Do you support construction of a soccer stadium in Melbourne?

As World Cup fever continues to grip the country ― especially with the success of the US Men's National Team so far ― the founders of the successful Orlando City Soccer Club are proposing to build a soccer stadium in Melbourne near the airport.The stadium would be home to a USL soccer team, one tier down from MLS, the league which Orlando City belongs to. As reported by my colleague, Rick Neale, "The proposed USL stadium complex site is 54 acres of undeveloped airport-owned property.

This wooded area lies off the south side of NASA Boulevard, east of Broadband Drive, west of Woody Burke Drive, and north of Hibiscus Boulevard."The plan is in its infancy but paperwork and applications to begin the process have been submitted to Melbourne City Hall for the City Council to consider at a later date. If all is approved and goes according to plan, the stadium would be built and ready by March 2028.

And that brings us to the Question of the Week.Do you support construction of a professional soccer stadium near the airport in Melbourne?Do you support construction of a professional soccer stadium near the airport in Melbourne?

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Please leave a comment telling us why you voted the way you did. In order for your comment or email to be published on our website and in next week's print edition, you must include your first and last name and please include your town/city of residence in the body of your comment. You can also shoot me an email with "STADIUM" in the subject line.

I look forward to reading your responses.And as always, thanks for participating.Contact Torres at jtorres@floridatoday.

com. You can follow him on X @johnalbertorres. Florida video editor Rob Landers contributed to this report.

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