Didn't see it mentioned yet in this thread, but Edmonton was granted a NASL team to begin play in 2011 (assuming the NASL is sanctioned). They will play at Foote Field in Edmonton.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Edmonton
Having Calgary be granted a similar franchise as Edmonton is the proper start to building a fan base IMO. I think that no Calgary based soccer team will survive without the building of a new soccer specific stadium. McMahon is just way too big and cavernous for the amount of people that would come, and no other stadiums in this city are even remotely equipped to handle professional soccer.
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