Soccer Comes To Fenway Park on July 21, 2010

Dear NHSA Members,

I recently received the following email from Mike Singleton, MA Youth Soccer’s Associate Executive Director.

I thought you might be interested.

All the best.

Mark Ruest
Director of Coaching
NH Soccer Association
mruest@comcast.net
603-483-2421

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Dear Mass Youth Soccer members, friends and family,

The excellence, passion and tradition of top flight European soccer (football) comes to Fenway Park on July 21 st at 8:00 p.m. as powerhouses Celtic Football Club of the Scottish Premier League and Sporting Clube de Portugal from the Portuguese Liga descend upon the Fens to compete in the first ever Fenway Football Challenge.

Compiling an astonishing 60 league championships and 49 national cup victories between the two sides in over 120 years of competition, this matchup marks the return of international football at Fenway after a 42 year hiatus. On July 9, 1968 Brazil's legendary Pelé played on the Fenway Park field and Celtic versus Sporting promises to be a memorable addition to the Park's legacy. As the world celebrates football with the 2010 World Cup, the Fenway Football Challenge will provide New Englanders the opportunity to witness two international clubs – each with a rich heritage and local passionate fan base.

As a valued member of our Mass Youth Soccer family, our friends at the Red Sox and Fenway Sports Group are pleased to offer a special pre-sale opportunity for you to purchase tickets before they are available to the general public.

Here’s what will be offered for purchase:
- Ticket Limit: You can purchase a maximum of 8 tickets per transaction. If you would like to bring a team you can make multiple transactions of 8.
- Tickets range in price from $30 to $120 each.
- The sale will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.

Here’s how you can purchase:
- Log on to www.tickets.com/footballatfenway beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 16th and ending at 12 p.m. (noon) on Monday, June 21st.
- Enter your password: MASSYOUTH
- Follow the system prompts.

NOTE: Seat locations will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. Please be patient as there may be waiting periods at peak intervals during the sale.

- Patrons who require accessible seating and patrons who do not have online access may use the same password as above and call the Red Sox Ticket Services department at 877-REDSOX9, beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 16th and ending at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 21st.
- People who wish to bring large groups (club or town wide) please call Ron Bumgarner SVP/Ticketing Boston Red Sox at 617-226-6302

For the latest information, log on to www.tickets.com/footballatfenway.

We hope you enjoy the game and hope to see you there!