(CNN) -- Derbies often provide the highlight of any football season -- whether that be Boca Juniors vs. River Plate, AC Milan vs. Inter or Arsenal vs. Spurs -- and Major League Soccer (MLS) is now hoping that Los Angeles can join that illustrious list. For the hope for the city's new franchise, whose working title is simply Los Angeles Football Club, is that it can have an intense rivalry with four-time champions LA Galaxy. The first derby is scheduled to take place in 2017, when the club is set to enter the league. And it should be a high profile event if any of the illustrious co-owners, NBA legend Magic Johnson, U.S. football great Mia Hamm and her husband, Major League Baseball star, Nomar Garciaparra, attend.
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Los Angeles Football Club will join MLS in 2017
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City's second team boasts Magic Johnson and Mia Hamm among its co-owners
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MLS hopes club will form an intense rivalry with LA Galaxy
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Club's creation can help MLS 'become one of world's top leagues'
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