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Post by gerrard on Mar 28, 2012 19:34:10 GMT
REDS HEADING TO THE USA we have announced plans for a pre-season tour of the USA, which will include a friendly against Roma in Boston on July 25 at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, who share owners with us
the match will form part of the ballpark's 100th anniversary celebrations.
Kenny Dalglish said: "We had a great time playing in front of our supporters in Asia last year and it will be good to give our fans in North America the chance to watch us live this summer."
the full schedule for the tour will be announced in due course but our main base will be in Boston and we will train at Harvard University.
wicked stuff
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Post by gerrard on Mar 30, 2012 17:59:01 GMT
... the next game has been announced:
Fenway Sports Management revealed that LFC will take on Tottenham Hotspur at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on July 28.
"The M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore is an amazing stadium and holds 71,000 fans," said Ian Ayre. "The prospect of playing a big game between two great Premier League clubs on American soil is one that I'm sure will excite lots of our fans because nothing beats watching the team live."
"We’re really looking forward to the tour and playing against some quality opposition. We had a great time playing in front of our supporters in Asia last year and it will be good to give our fans in North America the chance to watch us this summer," Kenny Dalgish said.
"I’m told football is the fastest-growing sport in America so hopefully we can put on two good performances for the fans who turn up to watch us play. Games against Tottenham Hotspur are always entertaining, so it should be fantastic."
Tickets for the game in Baltimore go on sale April 3 and can be purchased through the Baltimore Ravens and Ticketmaster websites. Tickets for the game at Fenway Park go on sale April 28.
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Post by craig johnson on Mar 31, 2012 21:17:12 GMT
pre season games in USA or Asia. Its all about footy now being a global sport. I remember the days when pre season was a tour of Ireland or Scotland ps love the flag!
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Post by elroja on Apr 2, 2012 17:59:35 GMT
I think its cos of the sponsors now they have to go further afield, I would love to go to one of those games in the USA, maybe one day That flag is pretty cool there Gerry Im having a copy of that
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Post by gerrard on Apr 24, 2012 17:37:14 GMT
more tour news peeps, the Club announced today they will kick off their 2012 Standard Chartered presented tour of North America with a friendly match against MLS side Toronto FC.
the Reds will playToronto FC at 4pm (local time) on July 21 at the 47,000 capacity Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team.
Tickets for the Boston match, which is part of Fenway Park's 100th anniversary celebration, go on sale on Saturday April 28 with tickets for the Baltimore clash available now via www.lfctour.com
The game against Toronto, who became the first Canadian team to enter the MLS back in 2007, will form part of the World Football Challenge.
Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre commented: "We're delighted to be opening our North American tour in Canada with a game against Toronto FC. We played Porto at the same stadium - when it was the SkyDome - back in 2004 in front of over 40,000 fans and it will be great to give our fans in the region another chance to see Liverpool play. With the three games we now have scheduled in Toronto, Boston and Baltimore, we hope that as many of our supporters as possible will have the chance to see the team in action."
Kenny Dalglish said, "We're really looking forward to the tour and playing against some quality opposition. We had a great time playing in front of our supporters in Asia last year and it will be good to give our fans in North America the chance to watch us this summer. I'm told football is the fastest growing sport in North America so hopefully we can put on three good performances for the fans who turn up to watch us play."
Gavin Laws, Group Head of Corporate Affairs at Standard Chartered, said: "Now that the game against Toronto FC has been confirmed, Liverpool's Canadian fans can look forward to seeing the Reds play one of their top local teams - a truly exciting prospect and one that many fans will undoubtedly relish."Many thanks to LFC,TV for helping with this report
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