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Message: [QUOTE="DarthGrumpy, post: 3212341, member: 2141"] And now the first failure of a soccer-specific stadium built in the US. Why Chicago's owners built this stadium without any direct mass transit access (one has to take a bus from the Midway Airport Orange Line stop) and a few miles away from the highway, which scared-off a lot of suburbanites due to the venue's location on the southside (really southwest) of Chicago was poor planning. Of course, the amount of money the owners received directly and indirectly answers the 'why' question. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/soccer/chicago-fire/story/3897437/chicago-agrees-to-$65m-deal-to-leave-stadium[/URL] I've heard that the Union have a similar issue with their stadium; but, while it lacks subway access, it does have direct commuter rail access whereas Chester PA is a challenging location, too, albeit with good views. The Rapids location is also a challenge as its out in the the middle of Kansas somewhere in between downtown Denver and Denver International Airport. Speaking of failure, more on Miami's proposed 'temporary' stadium in Ft. Lauderdale. Still scratching my head of this as its intended to be a 'short-term' arrangement until Beckham finds a location in Miami, which is 40 miles away, yet the lease is for 50 years. Any bet that Inter Miami, if they exist, will still be playing at this location 10 years from now? [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/3897765/beckham-inter-miami-stadium-gets-ft-lauderdale-ok[/URL] Lastly, MLS must be excited about this. Another deep-pocketed owner wants a team. Of course, the exhisting infrastructure of soccer in Charlotte is well behind what already exists in Raleigh and even further behind other potential hosts in Sacremento, St. Louis and elsewhere. That said, expansion fees drive the bus in MLS. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/3897535/nfls-panthers-owner-wants-mls-team-in-charlotte[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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