It will be another highly RELEVANT soccer summer as Relevant Sports again brings their International Champions Cup out with German powerhouse Bayern Munich. Bayern will have two games on the east coast, July 25 with the champions of Italy, Juventus July 25 at 7pm, then again July 28 @ 6pm facing the top team in England, Manchester City and their enigmatic coach Pep Guardiola at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
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Just announced by the home team, Chicago Fire is that their game with the Columbus Crew will now be played on Aug. 23 @ 6p.m. CT, broadcast on ESPN+ and Univision Deportes Chicago 1200AM.
Also the FIre game with the 'Quakes on June 2 is to kick off at 7:30 CT, and will now also be on ESPN+.
readAs a sign of support for spinal cord injury research, the 4th annual Wings for Life Match at RBA is being hosted as NYRB take on the Montreal Impact. Mallory Weggmann is a 2x Paralympic swimmer and a WIngs for Life Ambassador, as she has brought raising awareness and funds for such reseach to the forefront, thusly her being honored for such efforts pre-game. She was the 2011 Espy winner as "Best Female Athlete with a Disability".
readAutism Speaks will get $3.oo of each ticket sold for this day as the team welcomes families impacted by Autism. "our club, including players, coaches and front office staff is dedicated to making this afternon a memorable one for all families impacted" stated GM Marc de Grandpre. Last season RBNY were the first team in MLS establishing a Sensory Room at their home field and it is a permanent installation, it was set up with the Family Services group in Autism Speaks.
readThe first game of a double header featuring NYRB v Montreal kicks off at 1p.m. and the hosts have yet to not beat their neighbors to the north at home. The broadcasts will be handled by MSG, MSG GO, ESPN+, TuneIN and New York Red Bulls Radio . The second game features Red Bull II and the Tampa Bay Rowdies in a USL match beginning at 4p.m., all for the price of one admission. Beginning at 12:30 on MSG, the Honda Red Bulls Game Night begins as the game will be handled by play-by-play man Steve Cangialosi with Shep Messing and Michelle Gringas.
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