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Full buildout of Tidewater is needed to justify cost

MOMENTUM PLAY: Rhode Island FC head coach Khano Smith, left, oversees a preseason training session in January. The team is looking to build fan support in its inaugural season ahead of a new Pawtucket stadium opening next year.
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO
MOMENTUM PLAY: Rhode Island FC head coach Khano Smith, left, oversees a preseason training session in January. The team is looking to build fan support in its inaugural season ahead of a new Pawtucket stadium opening next year.
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

It’s hard enough competing as a newcomer in an established league, as the state’s first professional soccer team, Rhode Island FC, will do beginning March 16. The team also carries the weight of public scrutiny and financing tied to a much debated $137 million soccer stadium under development in Pawtucket. For those not in the

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