Sounds like the Union and Chester have reached an agreement for putting two practice fields and a building for the team headquarters next to the stadium. http://www.delcotimes.com/sports/20...mon-ground-on-plan-to-build-practice-facility The area it will be built (the fields at least) is on the unpaved lot there to the left of the picture below.
That didn't work. Was trying to post that this is the best picture of the stadium and the area on the river I have ever seen. This place and Montreal are on this years list after I finally got to PDX and SKC last year.
A Montreal architectural firm has released a portfolio in their site of a practice facility on behalf of "The Saputo group" and the state sports and Leisure commission, though neither group has stated anything publicly as of yet. http://provencherroy.ca/fr/architecture/sport-loisirs/complex-interieur-saputo.html For a better idea of how this is oriented, I drew it up on a map: They are filling up the only surface parking lot left on the Olympic site (also where one of the supporters groups has their pregame tailgating) as well as an empty grass field behind the local ice rink(silver dome). The green roofed buildings are heavily used multipurpose indoor athletics facility, and the base of the Olympic tower houses a recently renovated Olympic caliber aquatics facility. The grey rectangle near the top is a recently competed FIFA 2 star artificial turf surface. The proposed facility will contain a full size soccer field, 2 smaller "practice fields" and headquarters of the the sports and leisure department as well as the provincial athletics hall of fame. The practice facility, the ice rink, the athletics center, Saputo stadium and the 6,000 indoor parking spaces are all connected underground (hugely beneficial in the winter), and the latter also links up with the main stadium/aquatics center, numerous municipal and provincial sports offices as well as the new state of the art planetarium, and Biodome. I'm really excited about this, since it will greatly intensify what is already one of the largest and most dense amateur sports complexes in the world. It also makes the parking lots more financially viable and gives the old stadium another reason to exist. Other renders here:
Red Bulls in negotiations to expand Hannover Training facility http://www.hanovertownship.com/Port...-08-14 Planning board work session agenda.pdf
The Union have broke ground on their training facility next to the stadium. Fields are slated to be done in October and the other buildings should be finished next year.
The Lions will establish their MLS training base at an already existing facility at Lake Sylvan Park, nearby to their current training location at Seminole Soccer Complex. http://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/?article_id=2014
Cross posting this from the USL Pro thread: The montreal Impact now have the most architecturally sophisticated training center in the league. Valued at $ 3 million, the caserne Letourneau is a Frank Loyd Wright inspired Firehouse built in 1915 and is a Local protected heritage site: http://www.suttonquebec.com/proprie...treal--Montreal.html?no_inscription=MT8539583 The location backs onto a public park that currently has 2 grass soccer fields and a football field. The grass fields will be renovated and remain mostly public, while the football field will be removed and replaces by 2 synthetic soccer fields and will be occationally availible to the community. The site is a 5 minute drive south of Olympic park and right next to the Port. It's a ~15 minute drive from downtown. https://www.google.ca/maps/place/45°33'00.4"N 73°31'53.5"W/@45.5508953,-73.5309315,317m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0
Oh, Montreal's training center is officially nicknamed "La casterne" ie: "The Firehouse" Which is badass.
I think the ghost with the ball deserves a red card for the blatant arm swing to the head of the ghost defender...
NYCFC will be training at this brand new complex in Manchester,UK http://www.nycfc.com/post/2014/12/08/new-york-city-fc-excited-cfa-opening?autoplay=true City Football Academy