Ohio Stadium to host international soccer exhibition this summer

By Shawn Mitchell, The Columbus Dispatch

Monday, March 21, 2016 - 10:12 AM

 

Professional soccer will return to Ohio Stadium in a big way this summer, The Dispatch has learned.  The 105,000-seat venue will play host to an International Champions Cup exhibition game, likely in July or early August.  It is expected to pit one of the world’s super-clubs against another top team, most likely French giant Paris St.-Germain.

 

Full details, including matchups, times and dates of the annual ICC North American exhibition series are expected to be announced during an ICC press conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday in New York.  Sources could not confirm the exact date or opponents for the Columbus game, but one of the sport’s most popular clubs is expected to participate.  A temporary grass surface will be installed for the game.

 

MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2016/03/21/0321-columbus-to-host-soccer-match.html

 

 

 

The match is set:  http://www.internationalchampionscup.com

 

Real Madrid vs. Paris Saint-Germain at 7:30 p.m. July 27 in Ohio Stadium

 

 

TICKET INFO:  http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/ticket-sales/spec-rel/International-Champions-Cup.html

 

Well, it's certainly the stadium to hold it in.

Paris-Saint Germain vs. Real Madrid: Turnout of 86,641 makes pitch for more international games

 

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2016/07/28/turnout-of-86641-makes-pitch-for-more-international-games.html

 

:-o

They need to keep the grass in place during football season

 

Real Madrid vs. Paris St.-Germain: 7 ways soccer in Ohio Stadium differs from a Buckeye football game

 

http://www.cleveland.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/07/real_madrid_vs_paris_st-germai.html

Two more slideshows of the ICC exhibition game at Ohio Stadium:

 

http://www.columbusunderground.com/photos-real-madrid-vs-paris-st-germain-at-ohio-stadium

 

http://www.massivereport.com/2016/7/28/12318994/photos-real-madrid-vs-paris-saint-germain#6593565

 

Can't leave the grass since it won't grow properly with only a few hours of direct sunlight a day. The stadium is too tall and has other tall buildings near it. It was always patchy and that was before the other buildings went up and the shoe got taller.