Frisco's World Cup spotlight got a little messier than expected.
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Frisco's World Cup spotlight got a little messier than expected. After Sweden's national team arrived for training at Toyota Stadium recently, they found a stadium renovation demolition scene visible nearby, with twisted metal, rubble, and construction debris included. Officials say the work was scheduled, permitted, controlled, and did not involve explosives or interfere with Sweden's field or facilities. Still, the optics were rough. Frisco had promoted its role as Sweden's World Cup base camp, so images of international players training next to demolition debris were quickly perceived by some residents and fans as an embarrassment for the city. The story made international news, turning what officials described as routine renovation work into an unwanted World Cup-era headline for Frisco.



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@Jjj: not good optics. There could have been better timing on when this was scheduled. Luckily it was only for practice and not games.
ElizabethM and Jjj reacted
We thought they would be packing up for home after the Group Stage. 8)
Just awful and I have season tickets. Don't know what's gonna happen now
@Stellenator :
Detailed plans of seats added and massive expansions of concession areas but not one mention of plans to handle the massive volume of traffic on game days. Trees? What trees? We don't need trees here in Frisco.
Stellenator reacted Detailed plans of seats added and massive expansions of concession areas but not one mention of plans to handle the massive volume of traffic on game days. Trees? What trees? We don't need trees here in Frisco.
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