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Major League Soccer announces new Los Angeles stadium

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Major League Soccer's expansion Los Angeles Football Club plans to build a $250 million stadium on the site of the old Sports Arena next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The 15-acre complex in Exposition Park would also include a conference center, restaurants, 130,000 square feet of plazas and streetscapes, and a soccer museum. At its center would be a 22,000-seat venue, home to the new MLS team when it makes its debut in 2018.

The plans were formally announced Monday at an on-site news conference where a rendering of the stadium was unveiled.