redhat Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 quote:Originally posted by Mpenza I've read somewhere that when the Impact was in Mexico, Santos Laguna, Cruz Azul and Rayados Monterrey all offered the Impact to hold their winter training camp in their facilities next year, with friendlies being played of course. That would be better than playing some obscure Italian Serie C teams... That would be absolutely fantastic for the Impact. Or for any Canadian team for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trident Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 quote:Originally posted by Keano [xx(] exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottawaguy2009 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 quote:Originally posted by Mpenza I've read somewhere that when the Impact was in Mexico, Santos Laguna, Cruz Azul and Rayados Monterrey all offered the Impact to hold their winter training camp in their facilities next year, with friendlies being played of course. That would be better than playing some obscure Italian Serie C teams... That's awesome. There are advantages to performing well on the world stage and gaining that exposure. Now if only our MNT could have the same success... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottawaguy2009 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 quote:Originally posted by CanadianSoccerFan I've heard it's AC Milan against Chelsea on July 24th at the Big O. This link doesn't confirm it but there's going to be a press conference Tuesday in New York where those teams as well as Inter and Club America will announce a summer exhibition tour. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/03/portland_baltimore_dc_ny.html#comments That would be great. I would almost see them taking to the field at Saputo though instead of the Big-O for fear of injuries. It's highly unlikely those teams would want to play on turf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keano Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 quote:Originally posted by ottawaguy2009 That would be great. I would almost see them taking to the field at Saputo though instead of the Big-O for fear of injuries. It's highly unlikely those teams would want to play on turf. Butler's now saying it was indeed Chelsea Ac Milan, but it's been canceled because "the CONCACAF Gold Cup is tying up all East Coast venues". Bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter S Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 ESPN.com has the announcement of the 'World Football Challenge' (Why do they pick such silly names for these things ... just call it a pre-season tour!) The clubs: Club America, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Chelsea http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=630912&sec=us&cc=5901 Sunday, July 19 Club America vs. Inter at Stanford Stadium (Palo Alto, Calif.) Tuesday, July 21 Chelsea vs. Inter at the Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) Wednesday, July 22 AC Milan vs. Club America at the Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Ga.) Friday, July 24 AC Milan vs. Chelsea at M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, Md.) Sunday, July 26 AC Milan vs. Inter at Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.) Sunday, July 26 Chelsea vs. Club America at Cowboy Stadium (Arlington, Texas) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 quote:Originally posted by redhat That would be absolutely fantastic for the Impact. Or for any Canadian team for that matter. Agreed, and if it could lead to further cooperation between Cdn and Mex clubs it would be better. It sure would be nice if we could see a few youngsters headed down to the Mexican league. Same time zone, high level CONCACAF style play, few potential cap conflicts, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juby Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 getting a Mexican player on loan could probably be a decent move too and get the wheels turning and contacts in place to send our kids down there (it would be a dream if we had a few players ?aclimated? to central america). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trident Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 quote:Originally posted by Juby getting a Mexican player on loan could probably be a decent move too and get the wheels turning and contacts in place to send our kids down there (it would be a dream if we had a few players ?aclimated? to central america). acclimated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Any further leads on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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