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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Regarding MLS - the league prefers teams to have their own stadiums, not shared. The Stamps would need a bigger capacity than an MLS team and they don't want boat loads of empty seats (or tarped or curtained off seats as they have in Vancouver and Seattle).
Only four teams in the league play in non-soccer specific stadiums right now.
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They seem to be bending on that, big time.
BMO is going to become a shared facility.
BBVA Compass is now a shared facility.
I think the MLS has realized their mandate is more to have stadiums that provide a good experience for watching and playing soccer. If you can do that and share with someone else, go for it.
I also love the Euro-snobbery in here. MLS has come a long, long way. The bottom end talent, which is improving, still needs to get better to compare to many European leagues, but the top end is easily competitive with many European second divisions.