The billionaire owner of the A-League’s newest team has vowed to replicate his Las Vegas NHL success with Auckland FC, which was unveiled as the expansion club’s name along with a bold playing strip.
Bill Foley helped build the Vegas Golden Knights into Stanley Cup champions in the NHL within five years of their first game and has backed his capacity to bring success to Auckland amid ongoing speculation about the competition’s financial viability.
There were mass redundancies at the A-League earlier this year, with their media arm taking the most hits, but officials bowed to push on with not only the Auckland expansion but a possible team in Canberra as well.
At the launch of the club’s name and colours, with the home kit to be electric blue and black, Foley said he wanted to put Auckland on the “world stage”.
“What I love about football is that it has an incredible…
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