ST. LOUIS a Busch Stadium was constructed with baseball a Cardinals baseball a' in mind. In its brief life time, the third incarnation of Busch has noticed two World Series and an All-Star Game. However in Might, it'll play host a soccer match between Chelsea Hamilton Academical and Manchester City, two of the greatest teams in the English Premier League. The St. Louis soccer area couldnat be happier. The overall game is a afriendly,a or event, competition involving the EPL competitors. It'll take place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Might 23. Rumors of a involving top-flight European groups have already been moving one of the St. Louis baseball neighborhood for several days. Friday the Cardinals made the state statement. aWeare honored to host this historical match,a Cardinals president Bill DeWitt III aThis is an excellent opportunity for St. Louis to see a number of the best baseball players on the planet. Amazement also look forward to showcasing the flexibility of Busch Stadium as a multi-use sports venue.a It's been quite a long time since professional menas soccer of this quality has been played in St. Louis, which lays claim to a rich soccer heritage. That history has brought strikes, however, as locations throughout the United States are suffering from roots of the own and may provide their own Major League Soccer clubs a' some thing St. Louis has yet to acquire. Even attracting a match like the Man City-Chelsea one has been a problem. The former Busch Stadium (Busch II) was the site of many soccer matches in its early years. The Bronze Boot match between SIU Edwardsville and Saint Louis University was an annual celebration, attracted huge crowds and was televised on ESPN. The old St. Louis Stars of the now-defunct Us Soccer League enjoyed a number of their property matches at Busch II. European soccer clubs prefer to not play indoors or on synthetic area, which ruled out the Edward Jones Dome for probably the most part (although the U.S. womenas National group played a friendly there). Seating capacity for the Might 23 fit will be 42,000. A few of the upper deck seats will not be offered. European groups, such as for instance Celtic from Glasgow, Manchester United and Real Madrid have made off-season tours of the U.S. Element of their collection lately. But many of those activities head to cities with soccer-specific MLS arenas, such as those in Chicago, Kansas City, Columbus, Ohio or Portland. A strong pitch was made by metro-east attorney Jeff Cooper for a St. Louis soccer-specific ground and an MLS franchise several years ago. Ideas were tentatively approved for a baseball stadium to be constructed near Collinsville a once an MLS extension franchise was granted. But that never came. Cooper sooner or later helped start Womenas Professional basketball, a category presenting the top female players on the planet. But due to problems involving buyers, the Saint Louis Athletica collapsed early in their second time and the league has since ceased operations. He also secured a menas group a' AC St. Louis - in a new NASL, that was a second-tier professional category. But that group managed just one time. Both Athletica and AC St. Louis played home matches at St. Louis Soccer Park in suburban Fenton, Mo. Last week officers from Man City examined Busch Stadium. aAs much once we were excited to possess them within our building a it absolutely was clear they shared because excitement,a Cardinals spokesperson Vicki Bryant told reporters early in the day. aThey were an impressed by how beautiful the lawn looks.a The baseball structure at Busch Stadium may feature the area running from the home plate location out toward centerfield. It will be just slightly smaller than legislation duration, but that will not be a issue, officers said, since the game is a convention. Seats for the Might 30 match will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2. Prices for reserved seat tickets begin at $30. Premium reserved seats will cost from $100 and all-inclusive seats will begin at $140. All Field Club, midfield, sideline and all-inclusive ticket buyers will get a free ticket to the Chelsea workout set for 5:30 p.m. May 22. phayes@thetelegraph.com
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