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 Sacramento Republic scores late goal to stun Galaxy in U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal Source When the league accepted Sacramento as an expansion team in 2019 and when the City Council approved a $27.2 million funding package for a new soccer-specific stadium that same year, they were both making the same claims. This summer's MLS season was planned to feature Sacramento Republic FC . But the team's main financial supporter, billionaire businessman Ronald Burkle, made the loudest statement 16 months ago when he chose to take his chequebook and leave, citing problems with the stadium project. As a result, the team was forced to choose between a USL Championship spot and an MLS spot that it could no longer afford because the city felt it had outgrown both leagues. Because of this, the U.S. Open Cup this year has served as more of a referendum for the Republic's players than a competition and a platform for them to prove that they belong in MLS. They made their point very obvious ...