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While the lower bowl is made of precast concrete, the team chose metal for the upper bowl so fans could create more noise when they stamped their feet. The lack of direct sunlight may also prevent the aluminum used in the upper bowl from heating up in the sun. The handful of seats that have obscured views will not be sold. The pitch of the upper bowl is somewhat steep, but the entire field is visible from the top rows. There are only 17 rows of seats in the lower bowl, and the first rows are just seven yards from the sidelines. With far fewer seats, the Red Bulls will not draw the large crowds that turned out to see World Cup matches and superstars like Pelé and David Beckham. The team will play on grass, not artificial turf, and the soccer field will not become lost in a maze of faded football yard markers. The new building has seats for just 25,000 fans, one-third as many as Giants Stadium, which was better suited for football. In many ways, the stadium, which cost about $200 million, is the antithesis of the team’s old home, Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Red Bull Arena will open Saturday when the Red Bulls play the Brazilian team Santos F.C., Pelé’s old team. The roof, which billows over the stadium, also masks what turns out to be a cozy stadium, something you recognize once you enter.

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Its size is magnified by the enormous adjacent lots that have been cleared to make way for a series of shops and condominiums that are part of a plan to revitalize this town. The stadium looks as if it could easily hold 50,000 fans, maybe more. As you approach the stadium, the new home of the Red Bulls of Major League Soccer, it rises on the horizon like a giant floating silver soufflé.

The first thing you notice about Red Bull Arena is how big it appears from the outside.

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