Around the Block: OKC Soccer Stadium News

Around the Block: OKC soccer stadium news

On Friday's Around the Block, we talked about three more sports superstars have been added to the list of high-profile investors for Oklahoma City's new soccer club, Edmond leaders want your input on the quality of key roads around the city, and an Oklahoma resident and Army veteran who served for ten years was honored!

Superstar athletes investing in Oklahoma City's soccer club and downtown stadium district

Baker Mayfield, Jalen Williams and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone are investing in Oklahoma City’s $121 million multipurpose stadium, which city leaders say will boost the local sports economy.

Baker Mayfield, Jalen Williams join Russell Westbrook, others as investors in OKC soccer team

Baker Mayfield invests in Oklahoma City soccer club

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield has joined the investor group backing Oklahoma City’s professional soccer club and the downtown stadium district where the team will play. Mayfield, who starred at the University of Oklahoma before becoming the first overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, said investing in the project was a way to support the state where he launched his football career. “Oklahoma made me who I am, as a player and as a…

Mayfield, J-Dub, McLaughlin-Levrone Invest in $1B OKC Soccer Project

Oklahoma City’s new professional soccer team is still two years from its debut, but it has attracted a host of high-profile athletes to its cap table. The latest investors are NFL quarterback Baker Mayfield, NBA guard Jalen Williams and track world record-holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. The star trio joins nine-time NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook and former […]