{"id":220516,"date":"2026-04-06T13:47:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/220516\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:47:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:47:26","slug":"inter-miami-opens-nu-stadium-with-a-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/220516\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter Miami opens Nu Stadium with a draw"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inter Miami on Saturday \u201cfinally got to play in Miami\u201d after spending six years in a temporary stadium in Fort Lauderdale, officially opening its $350M Nu Stadium with a 2-2 tie against Austin FC. There were \u201cquestions, as late as Friday, whether the 26,700-seat stadium would be ready to host the historic occasion.\u201d The building \u201cdid not yet have a temporary certificate of occupancy,\u201d and construction was \u201cstill ongoing in and around the grounds.\u201d There were also \u201cconcerns about traffic gridlock around the airport and neighboring streets.\u201d The city of Miami granted Nu Stadium a \u201climited event permit, which is limited to that day, with specific hours, restrictions and additional precautions.\u201d Traffic \u201cflowed more smoothly than most expected,\u201d considering it was opening night at a new venue. Fans arrived \u201cseveral hours early and passed the time in the Fan Zone, awaiting the opening of the gates\u201d (MIAMI HERALD, 4\/5<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The stadium itself is \u201cnot complete,\u201d as there are \u201cwhole sections of the lower bowels that are not finished.\u201d Stadium stairwells \u201chaven\u2019t been fully swept of debris,\u201d and \u201cnot all concession sites were fully operational.\u201d But that did not stop MLS Commissioner Don Garber from calling the venue \u201cbreathtaking\u201d in\u202fcomments before the game. There is \u201cgeneral acknowledgment that it will take more time before the stadium is fully optimized\u201d (THE ATHLETIC, 4\/5<\/a>).<\/p>\n

When asked if Inter Miami \u201cshould have delayed or postponed its match so the stadium could be further completed,\u201d Garber said, \u201cIt\u2019s still got some work to be done. Frankly, I was here a month ago or so, and what\u2019s happened in the last 30 days, where they are today is just remarkable. It\u2019s way further along than I expected it to be.\u201d Garber also \u201cpraised\u201d Inter Miami co-owners David Beckham and Jorge Mas for their work. Garber: \u201cIt\u2019s absolutely spectacular. It feels to me like a building that could rival any sports facility anywhere in the world. Not just soccer stadiums, but any sports building\u201d (USA TODAY, 4\/5<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Inter Miami on Saturday \u201cfinally got to play in Miami\u201d after spending six years in a temporary stadium…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220517,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124,5692,2062],"class_list":["post-220516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-mls","tag-soccer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}