Detroit – The decision to pursue a retractable roof for Ford Field, as part of a bid for expansion in Major League Soccer, could be made within two weeks, and the cost will be considerable.
“It’s a big number,” said Lions President Ron Wood, on WJR-AM on Monday. “I have not seen the final numbers, yet. But it’s significant.”
The owner of the Lions, Martha Firestone Ford, is working with Dan Gilbert, the owner of the Cavaliers, and Tom Gores, the owner of the Pistons in a combined bid for an MLS franchise.
MLS officials said the decision to switch from an outdoor soccer stadium on the site of the abandoned Wayne County jail construction near Greektown to proposing Ford Field as the venue hurt the initiative.