Dallas Cup Adds Liverpool to SuperGroup
November 7th, 2007 . 10:20 am . By: Buzz CarrickThe Dallas Cup along with some help from adidas has added locally owned Liverpool FC to the roster of clubs for 2008. The list of clubs for 08 is looking pretty good. Adidas Brings Famed English Soccer Club, Liverpool FC To Compete In Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXIX(DALLAS, Texas) November 7, 2007 – Multi-sport owner Tom Hicks’ newly acquired British soccer club, Liverpool FC, will make the journey to Dallas in March to compete in Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXIX. Liverpool Football Club, winners of the 2006 and 2007 FA Youth Cup, are rumored to be sending their Reserve Squad, primarily consisting of 17, 18, 19 year old boys awaiting their opportunity to play for the First Team at Anfield. “The Reds”, as they are nicknamed throughout Europe, are a premier team sponsored by adidas. They will be attending their first Dallas Cup And will be joined by Sao Paulo FC of Brazil, Tigres of Mexico, Eintracht Frankfurt of Germany and Leicester City of England, a few of the Super Group U19 division teams, to compete for the famed “gold boot and ball” trophy of Dallas Cup. “As part of our strategic partnership with The Dallas Cup, we are committed to bringing top International talent to the tournament. We are extremely excited that Liverpool FC has accepted the invitation to compete in the 2008 Super Group and compete for the top prize in one of the most competitive youth tournaments in the World. At adidas we are dedicated to providing opportunities for the sport to flourish at all levels and the opportunity to bring one of the top global clubs to The Dallas Cup, reinforces our commitment to the game in the US”, stated Chris, McGuire, Sports Marketing Manager at adidas USA “We’re looking forward to attending such a prestigious tournament as the Dallas Cup”, stated Gary Ablett, Liverpool FC Reserve Team Manager, “Here at Liverpool Football Club, we are looking forward to play in tournaments such as Dallas Cup to give our young players the chance to test themselves in a competitive environment against such teams with different styles of play from all over the world. The Dallas Cup provides us with a vehicle to do this. We look forward to seeing everyone in March 2008, when we are coming to win Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXIX”. Liverpool Football Club Director, Tom Hicks, Jr. said, “We believe that Liverpool’s participation in a premier tournament of young soccer talent, the Dallas Cup, is an exciting way to help showcase our brand in the United States”. Peter Crouch and Harry Kewell, both of whom played here at Dallas Cup in their youth, are now key players in Liverpool’s first squad. Peter Crouch, who played in Dallas Cup XX, age 19, at the time played for Tottenham Hotspur of England. Harry Kewell, with Leeds United of England, at 18, appeared in American Airlines Dallas Cup XVII. Both players are now regular members of their respective national teams…Crouch playing for England and Kewell playing for Australia, both having competed in the 2006 World Cup finals. 4 Comments Comments RSS TrackBack Identifier URI Leave a comment |
I’ll be very curious to see who we send. I doubt our best Reserves players (Lucas, Sebastian Leto, Nabil El Zhar, Jack Hobbs, etc) will make the trip. A lot of players that are normally Reserves are out on-loan (Adam Hammill, Paul Anderson, Godwin Antwi, Lee Peltier, etc) are not available. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
It will be very good experience to all those
young players,good luck to all
oppy
As an Everton fan, I pledge to make the lil’ Red Shites life miserable while in Dallas. Be sure to get hubcap locks for the parking lot.
Hey Buzz any word on a partnership overseas yet? I think at the start of the season Hitch was talking about trying to get one this year. Any progress on that?