Comments on US Soccer Daily: Red Bull Arena and the USMNT

Red Bull Arena will probably get a game in the nea...

2010-02-09T23:28:17.463-05:00

Red Bull Arena will probably get a game in the near future.

A goal of the USSF has been the construction of soccer-specific stadiums across the country, therefore the federation actively attempts to reward new venues with USMNT games. Harrison, NJ is now on the radar...it just depends how the other criteria factors in.

More on the USSF selection process here: http://theshinguardian.com/2010/01/20/the-usmnt-is-going-to-play-where/

Cheers,
Mark
TSG

Columbus should get the next MEX-USA game, no doub...

2010-02-09T22:51:56.991-05:00

Columbus should get the next MEX-USA game, no doubts there. But USA- Canada? Doable. USA vs. any central american country sans Belize is a no-go, but it could host some games. I was at USA- Barbados in Foxboro back in 2000 or so, there are a lot of caribbean islanders in bklyn, but they are from a ton of islands. If we drew a pre-pre-hex game as a home & home vs. Antigua or something, it could host that. But, that goes against the 'big game' alluded to above. Really, you want a 'big' game to draw that attention, and the big games like Mexico, Hondo and Tico, have to go somewhere else.

Thanks for commenting. 15% of Giants Stadium is s...

2010-02-09T19:41:10.819-05:00

Thanks for commenting.

15% of Giants Stadium is still about half of Red Bull Arena's capacity (12,000). That's besides the point though, because I did mention in the post that I think USA-Mexico should remain in Columbus.

I was talking more along the lines of other Hex opponents like Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, etc. when discussing the possibility of RBA as a USMNT home venue.

Were you at the 2009 Gold Cup Final? It was 85% Me...

2010-02-09T19:16:30.613-05:00

Were you at the 2009 Gold Cup Final? It was 85% Mexico Fans vs. 15% US Fans. There is no way they are holding a meaningful game at Red Bull Stadium if they are looking for a Pro US crowd.

Columbus will still hold the next Mexico/US WCQ.