Brotherly Game · Mar 20, 2022
Rate the U: Slugging it in the Bronx
Saturday afternoon saw the Philadelphia Union continue what arguable could be their best season start in team history. It also saw the boys in blue finally pickup three points inside the dreaded baseball stadium that is Yankee Stadium. Sure, it is a unique venue for soccer, as it falls within Major League Soccer’s minimum field standard of 110 yards long by 70 yards wide.
Comparing the pitch to Subaru Park, that is 120 yards long by 75 yards wide. Those extra 5 yards really plays within the Union’s strength of their attack by getting the ball up the flanks for a wider based attack. NYCFC home games force their opponents to play narrower because of the smaller dimensions.