The New England Revolution Major League Soccer team would like to leave the cavernous and distant Gillette Stadium, also home to the New England Patriots. Is a location in South Boston, also central to a potential Olympic bid, the best fit?
"Numerous sources said the Kraft family has been meeting with state and city officials to discuss the stadium and possible locations over the past several months, with the team focusing on Frontage Road," report Casey Ross, Callum Borchers and Mark Arsenault.
Then there's the Olympic angle: "The Frontage Road location is adjacent to an industrial area that the group organizing Boston’s efforts to host the 2024 Summer Olympics had identified as a potential location for the main Olympics stadium. Kraft is also a member of the Olympics group."
The smaller soccer stadium could potentially conflict with the larger sized required of an Olympic Stadium, but the article includes mention of sources who speculate that the site is large enough o accommodate both stadiums.
FULL STORY: Kraft family looks to build soccer stadium in Boston
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