Revolution Still In The Hunt For A New Soccer-Specific Stadium

Revolution President Brian Bilello last weekend "offered some reassurance that the hunt remains very much alive" for building a new soccer-specific stadium for the team, according to Jon Chesto of the BOSTON GLOBE. A team spokesperson "confirmed that the Kraft Group is now willing to invest" as much as $400M in a roughly 20,000-seat venue. Chesto: "The location? Sorry, everyone. That remains a mystery." Should the stadium project happen, it "appears almost certain that it will eclipse" Gillette Stadium in terms of "construction costs." The Krafts "spent roughly" $350M to open Gillette Stadium in '02. The "biggest variable" the Kraft family faces is "real estate." The Krafts "want to give Revs players and their fans a more intimate experience," and they "hope moving the games out of suburban Foxborough and into an urban setting can draw more attendees" (BOSTON GLOBE, 4/27).