Friday marked the grand opening of the Placer Valley Soccer Complex , a project decades in the making and putting Roseville on the map to become a soccer destination.

"It's huge," said Placer United coach Bryan Byrne. "I've been living in the community for the past 10 years, and this is something that has been craved. The fields are fantastic."

Ten full-size soccer fields and state-of-the-art equipment are all ready to go for thousands of players and coaches.

"To be in one centralized place is going to be huge for the club and to have the extra amenities," Byrne said.

It's a facility not just for coaches and players, but for the community.

"They can come out and watch their kids play soccer between games," said Jill Geller, the director of Roseville's Parks, Recreation and Librari

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