Well that is the area they had targeted for the franchise, I assume it's based on many factors, population, affluence,awareness and climate amongst many others. I'm sure they would have chosen the best place to get some bangs for their bucks. I would not expect Birmingham to be high on their...
What you have to realise that Idea of the MLS franchise was based on an offer to him to be able to set one up cheaply, a bit like a thank you for going to MLS in the first place. The optimum place to make it worthwhile was Florida in the fact that a new franchise could be started and there...