[terry]

Does anyone have a link/remember the story of Arrillaga's absolute anathema for soccer in the stadium?  I vaguely remember a story about it being made deliberately too small for international soccer events.

I also have heard that the field at the Stadium is too small for international soccer. It's my understanding that the field is designed to bring the football seating as close to the action as possible, rather than incorporating the empty space that would be required to fit international soccer fields. That makes sense to me. I wouldn't want to push football seating farther from the field just to accommodate an occasional international soccer match. 

But there's not an absolute ban on soccer at the Stadium. The San Jose Earthquakes play a game at Stanford every year. As I recall, the Stadium also has hosted exhibition matches between foreign teams.

[terry]

Does anyone have a link/remember the story of Arrillaga's absolute anathema for soccer in the stadium?  I vaguely remember a story about it being made deliberately too small for international soccer events.

I also have heard that the field at the Stadium is too small for international soccer. It's my understanding that the field is designed to bring the football seating as close to the action as possible, rather than incorporating the empty space that would be required to fit international soccer fields. That makes sense to me. I wouldn't want to push football seating farther from the field just to accommodate an occasional international soccer match. 

But there's not an absolute ban on soccer at the Stadium. The San Jose Earthquakes play a game at Stanford every year. As I recall, the Stadium also has hosted exhibition matches between foreign teams.