Yankee Stadium is an embarrassment to Major League Soccer and pro soccer in the United States.
That may sound harsh, but every time I see a game on TV — and the one time I’ve seen the Philadelphia Union play there — I’m frankly embarrassed that a top flight team plays at a baseball stadium, on a field that just barely meets FIFA standards at 70 by 110 yards (Talen Energy Stadium’s field is 75 x 120 yards).
It’s bad enough watching USL games at baseball stadiums — the Steel are playing one in the nice for baseball but really ugly for soccer Louisville Slugger Stadium tonight — but top flight soccer in the biggest media market in the league?