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>> AFTER A START-STOP-RESTART
SEASON IN 2020, THE INDY ELEVEN
ARE SET TO RETURN FOR THEIR 8TH
SEASON, AS WELL AS A RETURN TO

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THE FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS OF
CARROLL STADIUM AT IUPUI.
BILL BENNER HAS MORE IN THIS
WEEK'S INSIDE INDIANA SPORTS.

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BILL.
THANKS, GERRY. AFTER A PANDEMIC
IMPACTED SEASON IN WHICH THEY
ULTIMATELY MISSED THE USL

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CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS, THE
ELEVEN ARE BACK ON THE PITCH,
MOVING BACK TO CARROLL STADIUM
AFTER TWO SEASONS AT LUCAS OIL

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STADIUM.
AND JOINING US TODAY TO DISCUSS
THE TEAM'S PROSPECTS AS WELL AS
HOPED FOR EVENTUAL MOVE TO ITS

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OWN SOCCER HOME IS THE TEAM'S
PRESIDENT AND CEO, GREG
STREMLAW. GREG, WELCOME.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, MY

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FRIEND.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO, BILL.
>> LET'S, AGAIN, LAST YEAR WAS A
CRAZY SEASON, BUT AT LEAST YOU

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HAD A SEASON. AT LEAST YOU HAD
FANS. SO THAT PUTS YOU IN SOME
KIND OF RARIFIED ERA. I KNOW
YOU'RE EAGER TO GET BACK TO

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NORMAL.
>> WE ARE. YES, LAST YEAR WAS
CERTAINLY VERY STRESSFUL YEAR
FOR EVERYBODY. BUT WE MADE THE

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BEST OF IT. WE WERE ABLE TO
REOPEN LUCAS OIL STADIUM, A VERY
CONDENSED SEASON OF 16 GAMES IN
TOTALITY. THIS YEAR WE'RE BACK

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ON TRACK FOR A REGULAR SEASON
AND GETTING FANS BACK OUT.
>> AND YOU'RE MOVING BACK TO THE
CARROLL STADIUM, THE ORIGINAL

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HOME OF THE INDY 11. I KNOW THAT
IS GOING TO COME WITH SAFETY
PROTOCOLS AND HEALTH PROTOCOLS,
AGAIN, A GOOD MOVE BACK TO YOUR

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ORIGINAL HOME.
>> YEAH, I'M ACTUALLY SURPRISED
BY THE POSITIVITY RATE FROM OUR
FANS. THEY ARE REALLY EXCITED TO

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BE BACK OUTSIDE, SMOKE BOMBS,
ALL THE THINGS, THE
PARAPHERNALIA THAT COME WITH
OUTSIDE ATMOSPHERE AND THE

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LOUDNESS. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD
TO INCREASE OUR CAPACITY LEVELS
THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AS HEALTH
RESTRICTIONS CONTINUE TO

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SUBSIDE, AND I KNOW OUR FANS
WILL BE READY.
>> HOME OPENER MAYth, AGAINST FC
TULSA. YOU ARE GOING TO BE

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RESTRICTED TO SEASON TICKET
HOLDERS, CORRECT?
>> YEAH, FOR HOME OPENER, FOUR
SEASON TICKET BASE, THERE IS NOT

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THE ABILITY TO OPEN UP MORE THAN
THAT NOW, WE ARE LOOKING TO MAY
22nd, SEEING THAT INCREASE IN
THE GAMES AHEAD.

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>> SOME EXCITING NEWS ON THE
SPONSORSHIP FRONT, I BELIEVE
PUMA, AS WELL AS A GAMING
SPONSOR.

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>> YEAH, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO
BE PARTNERED GLOBALLY WITH THE
PUMA BRAND, ONE OF THE BIG FOUR
IN THE WORLD, MUCH MORE THAN

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JUST A KID SPONSOR, ALSO DOING
THINGS WITH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM AROUND THE STATE, A
SPONSOR OF OUR FAN FESTIVALS,

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AND GIVING US A LOT OF DIGITAL
AND SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT AND
AMPLIFICATION WE'RE WORKING
TOGETHER ON. WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE

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THEM ONBOARD. FROM A GAMING
PERSPECTIVE, VERY FRESH NEWS.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT
THIS SPACE TO TRY AND HAVE THE

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RIGHT PARTNER FIT IN WITH INDY
11 ESPECIALLY NOW THAT IT
CONTINUES TO GROW IN THE STATE
OF INDIANA, AND BET RIVERS WILL

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JOIN COMMUNITY HEALTH AS A
SIGNIFICANT PLAYER FOR THE 11
GOING FORWARD.
>> COACH MARTIN RENY BACK ON THE

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PITCH, AND ROSTER CHANGES THAT
YOU BELIEVE WILL UPGRADE THE
SQUAD.
>> I THINK LIKE ANY

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TIME -- SEASON WAS FAR INFERIOR
TO OUR EXPECTATIONS LAST YEAR,
WE MADE TWEAKS, KEPT FORWARD
TOGETHER AUGMENTED WITH GUYS

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LIKE JORDAN HAMILTON, ALREADY
WON TWO MLS CUPS IN TORONTO,
LAST YEAR IN COLUMBUS, NIKI LAW,
QUITE A FEW NEW TALENTED

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PLAYERS.
>> A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE
PROSPECTS FOR THE PARK, IT HAS
BEEN PUSHED DOWN THE ROAD, BUT

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STILL THAT IS THE HOPE FOR THE
FUTURE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. VISION AND
COMMITMENT REMAINS THE SAME,

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PANDEMIC OBVIOUSLY HAS TAKEN A
LOT OF WIND OUT OF MANY SAILS,
BACK TO THE FRONT BURNER, WE'RE
IN CONTINUED PURSUIT OF FINAL

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SITE SELECTION, ONCE THAT
HAPPENS, WE LOOK FORWARD TO
GETTING SHOVELS IN THE GROUND.
>> GREG STREMLAW PRESIDENT AND

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CEO OF THE INDY 11, ALL THE BEST
FOR THE SEASON, GREAT TO SEE THE
TEAM BACK AT CARROLL STADIUM,
AND BEST WISHES.