PhotoThe owners of D.C. United, Washington’s Major League Soccer team, are quietly weighing a sale of the franchise, people briefed on the discussions said on Sunday. The potential sale arose from efforts by D.C. United’s majority owners to sell a 35 percent stake once held by the investor Will Chang. D.C. United’s owners had delayed that sale process while they worked on preparations for the team’s new stadium, which broke ground in February. As they resumed exploring a sale of some, or all, of Mr. Chang’s former stake, they also began to consider selling the team, the people said. owners also own professional soccer teams, among them Arthur Blank, who owns the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United, and Robert Kraft, who owns the New England Patriots and the New England Revolution.

Source: New York Times July 31, 2017 00:33 UTC