A new professional soccer franchise in Northeast Florida is making progress towards a $30 million training site in northwestern St. Johns County. The St. Johns County board of commissioners voted 5-0 to pursue a possible public partnership with the JAXUSL ownership group, which includes former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Tim Tebow. The site would serve as the training home for the region’s fourth professional franchise in men’s soccer and its first in women’s soccer. The development plans include professional training facilities and more than a dozen fields for community use. The project is still in the preliminary stages and will require…
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