Louisville was awarded the team in August with the ownership group of Wayne Estopinal and Ted Nichols and the new team was aptly named the Lightning as well.
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In January 2010, the Lightning signed Louisville native John Michael Hayden, formerly of the MLS Houston Dynamo.
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