WEST JORDAN — Livability.com has named West Jordan as one of the Top 10 soccer cities in the country.
The website, that highlights more than 500 of America’s best places to live and visit, looked at small to mid-size cities with the best soccer programs and facilities, as well as cities with quality park systems, well-maintained streets and other culture and recreation amenities.
The website ranked West Jordan No. 8 on the list because the city is home to a pair of soccer complexes that offer 41 fields to play on.
The Utah Youth Soccer Complex features 20 fields on 117 acres. West Jordan has hosted many U.S. Youth Soccer tournaments, including the Presidents Cup.
Among the youth clubs in West Jordan is West Jordan Youth Soccer, which averages between 400 and 700 players each year. There are seven soccer clubs in the city.
Soccer fans in West Jordan can also watch Real Salt Lake play at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy. The team averages 17,365 fans per game and won the MLS Cup in 2009.
No. 1 on the list was Overland Park, Kansas, followed by: Plano, Texas; San Bernardino, Calif; Rock Hill, S.C.; Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Chapel Hill, N.C.; Appleton, Wisc.; West Jordan; Scottsdale, Ariz.; and Princeton, N.J.
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@Independent Thinker
Nice rant, but you need to give it elsewhere. I don't see you getting up in arms about city/county/state golf courses. Those things cost on the order of $600k per MONTH.
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When WJ taxpayers subsidize these soccer fields to the tune of $600,000 annually, I guess we get this kind of recognition. This is one of the largest special-interest subsidies that benefit a relatively few number of residents.
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Wow nice job. Now, where does it say in government documents that the Cities are in charge of our entertainment? Nice recognition, but at what price? That does not make me want to move to a city that wins a top spot in the best soccer city to live More..