The city’s first-ever dedicated soccer stadium will be named Etihad Park, after the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, officials said on Monday. The New York City Football Club’s stadium is scheduled to open in Willets Point, in Queens, before the 2027 season.
The stadium has an anticipated capacity of 25,000 people and is being touted as a pivotal step in turning the city “into one of the soccer capitals of the world,” according to NYCFC CEO Brad Sims. The privately…
