PIERCE MEMORIAL Stadium in East Providence is an option for Rhode Island FC for their inaugural season in 2024. Financing woes have stalled the $124 million Pawtucket soccer stadium project where the new United Soccer League team is supposed to play. /PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CITY EAST PROVIDENCE VIA RHODE ISLAND CURRENT
Rhode Island doesn’t have a full roster of premier sports venues. And with financing woes slowing the $124 million Pawtucket soccer stadium project where the new United Soccer League team is supposed to play, Rhode Island FC might need a backup pitch on which to kick off their 2024 season. Team President Brett Luy hinted as much…