The Philadelphia Union might have to play the first home game in its existence at Lincoln Financial Field next year.

Union president Tom Veit confirmed a Washington Post report that the team has explored the option in case the 18,500-seat soccer stadium under construction on Chester’s waterfront runs behind its completion date or the proposed opening date schedule from Major League Soccer does not accommodate the team’s already tight construction deadline. (more…)

Toronto FC’s pitch to put down grass at BMO Field has cleared its first major hurdle with the city.

“When I see it, I’ll believe it,” De Rosario said with a laugh when told of the timetable to get the artificial surface replaced for next season.

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Crewe Alexandra FC are an English football team based at Gresty Road in Crewe, Cheshire and nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town’s historical links with the rail industry. 

Crewe Alexandra finished in last place in England’s Fourth Division in 1979, the local railway works (opened in 1840) next door was slowly dying, but Gresty Road could hold 17,000 in the days of terraces when this home movie was shot.  Gresty Road today.

After planning for nearly two years to have a new soccer stadium built in the old Bannister Mall area in south Kansas City, it now appears the Wizards new stadium is more likely to be built on the Kansas side of the state line near CommunityAmerica Ballpark, where the team is currently playing its games.

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Gonna be great.

FC Dallas will play the NE Revolution on September 30th at the Cotton Bowl in downtown Dallas, ahead of the Mexico vs Colombia friendly and during the State Fair of Texas. This will be FCD’s first trip back to their previous home since the Dallas Burn moved to suburban Frisco.

Pizza Hut Park is great, but the Cotton Bowl (on the far side of Deep Ellum in Fair Park) will always draw a more lively crowd.

Pretty amazing setting in South Africa (go to the beach before the game?) for a nearly completed 70,000 seat stadium for World Cup 2010.  Never too early to start thinking about heading over..