Here is our chance to see some real football live and in person! The schedule has just been released for the Champions World Series this summer in the States. HuntKop and I saw Celtic play Boca Juniors in Cleveland last July and we are hoping to get to a couple of games this year. More information can be found at www.championsworld.com
SCHEDULE
Saturday, July 24 – Chelsea v. Celtic (Seahawks Stadium, Seattle)
Sunday, July 25 – Manchester United v. Bayern Munich (Soldier Field, Chicago)
Monday, July 26 – Liverpool v. Celtic (Rentschler Field, E. Hartford, CT)
Wednesday, July 28 – Manchester United v. Celtic (Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia)
Thursday, July 29 – AS Roma v. Chelsea (Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA)
Saturday, July 31 – Manchester United v. AC Milan (Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ)
Saturday, July 31 – Celtic v. AS Roma (SkyDome, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Monday, August 2 – Chelsea v. AC Milan (Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia)
Tuesday, August 3 – AS Roma v. Liverpool (Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ)
TEAMS
MANCHESTER UNITED (England)
CELTIC FC (Scotland)
AC MILAN (Italy)
CHELSEA (England)
AS ROMA (Italy)
LIVERPOOL (England)
BAYERN MUNICH (Germany)
VENUES (Capacity)
GIANTS STADIUM – East Rutherford, NJ (80,242)
LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD – Philadelphia, PA (68, 532)
SEAHAWKS STADIUM – Seattle, WA (67,000)
SOLDIER FIELD – Chicago, IL (63,000)
RENTSCHLER FIELD – East Hartford, CT (40,000)
SKYDOME – Toronto, Ontario, Canada (53,506)
HEINZ FIELD – Pittsburgh, PA (64,450)