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==Sports Illustrated Stadium== [[File:Red Bull Arena west jeh.jpg|thumb|right|Exterior of Red Bull Arena in 2010. Now known as Sports Illustrated Stadium.]] Harrison is the location of [[Sports Illustrated Stadium]], home of the [[New York Red Bulls]] of [[Major League Soccer]] and [[Gotham FC]] of the [[National Women's Soccer League]]. After years of construction delays, the stadium opened on March 20, 2010, with an exhibition game against the [[Brazil]]ian club [[Santos FC]].<ref>Bell, Jack. [http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/a-special-night-for-petke-and-red-bulls/ "A 'Special Night' for Petke and Red Bulls"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406170807/http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/a-special-night-for-petke-and-red-bulls/ |date=April 6, 2012 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 22, 201. Accessed September 4, 2011.</ref> The [[soccer-specific stadium]] (SSS) was constructed at a cost of $200 million and has a capacity of approximately 25,000, with a natural grass field, featuring a full wavy translucent European-style roof that covers all of the seats in the stadium but not the field.<ref>[[George Vecsey|Vecsey, George]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/sports/soccer/21vecsey.html "To Soccer Fan, Train Whistle Hits Perfect Pitch"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107121230/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/sports/soccer/21vecsey.html |date=November 7, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 20, 2010. Accessed September 4, 2011. "This new soccer place β 25,000 seats, costing $200 million, real grass, real soccer contours β is an entire new locale, an entire new feel. "</ref> The stadium sits alongside the Passaic River with a view of the New York and Newark skyline, and is accessible via public transportation at the PATH train station in Harrison.<ref>Mascarenhas, Rohan. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/red_bull_arena_opening_in_harr.html "Red Bull Arena opening in Harrison sparks nearby redevelopment"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727081900/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/red_bull_arena_opening_in_harr.html |date=July 27, 2013 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', March 20, 2010. Accessed September 11, 2013.</ref>
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