Monday, March 17, 2008

Pizza Hut Park hosting Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXIX

By Pegasus News wire

Pizza Hut Park, the home of FC Dallas, is once again a host venue for the prestigious Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXIX youth tournament. From March 16 to March 23, the Pizza Hut Park complex fields and stadium will host games involving some of the top youth professional and amateur teams from the United States, Brazil, England, Japan, Mexico, Germany and more.

The tournament began at Pizza Hut Park on Sunday, March 16 when reigning Super Group champion Sao Paulo FC from Brazil faced Texas-based Andromeda SC at 3 p.m. CT in the stadium (Andromeda 5, Sao Paulo 2). Following the Opening Ceremonies at 5 p.m., England’s Liverpool FC met FK Slavija from Bosnia/Herzegovina in the nightcap (Liverpool 7, Slavija 1).

As part of the final weekend of Dallas Cup XXIX, FC Dallas will host Brazilian-partner Clube Atletico Paranaense in the return leg of USA-Brazil Challenge on Saturday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. FC Dallas won the first leg of the aggregate-goal friendly series 2-0 on March 6 in Curitiba, Brazil. The purchase of an FC Dallas or Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXIX ticket for Saturday, March 22 will allow fans to see three Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXIX Championship Finals (U13, U14 and U15) as well as the professional game that evening.

Dallas Cup XXIX tickets cost: $40 for All-Tournament Passes, $15 adult / $5 youth for Opening Day, or $10 adult / $5 youth for Stadium Day Tickets. Fans that present Dr Pepper cans at the North Gate on any day of stadium games, held March 16, 19, 21, 22, and 23, will receive discounts on ticket purchases. For more information on Dallas Cup tickets, fans may call 214-221-3636.

Below is the schedule for games held at Pizza Hut Park. Game schedules and times are subject to change. For the complete schedule of games, visit www.dallascup.com.

SUPER GROUP

Bracket A

• Sao Paulo FC - Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Leicester City FC - Leicester, England
• CF Monterrey - Monterrey, Mexico
• Andromeda SC - Dallas, Texas

Bracket B

• Liverpool FC - Liverpool, England
• FK Slavija - Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
• Tigres - Monterrey, Mexico
• Ryutsu Keizai Kashiwa - Kashiwa, Japan

Bracket C

• Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Lisbon, Portugal
• Eintracht Frankfurt - Frankfurt, Germany
• CD Guadalajara - Guadalajara, Mexico
• Whitecaps FC - Vancouver, Canada

Source: FC Dallas Communications / Tease photo courtesy of flickr user wd502

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John McClelland Verified

This explains today why 3/4 of Chipotle in Addison had teenagers wearing identical Adidas track suits. Mystery solved. Thank you Pegasus News.

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