For the World Cup, any stadium in the US will find a way to put top-notch grass on the field.
Stadium Discussion
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New LA Rams stadium. MetLife. Soldier Field
In 9 years there will other new stadiums that haven't even been announced yet. Hell, have it in Las Vegas
In 9 years there will other new stadiums that haven't even been announced yet. Hell, have it in Las Vegas
Yeah. They will pick locations based on where they can get the best attendance, period. That doesn't necessarily mean the biggest stadium. Everything else will be treated with a "make it work" mentality.
I think the new LA Rams stadium is the correct answer. It will be the newest, best large stadium in a top 5 market in the country. And possibly the best soccer market in the country.
Speaking of which- how on this earth is FIFA going to stick to this ridiculous 2022 plan in light of everything?
Qatar always supported Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran when FIFA made it's deal with the devil. What we didn't have were thousands of deaths and disappearances by slave labor as the stadiums were being built. It's not just who FIFA is doing business with, or how they got the deal; it's the human toll that the whole thing has cost. Everyone involved in that deal has blood on their hands. It might be the first World Cup I refuse to watch. And that's when all our great young players will be in their prime. I sure hope they move it by then. Hey, who knows, that whole nation could be a war zone in 5 years time...
That's exactly what I was getting at but you layed it out extremely well. With some of the culprits gone, I still can't beleive it hasn't been moved already.
Qatar may have to rebuild itself after the coming war. The Saudis and Emiratis are going to lay seige to Qatar. When you consider that EVERYTHING they need comes through import, there is no way they can host 2022 when this war occurs.
We should focus this back onto our stadium. But, yeah, with all of the Arab Gulf countries cutting diplomatic ties and requiring its citizens to return back to their own countries and sending Qataris back to Qatar and closing the single land border, water boarders, and major air boarder through Egypt, it can really throw into question the ability of them to host a world event right now.
Newest stadium that we know of now. Anything that has construction beginning in 2023 is fair game.
NYTimes did a lil human interest piece on Willets Point if anyone cares.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/06/opinion/scrapyard-willets-point-queens.html
Also if you're going to boycott Qatar2022 then you should also probably boycott Russia2018.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/06/opinion/scrapyard-willets-point-queens.html
Also if you're going to boycott Qatar2022 then you should also probably boycott Russia2018.
And really any Olympic or World Cup that isn't hosted in a fully developed nation.
I say floating or river stadium or bust. Massive stadium built on top of affordable housing. Tenants must work concessions and keep lines short or they get evicted.
I come from way upstate, so i drive to Tarrytown and take Metro North to YS currently.
If the stadium is in WP, i would take Metro North to GC and then the 7 to WP... that would add an additional 50 min one way.
I am coming from Albany. 2:20 door to door. So easy too. While this additional time would suck at least we would have a viable stadium!
Coming from Jersey it adds a bit of time, but only a bit. Guess I can't complain.
Offer to build our own stadium there and training facility. Make more fields open to the public. Added park land to better the community.
For everyone regretting having to take a railroad to the 7 to get to our new stadium, note that you can also take the Long Island Railroad there as well. Penn Station to Flushing in minutes. And by the time we get our stadium they may have even completed the LIRR-to-Grand Central connection to make it even easier.
