soccerstadiumdigest.com - Stadium News http://soccerstadiumdigest.com/ Infinity Site Manager en-us Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:18:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=288 The new home of Philadelphia Union will be PPL Park, after a regional energy company scarfs up the naming rights. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:54:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=287 MLS and reps for players met yesterday, but failed to come to terms on a Collective Bargaining Agreement. Could labor unrest threaten the 2010 season? Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:03:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=286 MLS's on-again, off-again flirtation with Montreal is back on, as commissioner Don Garber says the Impact could move up in 2012. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 05:30:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=285 We could be talking about Baltimore United in the future, as Mayor Sheila Dixon looks at what it would take to lure MLS's DC United up the highway. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:05:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=284 Wet weather in June and a financial squeeze in the nation's credit markets severely impacted the already-tight construction schedule of the new MLS stadium. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:28:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=283 San Jose Earthquakes Lew Wolff unveiled renderings of a proposed new stadium near San Jose International Airport, but we're not sure whether it will hasten construction of the facility. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:47:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=282 The Philadelphia Union may begin play at Lincoln Financial Field if the team's new stadium in Chester isn't completed. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:54:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=281 Looking at a price tag of $360 million to put a retractable roof on BC Place, provincial officials are rethinking the plan and looking at alternatives -- like an earlier proposal for a waterfront MLS stadium. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:33:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=280 The owners of the New England Revolution continue to work for a new facility. though it sounds like nothing firm is on the horizon. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:21:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=279 A crowd of over 15,000 spent liberally before, during and after the game, according to local officials. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:47:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=278 MLS Commissioner Don Garber says 13,000-seat Saputo Stadium needs a publicly financed expansion before the Impact can move up a level. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:51:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=277 Dave Checketts and crew worked awfully hard for Rio Tinto Stadium, and this year's MLS All-Star Game proved to be a nice showcase for the facility. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:25:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=276 Don't look now, but the new Cowboys Stadium has already emerged as one of the centers of American soccer after hosting 139,481 fans at its first two sporting events. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:57:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=275 Despite attendance being down in Major League Soccer this season across the board, the Seattle Sounders -- who break every MLS dicta by playing in a football stadium and using an NFL sales squad -- are easily the best-drawing team in American pro soccer. Tue, 26 May 2009 12:15:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=274 Victor MacFarlane, the public face of DC United and the team's quest for a new stadium, has sold his stake in the team to Will Chang. Sun, 17 May 2009 05:38:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=273 Montreal Impact owner Joey Saputo says he's once again interested in moving up to MLS. Tue, 12 May 2009 05:35:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=272 The newest club in MLS: The Philadelphia Freedom. Team, league and city officials unveiled the club's name, logo and colors at a public ceremony yesterday. Mon, 4 May 2009 06:31:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=271 Houston Dynamo President Oliver Luck says May is the make-or-break month for a new stadium, as the team and government bodies finalize a financing plan. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:57:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=270 With the Ottawa City Council poised to approve a proposal for a renovation of Frank Clair Stadium instead of funding a new MLS stadium, Eugene Melnyk vows to continue the fight. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:29:00 http://www.soccerstadiumdigest.com/news/index.html?article_id=269 Eugene Melnyk's bid for a new soccer-only stadium appears in doubt, as the city is leaning toward spending $100 million on a Frank Clair Stadium renovation and not an MLS facility.