BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION
NEWS RELEASE
Parks and Recreation Division ▪ 950 N.W. 38th St., Oakland Park, FL 33309
Phone: 954-357-8100 ▪ Fax: 954-561-5359 ▪ www.broward.org/parks
For Immediate Release
Date: August 7, 2009 Phone: 954-357-8115
From: Michael Mills E-mail: mmills@broward.org
Central Broward Regional Park Hosts Soccer Scrimmage
- Exhibition game pits under-17 teams from the U.S. and Colombia -
WHAT: Attention, soccer fans. From 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, August 12, Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill will host the first of two friendly exhibition soccer games between the U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team (U.S. U-17 MNT) and its Colombian counterpart. This scrimmage is in preparation for the upcoming FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football) U-17 World Cup, in which 24 nations will compete in Nigeria between October 24 and November 15.
The U.S. U-17 MNT is the only team to have qualified for all 13 U-17 World Cup competitions since 1985, when the biennial event was first staged. The team is currently in Miami for a training camp that runs from August 6 to 15.
WHERE: Central Broward Regional Park
3700 N.W. 11th Place, Lauderhill
954-321-1170
WHEN: Wednesday, August 12
7-9 p.m.
WHO: For all ages.
HOW: Free admission.
For further information, call the park at 954-321-1170, or Eddie Rodgers at promoter Kics International at 954-850-7860. The park is accessible via Broward County Transit Routes #18, #36, #40, and #81.
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