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Sunday, July 19, 2009
I blogged about this back in March, and as a soccer fan, I am extremely excited for this event. It gives fans here in the U.S. the opportunity to see teams and players they normally don’t have the chance to see in person. Even though it is preseason, they still play their main guys a good amount of minutes. It gets underway tonight and all the matches will be televised on ESPN or ESPN 2.
I have tickets to the Chelsea v. Club America game on the 26th and it can’t come fast enough. If anyone else is going to be there, let me know! Here are some details.
Four of the best soccer teams in the world will compete in the United States this summer in the inaugural World Football Challenge, a six-city round robin tournament.
The World Football Challenge will give soccer fans the unprecedented opportunity to see global superstars such as John Terry, Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack, Ronaldinho, Gennaro Gattuso, Julio Cesar, Javier Zanetti, Pavel Pardo and Salvador Cabañas play live in the U.S. and experience first-hand the fast-paced, skillful competition that has made soccer the most popular sport in the world.
Participating Teams
- Chelsea Football Club
- AC Milan
- Inter Milan
- Club America
Dates
July 19 through July 26, 2009
Host Venues and Cities
Broadcaster
ESPN, the U.S. English-language television home of the Men’s and Women’s FIFA World Cups and other marquee international soccer competitions, is the broadcast partner and will televise all matches on ESPN or ESPN2. Matches will also air on ESPN’s Spanish-language sports network, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN360.com, the company’s live sports broadband network.
Match Schedule
Sunday, July 19
Club America vs. Inter Milan at Stanford Stadium (Palo Alto, Calif.)
7 p.m. EST on ESPN2
Tuesday, July 21
Chelsea FC vs. Inter Milan at the Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)
11 p.m. EST on ESPN2
Wednesday, July 22
AC Milan vs. Club America at the Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Ga.)
7 p.m. EST on ESPN2
Friday, July 24
AC Milan vs. Chelsea FC at M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, Md.)
8 p.m. EST on ESPN
Sunday, July 26
AC Milan vs. Inter Milan at Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
5 p.m. EST on ESPN2
Sunday, July 26
Chelsea FC vs. Club America at Cowboy Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
7 p.m. EST on ESPN2
Tournament Rules
The World Football Challenge is a four-team round robin tournament. Clubs will receive three points for a win that does not go into penalty kicks. After 90 minutes of play, if the match is tied, each team will receive one point and then winner of the penalty kicks will receive an additional point. The team with the highest overall number of points will determine the World Football Challenge champion.
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