With the Major League Lacrosse team, Charlotte Hounds, beginning play next summer at Memorial Stadium there has been talk of refurbishing the old stadium. In fact, there was a recent community meeting to discuss improvements to Memorial Stadium. One option involves a comprehensive renovation including a full-sized soccer pitch.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/201...-memorial.html
http://groundhoppingcarolina.blogspo...um-legacy.html
Building on this there was an article in today's Charlotte Observer which talks about the possibility of Major League Soccer in Charlotte:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/201...ike-twice.html
Although it is only talk at this point, it is nice to think of the Queen City as being a potential MLS market one day. Charlotte United?