When the Union kick off Saturday at Charlotte FC , Jim Curtin might have some flashbacks to his own playing days.
A decade ago, Curtin’s Chicago Fire spent two years playing at a Division III college football stadium that had permanent gridiron lines on the field, way out in a far suburb called Naperville. Doing so was necessary while Soldier Field was renovated, but it was still less than ideal. This game will be less than ideal, too. Charlotte shares Bank of America Stadium with the NFL’s Panthers, who have a game Sunday afternoon. Because of Hurricane Ian’s arrival in town on Friday night, stadium staff will paint the gridiron lines on the artificial-turf field before the rain starts.
Charlotte is still alive in the race for the East’s last playoff spot, four points back of seventh-place Miami with three games to go. Striker
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