Gold Cup venues announced
We've been waiting for what seems like years in breathless anticipation of the announcement of the host cities for the 2011 Gold Cup. Today was the sweet release, because the announcement finally came.
In a bold move, instead of actually selecting cities and stadia, tournament organizers have decided to hold matches in every city in America.
This, of course, is not quite true, but I think you'll agree that the notion of holding a 12-team tournament in 13 different stadia is patently ridiculous. Throw in the fact that stadia are in some instances several thousand kilometres and a continent apart, and you have the makings of a travel nightmare for the teams.
The only more nightmarish travel scenario would be me trying to get to one of the games. Here are the host cities, and driving distance from my home:
| STADIUM | CITY | KM |
| Ford Field | Detroit | 1842 |
| Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte | 2623 |
| Raymond James Stadium | Tampa | 3257 |
| KC Soccer Stadium | Kansas City | 1324 |
| Cowboys Stadium | Arlington, TX | 2075 |
| Home Depot Center | Carson, CA | 2479 |
| FIU Stadium | Miami | 3046 |
| Soldier Field | Chicago | 1395 |
| Red Bull Arena | Harrison, NJ | 2644 |
| New Meadowlands Stadium | East Rutherford, NJ | 2655 |
| RFK Stadium | Washington, DC | 2526 |
| Reliant Stadium | Houston | 2481 |
| Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | 3202 |
I guess I'll be sitting this one out.
1 Comments:
The KC Soccer Stadium is gonna host a grand match right after it's grand opening on June 9th. It's gonna host the Panama vs. Canada and USA vs. Guadeloupe matches on 14th of June. Don't miss the fun & Don't miss to explore the stadium. :-)
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