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MacFarlane, managing principal of San Francisco-based , announce d Thursday he will sell his interesy in the Major League Soccer team to his partnefWill Chang. Chang, chairman of San Mateo, Calif.-based investmeny group Westlake International will own the operating rightzsto D.C. United. He now controls own 98 with former Duke University basketball players Brian Davis and Christiahn Laettner owningthe rest. a Chinese-Japanese American who lives in Atherton, Calif., boughg the team with his equal partner and longtime friendc MacFarlanefor $33 MacFarlane came to D.C. with high hopes of expanding his realestatew holdings.
In addition to investing in Monument Realty'se Half Street project, Forest City Washington's The Yards and Jair Lynch'ws Solea condominium project, MacFarlane wanted to builsd a new stadium for Uniter as part ofa mixed-use complex at Poplad Point. When negotiations with Mayor AdrianFenty stalled, the city issuesd a solitication for the site and his hopesx were basically dashed. MacFarlane then trierd to negotiate a deal for a new stadiujm inPrince George's County, but the county council balker at those plans as well. “Inb the beginning Victor was the lead, and Will was more recessed.
He will be more visible at this poingt and stay activein management,” said Julie Chase, a spokeswomann for the team. “Victor’s intentionn was to leave the team in good He needed to let go and refocuse on his business in real estateinvestment management.” MacFarlane'ds challenges with the stadium weren'tt his only troubles. His real estate holdingds have suffered along with the rest of the and he was forced to lay off 15 employee slast year. Chang will be juggling duties with another as he is active in managing MajotrLeague Baseball’s San Francisco Giants. “It has been an excitingb and challenging last few yearsfor D.C.
United,” said in a statement. “Though I now changde my status from owner and fan tojust fan, I plan to continuee to champion D.C. United’s goals - on and off the field.” MacFarlanre and Chang purchased the rightsto D.C. United in Januart 2007 from the . All othed team management will remainin “We have many challenges ahead for both the team and a stadiunm site, but I am confiden we will emerge successful on both fronts - including bringing the club to a strongere international level,” Chang said. “We will only improve our strategt on and offthe field.
” The team is reportedly in conversationsz with other jurisdictions in Maryland and Virginia for a new and Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber has raisee to possiblity of relocating the team to anothere city if a stadium deal can't be reached. who has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard College, is founding chairman of the Asian Businesse League and director of the California Foundatiobn on the Environment andthe Economy.
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