Minnesota United is "working on several details" for the first year of Allianz Field, and there will be "several events to christen the stadium, from ribbon-cuttings to community endeavors," according to Megan Ryan of the Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE. The stadium is "set to host" the USMNT's opening CONCACAF Gold Cup game next July, and a USWNT game next September "might follow." Minnesota United CEO Chris Wright said that the club is "preparing to submit a bid for one of the five games" the USWNT will play on a post-World Cup tour. Ryan noted Minnesota United will "be judicious on what else it adds" to Allianz Field's opening-year schedule. Wright said, "In the first year particularly, we're going to be a little bit more cautious around really what we do put on the field because we want the field to be pristine." Wright added that the club has "not submitted anything formally to MLS about hosting a future All-Star game." Wright said that he is "planning to discuss the possibility" in meetings with the league in N.Y. in a few weeks. As far as this season in TCF Bank Stadium goes, Minnesota United has "already sold more than 45,000 tickets to its final home game of the year" on Oct. 21. The club "hopes to break a record for a standalone soccer game in Minnesota involving a local team," which stands at 49,572 from a '76 NASL Minnesota Kicks game (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 9/25).
