Live The Pitch

Throughout the next two months the United States will be the home of over 30 great matches.  There is the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the World Football Challenge, the Barcelona Summer Tour and other top European clubs taking the pitch in the U.S.  This is a great opportunity to see some of the best soccer in the world right in our own backyard!

The CONCACAF Gold Cup will run from Friday, July 3, to Thursday, July 23.  This tournament consists of the USA, Panama, Honduras, Mexico, Canada, Grenada, El Salvador, Jamaica, Guadaloupe, Haiti, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.  The U.S. are the two-time defending champions of this event.  The winner of the Gold Cup will represent the CONCACAF region in the next FIFA Confederations Cup.  Matches will be played in 13 different cities throughout the competition.

Schedule- http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/goldcup/2009/schedule.aspx

Tickets-Concacaf Gold Cup Tickets

The World Football Challenge is a new event for 2009 in the the United States.  The games will be played from July 19-26, in six different cities across the U.S.  This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for soccer fans in the U.S. to see AC Milan, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Club America face-off against each other.  AC Milan is considered one of the top clubs in the world with Ronaldinho leading the charge.   Chelsea is one of the powerhouse clubs in the English Premier League continuously finishing in the top of the league.  Inter Milan is coming off one of their best seasons ever winning the Italian Serie A.  Club America comes into this competition as a huge underdog but don’t count out this Mexican powerhouse.

Schedule- http://worldfootballchallenge.com/

Tickets-World Football Challenge Tickets

The 09 Barcelona Summer Tour also comes to the states with Barcelona facing-off against the LA Galaxy, Seattle Sounders, and Chivas.  The first match against the LA Galaxy will take place on August 1, at the Rose Bowl.  The next match against the Seattle Sounders will be played on August 5, at Quest Field in Seattle, Wash.  The final match against Chivas will take place on August 8, in Oakland, Calif., at The Coliseum. Barcelona is coming off on the best seasons in the clubs history.  This is a great opportunity for U.S. soccer fans to see the Champions League winners in action!

Tickets- FC Barcelona Tickets

Here are some other games definitely worth looking at!

7/19- LA Galaxy vs AC Milan at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

Tickets- LA Galaxy vs AC Milan

7/22- River Plate vs Toronto at FC BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario.

Tickets-River Plate vs Toronto FC

8/7- Toronto FC vs Real Madrid at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario.

Tickets-Toronto FC vs Real Madrid

8/9- DC United vs Real Madrid at Fedex Field in Landover, Md.

Tickets-DC United vs Real Madrid