The Home Depot Center in Carson, California has played host to many U.S. Men's National Team games. However, the Red Bull Arena will open next year for the Red Bulls to start playing their 2010 Major League Soccer season in. Now, much of California has a rather large Hispanic population that you would assume have a stronger alliance with the Mexican National Team. So why do we play games in the Mexican Extension?!
Every game I've seen played at the HDC have left a bad taste in my mouth. Patched surfaces always puzzle me. Do they put new turf down after every event there? If so who's paying for it? Getting back to point another thing that I'm not thrilled with is that there is so much room between the touchline and stands. As a final point, there is a vast portion of the stadium not covered from the elements.
Where am I gonig with this, to Red Bull Arena in New York. I've heard it described by Zach Woosley (Author of Ginge Talks the Footy Blog) as probably the best soccer-specific-stadium that U.S. will have for several years because many other MLS clubs are just trying to put something up just so they don't have a rent on their current home venues.
Red Bull Arena is just about as big as the HDC but I just like the idea of Red Bull Arena being so much like a European stadium. Let us also recognize a rather obvious fact that any side from Europe or really even South America will not want to travel all the way to Carson to play the U.S. because otherwise it's been a stadium that doesn't really reflect anything good on the MLS.
What I propose is that any time the U.S. host a CONCACAF or UEFA team that the game be played at the Red Bull Arena and any CONMEBOL or AFC/OFC team plays the U.S. at the HDC.
Of course I know that I can't have the world perfect like this but I think you would get a good draw crowdwise at both venues.
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