Tag: Washington Nationals

Stadium

D.C. United threatens to leave if not given $300M from a city facing a projected deficit of $800M

This means that MLS teams will now be playing games later in the year and therefore in cold weather. For this reason, the MLS team in Washington, DC, named DC United, is asking for $300M so that a roof can be added to their home venue, Audi Field. According to the CEO of DC United, this money is “necessary” because the team will be playing more matches in the cold and because this addition to Audi Field is “the next steps in our partnership”…whatever the hell that means.

William Neilson Jr.
Arena Ballpark Stadium

Will news sites ever properly label people who are clearly biased or have an interest in the venue?

Yesterday, I saw an opinion piece in the Sports Business Journal. The point of the piece was just how great the World Cup will make our stadiums look for future events. The article claims that the current stadiums that are hosting World Cup matches shortly are all in top-notch form and can handle any future “World Cup (matches), Super Bowl(s) & specialty events, concerts, and more.” About here is where I started to wonder whether this was an actual opinion piece or essentially an advertisement by a financially biased individual/group. It is the latter. Before we go into that,…

William Neilson Jr.