Pitch Invasion

Forbes focuses on ten super stadiums being developed in the world of sport, and two of them are, perhaps surprisingly, in MLS.

The fourth photo in our Russia series this week looks at the stadium of Lokomotiv Moskcow (Локомотив Москва), built in 2002. It features a remarkable cable suspension system to hold up a roof made of 250,000ft² of 16mm Titan structured sheet. The compact 30,000 capacity design has the locals referring to it as an “Angliya” [...]

Yesterday saw reports about delays in South Africa’s stadium preparation for 2010, but the Road to 2010 World Cup blog wonders if there isn’t a touch of unfair European skepticism about African capabilities behind the pessimism. What do you think? And would the U.S. be the right choice to step in if needed?