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The sports industry is one of the most popular in the world, attracting people from all walks of life from all over the globe. From professional football to minor league baseball and everything in between, there are endless opportunities to watch games in a multitude of sports to support your favorite teams. Here in the Greater Lehigh Valley, sports are a major market that draws hundreds of thousands of fans and visitors to the area every year – and having a direct positive impact on the local and regional economy. In Allentown, there are the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Triple-A minor league baseball affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the minor league ice hockey team of the Philadelphia Flyers. In Reading are another Phillies' minor league baseball affiliate, the Reading Fightin Phils, and the Reading Royals ice hockey team, an affiliate of the Flyers. There's even a minor league soccer team, Reading United A.C., which is associated with the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. Click here to read the article.
The sports industry is one of the most popular in the world, attracting people from all walks of life from all over the globe.
From professional football to minor league baseball and everything in between, there are endless opportunities to watch games in a multitude of sports to support your favorite teams.
Here in the Greater Lehigh Valley, sports are a major market that draws hundreds of thousands of fans and visitors to the area every year – and having a direct positive impact on the local and regional economy.
In Allentown, there are the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Triple-A minor league baseball affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the minor league ice hockey team of the Philadelphia Flyers.
In Reading are another Phillies' minor league baseball affiliate, the Reading Fightin Phils, and the Reading Royals ice hockey team, an affiliate of the Flyers. There's even a minor league soccer team, Reading United A.C., which is associated with the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.
Click here to read the article.