Wolff said he and Fisher aim to build a new stadium for a local
professional soccer club with private financing.

Public funds in the form of a bond measure are a low priority in their
plans, Wolff added, noting that what he wants from interested towns or
cities is land and a commitment to speeding up stadium construction.
That echoes comments made by the Athletics about ballpark talks, including
negotiations with Fremont, California.

A ballpark in Fremont would keep the Athletics close to Oakland and put
them on the doorstep of San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area's biggest
city.

With a new San Francisco Bay area club, Major League Soccer could meet its
goal of 16 teams by 2010, league spokesman Will Kuhns told Reuters.

Earlier this month Toronto FC became the league's first team from outside
the United States, adding to the league's international affiliations.

The league's Club Deportivo Chivas USA in Los Angles is owned and operated
by Jorge Vergara, the owner of Mexico's Club Deportivo Guadalajara,
commonly known as Chivas, and the league's MetroStars became the New York
Red Bulls in March when Austrian beverage maker Red Bull bought the club.

Red Bull also owns Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg.

The league has 13 teams slated for its 2007 season, with a possible 14th
team in the Midwestern United States, with St. Louis and Cleveland leading
contenders, Kuhn said.