South of the Border

By: Andrew | February 9th, 2010

   

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Posted on Kerith Gabriel’s Twitter page yesterday, and confirmed on philly.com, the Union will be leaving cold, snowy North Carolina for warmer climes (for real) this time. In a couple weeks they’ll be heading down to Guadalajara, Mexico. Hmm, I wonder if that city has any professional soccer teams that would be up for some friendlies … Club Deportivo Guadalajara (aka Chivas), FC Atlas, and Estudiantes Tecos. Taking on teams in the Mexican Premier Division – and especially “powerhouse” Chivas, currently 5th in CONCACAF – would be a great litmus test for the team. If I were a fluent Spanish-speaker, I’d try to look on their schedules and see if any matches versus the Union are listed … but I’m not, so I won’t.

Once the team’s one-week stint in Mexico is over, they’ll settle down in Florida to continue training camp. But let’s focus near future, as the team gears up for a scrimmage this Saturday (February 13th @ 7P) against UNC Chapel Hill. Can you believe there’s a little over 6 weeks until First Kick out in Seattle?

Category: 2010 Preseason, Union News

   

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• mlyons |  February 9th, 2010 at 11:01 am

  
  
  

  Are any single match tickets available yet?

  

• Andrew |  February 9th, 2010 at 11:37 am

  
  
  

  I haven’t heard when single game tickets will be made available. We probably won’t know about them for the 2 games at the Linc until all season ticket holders’ seats have been assigned, and won’t hear about them for games at Seaport Drive until closer to the second home opener on June 27th.

  

• KINGRPG |  February 26th, 2010 at 7:40 pm

  
  
  

  I like that you think. Thank you for share very much.

  

• allen iverson |  March 17th, 2010 at 12:26 am

  
  
  

  hey fooligan, why dont you honor the commitment you made when signing up as an offsides contributor and update more then once a month. i know the season is probably going to be locked out but this is the first place union fans should be coming for news and discussion. not philly.com or facebook or some bs.

  kthanksbye

  

• Ian Rose |  March 25th, 2010 at 12:00 am

  
  
  

  Not only Union fans, but also Timbers fans who want to see you destroy Seattle tomorrow! Come back and post.

  

• Pepto Abismal |  March 25th, 2010 at 3:11 pm

  
  
  

  Hey Offsides its time to get a new Union writer…I would but I feel I wouldn’t do it justice…

  

• Ian |  March 25th, 2010 at 6:58 pm

  
  
  

  Pepto – talk to daryl [at] theoffside.com if you are serious. We do need a Philly writer.

  

• pepto abismal |  March 26th, 2010 at 9:45 am

  
  
  

  aight maybe i shall