The USL Championship is on the verge of adding yet another new team, with a new expansion club due to be located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island if the city can seal the deal on a mixed-use development project.



Details of the project and the potential club that would be a part of it will be revealed in a press conference on Monday featuring Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien.



The new club’s franchise rights are held by Brett Johnson, founder of Fortuitous Partners and co-chairman of Phoenix Rising. It is expected that Johnson will leave his post at Phoenix Rising closer to the Rhode Island club’s potential debut season in 2022.



The club is expected to begin play at a brand-new soccer-specific stadium, pictured above. The venue will hold an estimated 7,500 people on match day and reside on what’s referred to as the “Tidewater” property on the Seekonk River.



The stadium will...