Yankee Stadium field being converted into soccer pitch
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Chelsea FC takes on Paris-Saint Germain on Sunday in the inaugural soccer match at new Yankee Stadium. The field at the Stadium is being converted to a soccer pitch. Credit: New York Yankees
No CC Sabathia fastball or Phil Hughes curve. There will be a different kind of pitch at Yankee Stadium on Sunday.
That's when Chelsea FC takes on Paris-Saint Germain in the inaugural soccer match at new Yankee Stadium. The game is part of the Herbalife World Football Challenge, taking place across North America from July 18-Aug. 11.
The Stadium is currently being converted into a soccer pitch for the event, with the image giving an idea of how things are progressing thus far.
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