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Photo courtesy of Jarred Donalson
Reports out of Philadelphia today are that the bidding to host the 2012 all star game is down to
the final two. Union blog, The Brotherly Game is reporting that PPL Park and LIVESTRONG Sporting
Park are the two finalists, beating out BC Place of Vancouver and Saputo Stadium in Montreal.
PPL Park could soon show itself off to the North American soccer community, as the Philadelphia
Union's game day home is one of two finalists for the 2012 MLS All Star Game. A league source
informs the Brotherly Game that PPL Park and Sporting Kansas City's Livestrong Park are the last of
a group of stadiums, which included the Vancouver Whitecaps' BC Place and the Montreal Impact's
Saputo Stadium, but "nothing [is] firm" yet.
L'Impact Montréal, we love you and your Muppets
Over in Quebec (and the whole of North America), the Montréal Impact are starting to create a
steady buzz in the football community as they get ready to join MLS. I wrote a piece for The
Football Ramble on the unique challenges facing L'Impact.
STARTERS
Newest international friendly match rumor: USA v Venezuela on Sat Jan 21.
MLS 2012 SEASON OPENERS
The league has announced the dates of the first home games for next season. All other details, like
opponents are still a few days away from being known.
On Tuesday, Major League Soccer released the dates for the 2012 home openers. The opponents have
yet to be named, with the full schedule expected to be released in January. Houston doesn't debut
their new stadium until week 10, and Montreal has yet to settle on a date for the opening of the
reconstructed Saputo Stadium.
For those of you who are into stadium's (like me) the Montreal Impact have just put up their own
virtual stadium for the 2012 Saputo Stadium.
I'm, personally, not terribly impressed. Not like I was with Houston's stadium anyway.
Virtual Stadium
A little stadium pOrn for you today. Today's edition comes from Montreal where Stade Saputo (or
Saputo Stadium) gets a little digital love with their virtual site.
Its a cool little stadium, something that will work nicely in MLS. Nothing overly sexy about it
but one that I kind of like. It's the simple little things I suppose that work with this.
A little stadium pOrn for you today. Today's edition comes from Montreal where Stade Saputo (or
Saputo Stadium) gets a little digital love with their virtual site.
Its a cool little stadium, something that will work nicely in MLS. Nothing overly sexy about it
but one that I kind of like. It's the simple little things I suppose that work with this.
A little Canadian news for the start of the week. It was reported over the weekend by TSN in
Canada that expansion on Saputo Stadium has been delayed and that the Montreal Impact will not
being their expansion season in MLS next year in it until at least the summer of 2012.
Original planning called for the 13,000 seat stadium to expand to 20,000 by the beginning of the
spring in 2012 but costs and a lack of a suitable builder have caused the delays the club says.
All eight NASL teams were in action on Week 11 of the NASL season. On Saturday afternoon. the
Montreal Impact and Fort Lauderdale Strikers played to a scoreless draw at Saputo Stadium. In
Cary, NC the unbeatable Carolina RailHawks continued their remarkable run with a 3-1 victory over
FC Tampa Bay.
Week 9 of the NASL season featured all eight league teams in action on Saturday. The Montreal
Impact kicked off the weekend with an impressive 2-0 win over Canadian upstarts FC Edmonton. At
Al Lang Stadium in Tampa, the first-place Carolina RailHawks held on for a 2-1 defeat of FC Tampa
Bay, while NSC Minnesota were 2-0 victors on the road in Atlanta.
Here is the preliminary calendar of exhibition club matches you can see across North America this
summer. Please help fill in the blanks.
-Wed May 11
Montreal Impact (NASL) v New York Red Bulls (MLS)
Venue: Saputo Stadium - Montreal QC
-Thu Jul 7
Portland Timbers (MLS) v America (Mexico)
Venue: JELD-WEN Field - Portland OR
-Wed Jul 13
New England Revolution (MLS) v Manchester United (England) - World Football Challenge
Venue: Gillette Stadium - Foxboro MA
-Mon Jul 18
Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS) v Manchester City (England)
Venue: Empire Field - Vancouver BC
-Wed Jul 20
Philadelphia Union (MLS) v Everton (England)
Venue: PPL Park - Chester PA
-Wed Jul 20
Houston Dynamo (MLS) v Bolton Wanderers (England) - Dynamo Charity Cup
Venue: Robertson Stadium - Houston TX
-Wed Jul 20
Sporting Kansas City (MLS) v Newcastle United (England)
Venue: Livestrong Sporting Park - Kansas City KS
-Wed Jul 20
Seattle Sounders (MLS) v Manchester United (England) - World Football Challenge
Venue: Qwest Field - Seattle WA
-Tue Jul 26
Columbus Crew (MLS) v Newcastle United (England)
Venue: Crew Stadium - Columbus OH
-Sat Jul 23
Chicago Fire (MLS) v Manchester United (England) - World Football Challenge
Venue: Soldier Field - Chicago IL
-Wed Jul 27
MLS All-Stars (MLS) v Manchester United (England) - World Football Challenge
Venue: Red Bull Arena - Harrison NJ
-Sat Jul 30
Barcelona (Spain) v Manchester United (England) - World Football Challenge
Venue: FedExField - Landover MD
-Wed Aug 3
Barcelona (Spain) v Guadalajara Chivas (Mexico) - World Football Challenge
Venue: Sun Life Stadium - Miami FL
thanks to everyone who encouraged us to post this
With the Montreal Impact joining Major League Soccer in 2012, the club is taking the necessary
steps to try to make its home, Saputo Stadium, on par with some of the league's top facilities.
The Impact is putting $23 million into a stadium expansion, which will increase the park's
capacity from 13,034 to 20,341 ahead of the team's first match in MLS.
I know we're a year away from seeing the Montreal Impact enter Major League Soccer but it isn't
too soon to talk about their on-going stadium expansion. The club posted these photos today on
their website, showing off the latest renderings and models of the expanded Saputo Stadium.
According to the club, more than 7,000 seats will be added to the current stadium: 3,500 seats
in a new West grandstand, 1,250 additional seats in the Southeast and Southwest grandstands
(corners), as well as 1,000 additional seats in the East grandstand.
I know we're a year away from seeing the Montreal Impact enter Major League Soccer but it isn't
too soon to talk about their on-going stadium expansion. The club posted these photos today on
their website, showing off the latest renderings and models of the expanded Saputo Stadium.
According to the club, more than 7,000 seats will be added to the current stadium: 3,500 seats
in a new West grandstand, 1,250 additional seats in the Southeast and Southwest grandstands
(corners), as well as 1,000 additional seats in the East grandstand.
