Major League Soccer’s executive committee has approved the Miami Fusion’s plan to play at Ft. Lauderdale’s Lockhart Stadium, the home of the old Ft. Lauderdale Strikers, after negotiations with the city of Miami over the use of the Orange Bowl collapsed. Fusion owner Ken Horowitz was empowered to complete negotiations with the Broward County school board and Ft. Lauderdale city commission regarding the Fusion’s plans to renovate Lockhart Stadium and expand it to 20,000 seats for the MLS season-opener March 14. There are several big advantages to going with Lockhart Stadium. The Fusion’s rent will be much cheaper than it would have been at the Orange Bowl, it will keep all concession money, and it can rename the stadium if it finds a corporate sponsor. No decision has been made on whether the club will still be called the Miami Fusion. Its logo contains the letter “M.” Horowitz was under tremendous time constraints to get the deal finished, so work can begin on the stadium. No announcement on the Fusion’s head coach has been made, though Brazilian Ivo Wortman is believed to be in line for the job. Wortman is the former national team coach of Saudi Arabia. He spent the summer working as an advisor to the adidas Summer League, the new college league.