USA soccer legend Landon Donovan and Cesc Fabregas develop into the most recent stars to hitch The Soccer Match, as model new 7-a-side occasion additionally snaps up former NFL participant Chad Johnson
- Landon Donovan and Cesc Fabregas have joined Clint Dempsey as individuals
- Wrexham and Borussia Dortmund will even be sending groups to the occasion
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Landon Donovan and Cesc Fabregas will probably be heading to Cary, North Carolina this summer time to play in The Soccer Match, a seven-a-side occasion additionally that includes delegations from Borussia Dortmund, West Ham and Wrexham.
Fabregas, who performs for and part-owns Serie B facet Como 1907, will probably be enjoying for and training the group within the match, whereas Donovan will prove for his former LA Galaxy teammate Mike Magee’s Sneaky Fox FC.
The pair will even be joined by former Bengals star Chad Johnson, who will go well with up for FC Cincinnati alumni squad Nati SC, whereas Mia Hamm will probably be among the many former nationwide group stars teaching the US Girls.
The match additionally obtained a earlier dedication from former USA, Fulham and Spurs star Clint Dempsey, whose eponymous squad was one of many first two groups introduced for the occasion final yr.
The $1million winner-take-all match will happen from June 1-4, and unveiled the eight teams for its 32 groups on Thursday.
Cesc Fabregas will probably be a player-coach for Serie B facet Como in The Soccer Match
And Landon Donovan will probably be suiting up alongside former Galaxy teammate Mike Magee
Most notably, Dempsey and Donovan (in addition to former USA teammates Eddie Johnson and Jermaine Jones) will probably be dealing with off in Group G, whereas Fabregas will play in opposition to a group from Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s membership Wrexham.
Different massive names which have signed up are Carlton Cole and Anton Ferdinand for West Ham, goalie Roman Weidenfeller for Dortmund and influencer Noah Beck for the black and yellow as nicely.
Wolves will even area a facet that includes ‘former legends and gifted academy prospects,’ whereas former USMNT stars Geoff Cameron and Brek Shea will play on Blade and Grass FC alongside different ex-Premier League gamers like Stephen Eire, in accordance with ESPN.
‘Our launch speaks not solely to the eagerness for the game in America, but additionally the power of seven-a-side soccer,’ TST founder and CEO Jon Mugar mentioned in a press launch.
Chad Johnson will faucet into his Cincinnati roots by suiting up for Nati SC this summer time
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham will even participate within the match as nicely
‘We don’t know who or what fashion of play will stroll away with $1 million {dollars}!”
Every group will play three group stage video games, with the highest two from every advancing to the knockout spherical.
The match follows within the footsteps of The Basketball Match, an identical summer time occasion that has featured former faculty and professional gamers competing for a $1million prize since 2014.
Each tournaments are produced by TNT Enterprises.