So I'm a big soccer fan. Of course I pay attention to the World Cup and the Champions League. There seems to be a good amount of fans in the United States as proven by last World Cup's TV ratings. Although there areplenty of American soccer fans, there aren't enough MLS fans. The MLS won't be able to attract football/basketball/baseball fans if they can't even attract the regular soccer fan. Hopefully the quality of play rises quickly to get more American soccer fans interested in the game.
One way to increase the quality of play is the increase revenue/spending. One way to increase revenue/spending is to have your soccer specific stadium instead of renting an over-sized (for the MLS) football stadium. The MLS has been pushing for new soccer specific stadium to increase financial stability and most teams have complied by now. Thirteenth of the eighteen stadiums are now soccer specific, with plans to replace the five remaining stadiums in the near future.
Although they're not great stadiums, keep in mind that most of these stadiums were built with expansion in mind. They'll start looking a lot better with more tiers and additions. Remember, most of the iconic stadiums in Europe (Old Trafford, Anfield, Nou Camp, Bernabeu, etc) began small and came to their present sizes with half a century of expansions.
Without further ado, here are the MLS stadiums for next year:
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| Chicago Fire- Toyota Park (20,000) |
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| Montreal Impact- Saputo Stadium (20, 341) |
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Portland Timbers- Jeld-Wen Stadium (20,300)
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| Red Bull New York Red Bull Arena (25,000) |
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| Philadelphia Union- PPL Park (18,500) |
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| Real Salt Lake- Rio Tinto Stadium (20,000) |
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| San Jose Earthquakes- Buck Shaw Stadium (10,300) |
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| Seattle Sounders- CenturyLink Field (38,500) |
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| Toronto FC- BMO Field (21,800) |
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| Sporting Kansas City- Livestrong Sporting Park (18,500) |
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| New England Revolution- Gillette Stadium (22, 385) |
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| Vancouver Whitecaps FC- BC Place (21,500) |
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| Chivas USA/LA Galaxy- Home Depot Center (27,000) |
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Colorado Rapids- Dick's Sporting Goods Park (18,000)
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| Houston Dynamo- BBVA Compass Stadium (22,000) |
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| Columbus Crew- Crew Stadium (20,145) |
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| DC United- RFK Stadium (24,000 in soccer mode) |
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| FC Dallas- FC Dallas Stadium (21,193) |
