MESA, Ariz. — Once a mecca for East Valley shoppers, the now-barren 80-acre Fiesta Mall site in Mesa could soon be a magnet for Major League Soccer fans.

The Mesa City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a deal with the land owner and a developer that gives the property special tax treatment under a rarely used state law.

A deal summary prepared for the council says the land will be developed with “restaurants, retail, lodging, offices, and a multiuse stadium that could include soccer.”

Pursuit of major league teams

12News has learned that both an MLS team and a National Women's Soccer League team are being pursued.

“The Phoenix metropolitan area is a great place for it, and we're able and willing to court them,” Mayor Mark Freeman said in an interview after the counci

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