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Four international club teams are slated to match up this Friday and Sunday in the first ever Chicago Trophy Soccer Tournament at Soldier Field. Each team will play two matches and be awarded three points for a win and bonus points for goals to determine who gets to take home the Chicago Trophy, which was designed by Santiago Calatrava the Spanish Architect who also designed the Chicago Spire.
The teams were selected to try and draw fans from Chicago's diverse population. The most recognizable team is Sevilla FC from Spain who were winners of the 2005 and 2006 UEFA Cup. Also traveling from Europe for the tournament are Wisla Krakow of Poland and Reggina Calcio of the Italian Serie A. The fourth team is Club Deportivo Toluca from Mexico. Reggina Calcio and Wisla Krakow will meet in the first game of the tournament at 6pm on Friday with Sevilla FC and Toluca playing the second match of the night immediately following. The tournament concludes on Sunday with Reggina Calcio versus Toluca at 3pm followed by Sevilla taking on Krakow.
Tickets, ranging from $45to $80, are being sold for both days and include admission to both games for that day. Luis Arroyave of Red Card is reporting that tickets for Friday night's event will be buy one get one free if you buy through Ticketmaster on Thursday.
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That may be the worst looking trophy in the history of sport. (See latest press release on Chicago Trophy site.)
Yikes, that is awful.
The teams were selected to try and draw fans from Chicago's diverse population. The most recognizable team is Sevilla FC from Spain
The number of people of Spanish ancestry in Chicago doesn't even register in the census. Maybe the 1500 Portuguese in Chicago will represent for their Iberian brethren.
This is a pretty lame tourney. Toluca and Wisla Krakow are both mediocre and Reggina Calcio was one of the teams indicted for fraud last year in the Calciopoli investigations!
Crains has an interesting article about how Daley is playing this tourney up to impress the Olympic Committee. Its no wonder they are offering 2 for 1 tickets--it would be pretty embarassing for Daley to have these games played in front of an empty Soldier Field!
They should have more Polack games. There's usually peace and quiet in my neighborhood any time they play at Soldier Field.
GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL
Yawn