Wed 29 Mar 06
Blues and Toffees to America?
It is all but official that Chelsea will play against the MLS All-Stars on July 29 at the new Chicago Fire stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois. And sources inform the folks at Chelsea in America that Everton are also planning a US summer tour that may include Columbus and Dallas as venues.
They hint that Toronto may be a stop on the Blues’ tour in recognition of next year’s debut of the the MLS franchise there. That would neatly fill the vacuum left by the collapse of the Champions World match series in the US and Canada. I had the pleasure of attending the Liverpool v. Porto fixture in Toronto two years ago. While it did not match the experience of actually being at Anfield, it and the other series matches were perhaps the closest many fans got to witnessing firsthand top-flight football.
If you pick up any gossip on these fronts, by all means post it here first and as a courtesy pass it on to Chelsea in America.
Paul Canniff
