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Queens MLS stadium New York, NY, USA
Major League Soccer (MLS) is mov- ing ahead with plans for a US$300m (£187m, 229m) soccer stadium in Queens, New York, US. Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens has been selected by MLS as the potential site for the scheme. The plans call for a 25,000-seat sta- dium (expandable to 35,000 seats) to be constructed on the current site of the park’s Industry Pond. Depending on when the deal is
fi nalised, league president Mark Abbott said that preliminary plans have construction starting in 2014 and the team launching in 2016. The stadium will be funded by the
club’s owner and is expected to gen- erate US$60m (£37.3m, 46.2m) annually for the local economy. Abbott added that the league is in
preliminary discussions with a number of ownership groups and indicated that a likely timeline will see the new owner identifi ed in 2013. The project has been in the works since 2011, when the league fi rst put a team together to investigate more than 20 different locations for a sta- dium site in New York City. MLS chose Flushing Meadows Park in Queens owing to its nearby pub- lic transportation links with the NYC Subway and the Long Island Railroad.
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The 68,500-capacity stadium will host both sports and entertainment events
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Santa Clara Stadium Santa Clara, CA, USA
San Francisco 49ers has secured a US$200m (£124.5m, 153m) G-4 loan from National Football League (NFL) owners towards the cost of its stadium in Santa Clara, CA, US. The American Football franchise said the contribution was the last piece of funding required for work to start, which will cost around US$1.2bn (£747m, 918m). The NFL announcement comes two months after the Santa Clara Stadium Authority approved a construction loan
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worth US$850m (£529m, 650m) towards the development of the new stadium. When complete, the 171,870sq m (1.85 million sq ft) complex will have a seating capacity of around 68,500 and be available for both sports and entertainment events. Architects HNTB and Turner Construc- tion have been appointed to design and build the new Santa Clara Stadium, which will feature open pedestrianised plazas, a commercial community space, a 49ers team store and a 49ers Hall of Fame. The new arena will host professional and college football, soccer and motocross, as well as concerts and civic events.
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