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    Default Report: DC United stadium deal reached

    Took long enough.

    Washington Post is reporting that an official announcement will come later today. 20k seater would be just down the street from where the Nationals play.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...3bf_story.html







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    If any MLS team's fans deserve a nice new stadium, it would be DC's. Finally RFK can be demolished.
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    Nice looking design. I have roof envy. It just seems to make such a difference.

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    Great news for them and the league. Stadium looks nice in the renderings.

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    If everything works out and construction starts, that leaves three existing teams without a soccer-specific stadium:

    1. Seattle @ CenturyLink Field (no reason to move, great stadium and 40k attendance average)
    2. Vancouver @ BC Place (Caps said they would revisit a proper stadium in the future, but not soon)
    3. New England @ Gillette Stadium (another club that deserves better)

    * San Jose's new stadium is scheduled to open in 2014

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    Very nice looking stadium, though again with the shit North American concept to leave one end open (some building there, but doesn't make any difference, the point is there's no seating in one end.)
    I'm hailing from Europe, and I hate this concept from the bottom of my heart.

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    One thing I see with all these new stadiums: nobody believes soccer will become a major sport in US and Canada in the next 20 years, that's why they build stadiums to max 20-22 k capacity, except the biggest cities like NY, LA....
    In any country where footy is the main sport, any city with just 300,000 pop has a stadium of around 30,000 capacity. I'm not talking about the countries with the 15 best leagues, just any country which is not considered a third world country.
    Of course in US and Canada this may happen just in the next 100 years, if ever, and never to cities with just 300,000 pop, maybe triple of that, lol...

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    Hard to tell for sure, but there may actually be seating at the "open" end. The patio looks like it is on the roof of a building, so it's hard to see what's behind it. Also, I am sure these early renderings are "subject to change"

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    Quote Originally Posted by HuTor View Post
    One thing I see with all these new stadiums: nobody believes soccer will become a major sport in US and Canada in the next 20 years, that's why they build stadiums to max 20-22 k capacity, except the biggest cities like NY, LA....
    In any country where footy is the main sport, any city with just 300,000 pop has a stadium of around 30,000 capacity. I'm not talking about the countries with the 15 best leagues, just any country which is not considered a third world country.
    Of course in US and Canada this may happen just in the next 100 years, if ever, and never to cities with just 300,000 pop, maybe triple of that, lol...
    You do know where MLS ranks globally in average attendance, don't you? And most MLS stadiums, like most in Europe, are built with an option to expand later on.

    In most of the leagues I believe you are talking about, a couple big teams will have a giant stadium but many others will be comparable to MLS.

    Swansea and QPR are too good examples of recent Premier League stadia with the same capacity as MLS.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...eague_stadiums

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    To me it looks a lot like BMO with a translucent roof.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Canary10 View Post
    To me it looks a lot like BMO with a translucent roof.
    I had the exact same thought. Good for them though, that monstrous tomb of a stadium they've been using was horrible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HuTor View Post
    Very nice looking stadium, though again with the shit North American concept to leave one end open (some building there, but doesn't make any difference, the point is there's no seating in one end.)
    I'm hailing from Europe, and I hate this concept from the bottom of my heart.

    Umm I have seen plenty with open sides.
    ie Nacional Madeira, pretty new


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    They must be planing on a lot of new development in that area. Right now it's a scrap yard and depots.

    And it may not be a full open end they may have a lower seating on the open end with a patio roof

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    While I agree the supporters at DCU are long over due and deserve this greatly, I will miss the bouncy stand at RFK

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    Beautiful stadium design. DC supporters definitely deserve it at long last.

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    Quote Originally Posted by C.Ronaldo View Post
    Umm I have seen plenty with open sides.
    ie Nacional Madeira, pretty new

    Umm... that's Sporting Braga's stadium.

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    RFK has its character and some great moments for both DCU and the USMNT. The way the stands bounced were quite an experience and I one bizarre walks from the lower level to the upper level, where only the 20 or so TFC supporters were placed, it was all done in the dark. Not a single light was on going up the ramps. But in the end a great moment for me will be the US Centennial match vs. Germany this past June.


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    Quote Originally Posted by HuTor View Post
    Very nice looking stadium, though again with the shit North American concept to leave one end open (some building there, but doesn't make any difference, the point is there's no seating in one end.)
    I'm hailing from Europe, and I hate this concept from the bottom of my heart.
    Aviva Stadium (opened in 2010) has an open end...

    Very limited seating, and giant glass wall for a view of Dublin...

    Seats 51,700 even with the open end...
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    Official announcement was made this morning in DC. Capacity will be anywhere between 20,000 - 25,000 depending on some final decisions.

    http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...-buzzard-point

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    BMO field was originally open ended in the north end..sort of.

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    It's beautiful!
    We can only dream..........

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    I like it! Obviously the roof gives it extra marks for me, but I'm digging the overall design. The external façade reminds me of some of the more modern baseball parks in the states. Good job, DC!

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    Quote Originally Posted by McCartney View Post
    Aviva Stadium (opened in 2010) has an open end...

    Very limited seating, and giant glass wall for a view of Dublin...

    Seats 51,700 even with the open end...
    What a beauty, though!


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    I think they'd have to give a discount for the seats behind the scoreboard.

    Nice looking and all, but if the stadium looks like that when its finished, I'd be surprised.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Super View Post
    What a beauty, though!

    Absolutely!
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    Apparently this isn't the final design. They still need to work that out. Which is good, as that roof isn't big enough.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Whoop View Post
    Umm... that's Sporting Braga's stadium.
    shite you're right

    rocks all start to look the same in portugal



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    wow, stadium porn!

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    Quote Originally Posted by McCartney View Post
    Absolutely!
    MMMMMM Stadium Porn!

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    Good for DCU and its supporters. 'Bout time they got their own stadium that wasn't RFK.
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