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San Jose council decides to pursue new soccer park ahead of looming deadline

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SAN JOSE -- With just 72 hours left before a multimillion-dollar bid to build new soccer fields on Coleman Avenue expires, city leaders voted this week to take a risk at bringing an even bigger soccer park to life at the Guadalupe Gardens.

The council Tuesday was faced with a choice between awarding a contract to Robert Bothman to construct a four-field soccer park on the Airport West site on Coleman Avenue, or make one last effort to build a larger seven-field complex -- partly funded by The San Jose Earthquakes -- across the street.The council voted unanimously to work on acquiring the 26.