{"id":132273,"date":"2026-01-13T23:01:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/132273\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T23:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:01:06","slug":"should-fresno-put-a-soccer-stadium-in-chinatown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/132273\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Fresno put a soccer stadium in Chinatown?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Fresno is considering building a soccer stadium in Chinatown. <\/p>\n<p>The city announced it has entered into an exclusivity period with the United Soccer League (USL) to explore bringing men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s professional soccer to the Central Valley.<\/p>\n<p>During the exclusivity period, the city and USL will evaluate the viability of supporting professional soccer teams and expanding community entertainment options. <\/p>\n<p>This initial phase will consider several key factors, including identifying a suitable stadium solution for the potential teams, evaluating funding models, and securing an ownership group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFresno is ready for a partnership with a top-notch league that would not only bring a professional soccer team to Fresno but, also a stadium,\u201d said Mayor Jerry Dyer. \u201cSince coming into office, I have heard from numerous people who would love to have a professional soccer team locally. Our city is home to a huge fan base, with sold-out soccer games and an unmatched energy that is felt throughout. We are excited to be one step closer to making this a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One location for a stadium is in Chinatown.<\/p>\n<p>Do you agree Chinatown is a good location, or do you think another location would be better? <\/p>\n<p>Please vote in our online poll:<\/p>\n<p>Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<p>. . .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The City of Fresno is considering building a soccer stadium in Chinatown. The city announced it has entered&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":132274,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":{"0":"post-132273","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fresno","8":"tag-fresno","9":"tag-fresno-headlines","10":"tag-fresno-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}