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Originally Posted by TX_Flame
These are almost all baseball/football combos, which is apples and oranges. A baseball diamond is very different from a football field, which made these combo stadiums nearly impossible to pull off in a way that works well for both sports. A soccer pitch, on the other hand, is quite similar in configuration to a football field, so it's not so hard to pull off. I live in Houston, TX and NRG Stadium (home of the Texans) is regularly used for international soccer matches.
A note of caution to MLS hopefuls, though. MLS frowns on multiple use facilities. They made Houston build a dedicated soccer only stadium (TDECU) for the Dynamo.
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All of these stadium examples are missing the point. NRG is not used at all as an amateur sports facility, unlike the proposed fieldhouse. Personally I think the combined use is a good idea for Calgary.
As for MLS, what they didn't want was teams playing in cavernous, empty football stadiums. That would not be a problem here but you are right they prefer dedicated stadiums. Calgary is a long ways down their list anyway. And the MLS ownership structure is different than other sports leagues. The league owns the teams, and investor/operators own an interest in the league. Who knows what the Flames would think of that.