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AS THE INDY ELEVEN MOVE TOWARD

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THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR 2021

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U-S-L SEASON, THEY'RE ALREADY

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LOOKING AHEAD TO 2022 AND THE

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ADDITION OF A WOMEN'S TEAM.

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BILL BENNER HAS MORE IN THIS

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WEEK'S INSIDE INDIANA SPORTS.

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BILL.

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>>

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GERRY, THANKS. THIS PAST WEEK,

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THE ELEVEN MANAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

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IT WOULD BE PART OF THE

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INAUGURAL U-S-L W, A

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DVELOPMENTAL LEAGUE FOR WOMEN

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AND PERHAPS A PRELUDE TO

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FULL-SCALE WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL

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LEAGUE IN 2023.

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AND JOINING US TODAY TO PROVIDE

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DETAILS, WE WELCOME BACK THE

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ELEVEN PRESIDENT AND CEO, GREG

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STREMLAW.

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GREG, GOOD SEEING YOU AGAIN, MY

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FRIEND. HOW ARE THINGS.

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>> VERY WELL. THANKS FOR HAVING

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ME, BILL.

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>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS

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ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE WOMEN'S

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TEAM CALLED A WOMEN'S SENIOR

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TEAM PREPROFESSIONAL LEVEL. IF

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YOU COULD KIND OF GIVE OUR

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VIEWERS JUST KIND OF WHAT THAT

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ALL MEANS?

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>> YEAH, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT.

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AGAIN, SOMETHING INDY SPORTS AND

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ENTERTAINMENT HAS BOUGHT. WE

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PURCHASED A NEW WOMEN'S

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FRANCHISE. IT IS

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PREPROFESSIONAL, A LOT OF

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COLLEGIATE ALL STARS, ATHLETES,

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OPEN TO OTHER HIGH LEVEL WOMEN

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SOCCER PLAYERS, START NEXT YEAR,

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SEASON RIGHT NOW LOOKS TO BE

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ABOUT MID MAY TO MADE JULY. NOT

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A VERY LONG SEASON, A COUPLE OF

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MONTHS, THAT REALLY AUGMENTS THE

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WOMEN SPORT CALENDAR FOR A LOT

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OF THOSE COLLEGIATE LEVEL

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PLAYERS. WE HAVE NOT YET

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ANNOUNCED TEAM NAME, LOGO OR THE

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VENUE. THOSE DETAILS WILL BE

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FORTHCOMING. THIS IS SOMETHING

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WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT, I THINK IT

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SHOWS OUR COMMITMENT TO THE

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SPORT OF SOCCER, BOTH MEN AND

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WOMEN AND SERVES AS A GREAT

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PRELUDE TO PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S

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SOCCER ONCE WE GET TO 11 PARK

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OPENING.

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>> THEN WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITIES

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SEEM TO GO AWAY. I KNOW THAT THE

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LEAGUE IS INTERESTING IN TRYING

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TO FILL THAT VOID AND PROVIDE

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THIS FOR WOMEN ACROSS THE

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COUNTRY.

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>> WE BELIEVE AT THE TIME WE

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LAUNCH NEXT YEAR WILL BE THE

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HIGHEST LEVEL, SPRING BOARD TO

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SHOW THESE WONDERFUL ATHLETES,

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MANY WILL WANT TO GO TO

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PROFESSIONAL RANKS, THIS IS AN

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OPPORTUNITY.

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>> NAME AND LOGO STILL TO BE

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DETERMINED AND ANNOUNCED

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SOMETIME DOWN THE ROAD, I

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UNDERSTAND.

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>> CORRECT. WE DO HAVE SOME

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REALLY GOOD PLANS AROUND THAT.

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BUT STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER

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INFORMATION.

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>> THIS IS PART OF A LARGER

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STRATEGY BY ELEVEN SPORTS

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ENTERTAINMENT, AS YOU MENTIONED,

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AS WE LOOK HOPEFULLY DOWN THE

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ROAD TOWARD ELEVEN PARK. I KNOW

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YOU'VE EMBRACED SOCCER,

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CERTAINLY YOU HAVE THE ELEVEN

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COMPETING IN THE USL. THIS IS

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PART OF A LARGER STRATEGY TO

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CONTINUE TO GROW SOCCER

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THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND THE

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STATE OF INDIANA.

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>> IT IS. A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T

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OVERLY AWARE. LAST FALL WE

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ANNOUNCED OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

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PROGRAM WITH 15,000 KIDS ACROSS

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THE STATE. WE'VE GOT NINE OR TEN

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YOUTH CLUBS THAT ARE NOW FULLY

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AFFILIATED WITH INDY ELEVEN AND

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WEARING THOSE JERSEYS, AND PART

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OF OUR PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

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THAT'S A GRASSROOTS FEEDER

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SYSTEM FOR THE FUTURE. WE THINK

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THIS W LEAGUE FOR THE WOMEN IS

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AGAIN ANOTHER GREAT STEPPING

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STONE. WE ALSO ARE CURRENTLY

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INVOLVED IN THE UNITED SOCCER

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LEAGUE ACADEMY SERIES WHICH WE

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REFURBISH A BOYS' TEAM. WE

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CONTINUE TO GROW THE ECOSYSTEM

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FOR THE GREAT SPORT OF SOCCER.

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AGAIN HELP BUILDING THE

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COMMUNITY.

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>> THE INDIANA ELEVEN U.S.

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CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON STILL GOING

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ON. THREE HOME GAMES LEFT

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DOWNTOWN AT THE STADIUM. AND

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AGAIN, I KNOW YOU'VE MADE SOME

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ROSTER ADDITIONS, YOU'RE HOPING

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FOR A LATE SEASON PUSH TOWARD

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THE PLAYOFFS.

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>> WE ARE. NO DOUBT WE HAVE NOT

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BEEN AS CONSISTENT AS MANY WOULD

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LIKE. WE HAVE MADE GREAT

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INVESTMENTS IN PLAYERS AND

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ROSTER. AT TIMES WE HAVEN'T BEEN

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ABLE TO PUT IT TOGETHER.

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DEFINITELY HAVE BEEN HIT HARD BY

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INJURY BUG SO TO SPEAK. BUT NO

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EXCUSES. AS I THINK YOU AND I

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HAVE TALKED ABOUT, WE'VE BEEN

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ONE OF THE BUSIEST TEAMS IN THE

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COUNTRY HERE AT THE ROSTER

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FREEZE DEADLINE AND WE SIGNED

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THREE BRAND-NEW PLAYERS, TWO OF

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WHICH WERE INSERTED IN THE

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LINEUP LAST NIGHT, ACTUALLY,

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PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN

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PITTSBURGH AND PHOENIX AND

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SIGNED THE FORMER MVP OF THE

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LEAGUE FROM ARGENTINA, JOINING

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US THIS WEEKEND.

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>> AS WE WRAP UP, I WANTED TO

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TOUCH BRIEFLY, WE MENTIONED

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ELEVEN PARK, CERTAINLY THAT IS

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STILL VERY MUCH A PART OF YOUR

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LONG-TERM PLANS FOR ELEVEN

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SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT.

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>> IT ABSOLUTELY IS. VISION

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HASN'T CHANGED. NO SECRET,

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PANDEMIC HAS MADE THINGS

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DIFFICULT ON A LOT OF PROJECTS,

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OURS INCLUDED. THE FRONT BURNER

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IS START SEEING ELEVEN PARK

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BROUGHT BACK. RIGHT NOW ALL OUR

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EFFORTS ARE AROUND LAND

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ACQUISITION AND FINDING THE

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FINAL PREMIUM SITE LOCATION

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SHOVELED IN THE GROUND.

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>> THANKS FOR BEING ON THE SHOW,

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GET DOWN TO THE STADIUM AND