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Originally Posted by Roughneck
Not really, just stop lying.
Why was taxpayer money used for FC Dallas, Atlanta United, Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers, Nashville SC, Columbus Crew, FC Cincinatti, Colorado Rapids, Houston Dynamo, Sporting Kansas City, New York Red Bulls, DC United and the Philadelphia Union? It's just what these Canadian suckers do, why shouldn't the Whitecaps try to join in on the grift?
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Privately financed stadiums (no or minimal public funds):
TQL Stadium (Cincinnati), Q2 Stadium (Austin), Lower.com Field (Columbus), Allianz Field (Minnesota), PayPal Park (San Jose) — built without direct taxpayer support.
Miami Freedom Park’s stadium portion is privately financed, though public land and a state infrastructure grant are involved.
Planned Etihad Park and Chicago Fire FC’s planned stadium are reported as privately financed.
At least partially public funding used:
Geodis Park (Nashville) was approved with metro government revenue bonds (later revised with increased private share).
Audi Field (D.C. United) involved local incentives/infrastructure support — common with urban MLS deals — though exact public share varies by report.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium is publicly owned (state authority) and thus indirectly supported by taxpayer financing structures, but costs and financing mechanisms span multiple public/private layers.