Barcelona to Play Two in Seattle?

Posted by Mike on January 30, 2009 · Under Barcelona, Rumors · View Comments 

Seattle Sounders FC season ticket holders have been told that “three exhibition games” would be included in their 2009 package. And rumors have been flying since then…

Let’s remember that some rumors from Barcelona a month ago noted that the La Liga team from Catalonia could be headed to the Pacific Northwest this summer.

On top of that, Adrian Hanauer has noted that a friendly with English Premiership club Chelsea FC was “very, very, very close to happening” which is an exciting development.

Now, we add the newest insight an FC Barcelona Blog…

Barça could be heading to Seattle… to play two games; One against Chelsea and one against Sounders FC.

Let’s put one and one [and one together]. There are rumors that…

  • Seattle will play Chelsea in July this summer
  • FC Barcelona will play Chelsea in Seattle this summer
  • Sounders FC and Barça will play in Seattle this summer
  • http://seattle.theoffside.com/team-news/are-the-powers-trying-to-make-seattle-mlss-next-glamour-team.html Are The Powers Trying to Make Seattle MLS’s Next Glamour Team? – - The Offside – Seattle soccer blog MLS

    [...] ESPN2 games are at home.) 3) Rumors of high-profile exhibition games against powerful teams. From GoSounders.com: Let’s put one and one [and one together]. There are rumors [...]

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