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Reliant Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Houston, Texas, USA. Reliant Stadium has a seating capacity of 71,054, a total square footage of with of natural grass playing surface.
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Now it's time to wait.FIFA's World Cup inspectors wrapped up a three-day, five-city visit in Houston on Thursday, touring Reliant Stadium as they weigh potential venues for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.The 24-member executive committee of soccer's governing body will vote on Dec. 2. Europe is expected to be awarded the 2018 tournament, with England, Russia , Spain-Portugal and Belgium-Netherlands competing. The U.S. is facing Australia , Japan, Qatar and South Korea for 2022.The inspectors also visited New York, the White House , Miami and Dallas before Houston.Harold Mayne-Nicholls, the head of the inspection delegation, said the group gathered all the necessary information to present a complete report to FIFA's executive committee. He said he was confident that the U.S. could fulfill all the necessary standards set by FIFA to host the World Cup."All the stadiums we have visited, with some very small adjustments, would be great Worl...Sam Houston State won't take the easy way as it tries to return to the FCS national championship game.The Bearkats, who finished 14-1 as the national runner-up this ...
Major League Soccer announced Tuesday that the Star Game will be played at PPL Park, the home of the Philadelphia Union, on July 25 with the opponent yet to be revea...
The unlikeliest of teams that remain in the hunt for this season's Lombardi Trophy continues its remarkable run Saturday at Gillette Stadium , though the Denver Bron...
The Texas A&M Aggies are set to tangle with the Northwestern Wildcats in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas at Reliant Stadium in Houston.Texas A&M is playing in a b...
After years of being blocked by a treacherous course, the Baltimore Ravens finally have a clear path to a championship, though it's a window of opportunity that may ...
Following a lopsided defeat to the Houston Texans back in - let alone set up a date for a possible third meeting.However, Mike Munchak's club hopes it gets another c...
Rookie Cam Newton threw two touchdown passes to 13, at Reliant Stadium .Newton completed 13-of-23 passes for 149 yards and added 55 rushing yards for Carolina (5-9),...
There's a story, and then there's a STORY. There's a win. And then there's a WIN.Suffice to say, if Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos are able to defeat the visiting ...
There are a handful of rookie quarterbacks making headlines this season. Two of them will go at it this Sunday.T.J. Yates and the AFC South champion Houston Texans w...
Tom Brady took on Tebowmania and brought the New England Patriots within a game of another Super Bowl appearance.Brady tied an NFL postseason record with six touchdo...
If he's lucky, maybe something else will rub off on Jack Del Rio besides Icy Hot.While the Jacksonville head coach would surely like to take after New Orleans counte...
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that sought to stop Gov. Rick Perry from sponsoring a national day of Christian prayer and fasting, ruling Thursday that the grou...
Prairie View A&M football will play in four "classic" games as part of its 2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference schedule and visit reigning FCS champion North Dakot...
IndyCar added a race in Houston for the first weekend of October 2013, a step toward expanding the circuit's reach in the United States.The Shell and Pennzoil Grand ...
The Houston Texans are coming off the first playoff victory in franchise history, but it will take another first to keep their season going.The Texans have their eye...
Jim Harbaugh has ruffled some feathers during his short and impressively successful time as an NFL head coach, and he and his San Francisco 49ers wouldn't mind irkin...
Stephen F. Austin football will face a particularly difficult stretch during its 2012 schedule, announced by the Southland Conference university on Tuesday.The Lumbe...
For those who'll be ringing in 2012 with the zeal and bravado of a gunner on special teams, the NFL has heard your pleas.Sleeping in on New Year's Day shouldn't brin...
The last time the Houston Texans faced the Cincinnati year-old franchise locked up its first-ever trip to the playoffs.While this won't be Cincinnati's first dance i...
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