Sting Withdraw From MISL
1987–88 (Indoor): In the first week of July, 1988 – the same week that the USA were awarded the 1994 Word Cup Finals – owner Lee Stern announced that the Sting had withdrawn from the MISL, citing falling attendances, failure to find new investors and concerns that the league was on the verge of collapse. "Soccer will be back. With the World Cup coming to this country in 1994, interest will be high. The Sting will be involved somehow, some way", stated Stern. However, the Sting had played their last game.
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