE CITIES VYING FOR IT.SACRAMENTO, DETROIT AND

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Nashville is preparing a party after winning a Major League Soccer expansion bid Tuesday.Cincinnati is also hoping to wear some party hats, but there's no indication yet from MLS about which other city will be awarded a spot.FC Cincinnati fans were anticipating an announcement this morning.When it surfaced as Nashville instead of Cincinnati, some were in a panic while others stayed calmly confident.Tyler Fangman, an FCC fan, acknowledged he is impressed with the way Music City has grown and developed."I mean, their hockey team, they really pack the place. They have a lot of dedicated sports fans. So it's not surprising Nashville is the first one picked. Hopefully, Cincinnati can get that second one," Fangman said.Like the game clock that governs on-field soccer play, fans were tracking all this minute-by-minute through the day.They see Sacramento as the familiar face passed over once before and Cincinnati as the fresh fan-favorite, looking strong by comparison."We have the better business metrics, we have better attendance. We've got better corporate buy-in, we've got a larger fan base," said Kevin Wallace, an ardent FCC supporter.He pointed out MLS wants an expansion team for 2019. Most agree Nashville won't be ready by then, which some think opens an FCC door."We've got our own team," said FCC fan Mark Quarry. "Nashville doesn't have a team. So, that's a feather in our cap and we've got a very, very strong team."The Nashville announcement will be made late Wednesday afternoon at the Country Music Hall of Fame. MLS Commissioner Don Garber will join an array of city and state officials for the formal expansion announcement.The decision comes after all four competing cities made presentations to the league's expansion committee, members of which, in turn, went before the MLS Board of Governors a week ago.Nashville was not considered a likely choice when the list of expansion possibilities was first revealed many months ago. But it quickly approved a $250 million stadium and was among the four finalists for two spots when the full list was pared down.FCC President and General Manager Jeff Berding said a week ago he was confident Major League Soccer would make the best decision for the league.It's worth pointing out the expansion process is more involved than many fans realize. Many of the factors under consideration are unique to each of the three cities competing for the one remaining spot.One should not necessarily read into the Nashville selection an advantage to Cincinnati, Sacramento or Detroit.Of course, fans such as Fangman can't help but show their hometown colors of blue and orange."It's pretty intense at those games out at Nippert," he said, referring to the current FCC home on the UC campus. "So, there's no reason Cincinnati shouldn't get the other bid. But we'll have to wait and see."Quarry admitted he would be disappointed if FCC did not get picked. But he expressed confidence that if the team didn't get in the first round, it would definitely get in the second round.It is quite possible MLS would leave the selection of a second expansion team until after the holidays.The league has not indicated when the second city would be named.