Charlotte, NC - Soccer fans in Charlotte were reportedly excited at the leaked announcement that the city would field a new team in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer.

“We are thrilled to rejoin our rivalry with Seattle, Los Angeles, and Sacramento,” stated James Harbottle of Eastover. “If you know our pedigree you know that we are a Western Conference city and we plan on being a Western Conference team like Nashville.”

Pundits say that the league may balance itself out by then, but insiders report that MLS is already planning on adding Sacramento to the Eastern Conference in order to balance things out.

“It’s important for the league to kind of be balanced in a way that makes sense,” stated one league insider. “As such, Sacramento will go to the Eastern Conference, San Diego will go to the Southern California x-treme Division (brought to you by Herbalife) and Chicago will eventually move back to the Norris Division.”

With excitement building to a boiling malaise, Charlotte fans began planning on their favorite away days to the city of their former rivals.

“I haven’t been this excited to visit Seattle since the Sting played the Storm back in 2001,” stated sports fan Davis Hughes.

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as Miami prepares to move the the regional south eastern north western conference when the league expands to 400.