I’ve been fortunate enough to get an up close look at a few soccer specific stadiums during construction over the last couple of years, but with the addition of Rio Tinto last year and what you see above, it’s a good time to be a fan of soccer in the states.

Big shout to Andy McGowan for hooking myself, Shaun, Jamison and Trey up with a personal tour of the upcoming Red Bull Arena. This is going to be an unreal stadium to watch a game in.

More Pics after the Jump…..

Just about to head in.

Webcam positioning.

This is the view of the roof from the very front row. Fans will be completely covered.

State of the are drainage system that can take an inch of water of the ground in 20 minutes.

Can’t even begin to tell you how big these are.

NY in the distance.

Kinda respect that.

From the North side.

Roof.

Media deck.

Train access closer than it’s ever been.

Player’s tunnel.

On the future field. Can’t come soon enough.

Whoops….