With the Sacramento city skyline as a backdrop and the occasional clanging of a cowbell from the Tower Bridge Battalion, the Wilton Rancheria led the formal groundbreaking at the site of new, $175 million soccer stadium in the Railyards near North B and 7th Street.

From tribal leaders, to team leaders to elected city council members, all agreed this has been a long journey.

"At the time, it felt like a whisper in a roomful of doubt," said Chris Martin, Wilton Rancheria's chief operating officer.

Managing Partner Kevin Nagle also credited the resolve of this team and this city in getting to this point.

"Today is something we've been working toward for 12 years. And, I'll be honest. For over a decade, we've been told no more times than we can count," Nagle said.

The team explained that

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