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According to an email from the New Meadowlands Stadium:

The U.S. Men’s National Team will play host to a truly special match when five-time FIFA World Cup™ champion Brazil comes to New Jersey on Tuesday, Aug. 10 for the first meeting between the two nations at the New Meadowlands Stadium. Kickoff is set for 8 pm ET. The match will be played with stars from both teams less than one month after the conclusion of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa.

As a member of Meadowlands All Access, you have the opportunity to order tickets for the game during an early on sale period beginning Wednesday, June 9 at 11 am ET through Thursday, June 10 at 2 am ET. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 11 at 12 pm ET.

Ticket prices range from $40 to $135 with limited VIP and Front Row tickets also available. Additional fees will apply to all ticket prices.

Since New York made its initial bid to host the  2014 Super Bowl several months ago, there have been many intriguing arguments made in favor of a cold weather Super Bowl and against a cold weather Super Bowl. 

Robert Kraft, New England Patriots owner, told ESPN’s Chris Mortenson, “Here’s my prediction: If the (Super Bowl) game is played (in NY/NJ), it will be one of the most memorable ever.”

Mortenson also tweeted, “Wayne Weaver, warm-weather owner for Jacksonville, also believes NY/NJ Super Bowl is an idea whose time has come.”

Not everyone is in love with the idea of having a cold weather Super Bowl. The Tampa Bay Tribune ripped the idea of New York hosting the 2010 Super Bowl and threw some shots at NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell while doing it.

“Commissioner Roger Goodell, who talks a good game about making fans his paramount concern, is eager to place the sporting public in potentially brutal conditions at the open-air stadium about to open at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J.

Tampa Bay’s four-minute presentation in Dallas will focus on the region’s success in hosting four Super Bowls, the temperate climate of the Suncoast in February and the reputation of Raymond James Stadium as one of the NFL’s most lauded facilities.

The essence of New York’s bid?

Hey, we’re New York.

That’s not nearly good enough, but Goodell is driving this subway car and he has considerable clout among the owners who pay his prodigious salary.”

Talk about sore losers. Sorry, but your city has hosted the Super Bowl twice within the last 10 years. We (New York/New Jersey/NorthEast) have NEVER had the privilege of hosting a Super Bowl. I am a major supporter of a cold weather Super Bowl and I’d like to see other cities like Philadelphia, Foxborough, Seattle, Baltimore, Chicago, Green Bay (Yes, Green Bay) and Denver host the Super Bowl one day. Why is it fair that just because we live in a colder climate we aren’t allowed to have the Super Bowl be played in our backyard.

The Tribune also adds;

“Awarding the Super Bowl to New Meadowlands Stadium might be the worst idea since Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty shook hands to participate in “Ishtar,” but the New York bid has momentum.

It also has the support of other Northeast owners like New England’sBob Kraft and Philadelphia’s Jeff Lurie, businessmen who are determined to lure the game to their own open-air facilities.”

I understand the argument that the Super Bowl should be played in near “perfect” conditions in order for talent to overcome. But this is football and teams don’t play in near “perfect” conditions throughout the entire season. If it was meant to be played in perfect conditions than they’d all be playing in domes or in Florida. Bad weather brings talent closer together, which isn’t a bad thing, and to be Super Bowl champions you have to find a way to win in any condition.

I’m not a believer in cold weather teams vs. warm weather teams either. Teams are made up of players who are from all parts of the country. The Jets, a “cold weather team”, has a quarterback from USC while the Falcons, a “warm weather dome team”, has a quarterback from Boston College. It’s not the players, it’s strategy and other factors that work into how teams play in certain kinds of weather. If you’re a good running team than you can probably handle the cold elements. If you rely on the pass and have more of a finesse team than maybe the cold weather doesn’t suit your style of play. But winning football teams need to have some balance in order to be able to compete in any weather, they need to be able to make adjustments on the fly, remain mentally tough, and find ways to win games played in temperature controlled domes as well as games played in 50 mph winds and hail. Nothing is ever “perfect” in sports or in life. Why should the conditions of the Super Bowl be fixed to be perfect?

I hope for the sake of other cold weather cities that the 2014 Super Bowl in New York (NJ) is a success and other cold weather cities receive the privilege to one day host a Super Bowl.

Here’s a clip from Newsy that relates to this blog post:

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Up to 50 competitors will go head-to-head to spell the first or last names of local and national sports figures from various eras. The 2010 “Sports Spelling Bee” champ will walk away with a prize package including a $300 gift card, a certificate for lunch or dinner for four at ESPN Zone, four $25 ESPN Zone game cards and an ESPN Zone branded trophy. Second and third place finishers will receive consolation sports-themed prizes.

Those interested in competing in ESPN Zone’s Sports Spelling Bee competition can send an email toSportsSpellingBee@espnzone.com and include their name, address, phone number, birth year and the ESPN Zone location at which they’d like to participate. Participants may also register in-person by visiting the retail store on the first floor of ESPN Zone. Walk-up participants may be accepted on event day, if space is available. All spellers must be 18 or older to participate.

Sports Spelling Bee is FREE and open to the public. 

WHEN: Thursday, June 3, 2010 6:30 p.m. – check-in, 7 p.m. – contest begins

WHERE: ESPN Zone located in Times Square – 1472 Broadway @ 42^nd Street

The first 150 Guests who purchase the book for $16.99 plus tax will meet Pelé and receive his autograph.

* Books must be purchased at ESPN Zone in order to obtain a signature.  Limit one autograph per guest. Pele will not sign other memorabilia or materials. 

WHEN: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 6:00 p.m. ET

WHERE: ESPN Zone located in Times Square – 1472 Broadway @ 42^nd Street

The first 50 fans who purchase a game card worth $25 or more will receive an exclusive, regulation size, Red Bulls soccer ball. The Red Bulls open their season on March 20 against Santos FC in their new home, Red Bull Arena, located in Harrison, New Jersey.

*The regulation size, Red Bulls soccer ball is available while supplies last.

WHEN: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. ET

WHERE: ESPN Zone located in Times Square – 1472 Broadway @ 42^nd Street