Sounders lose to Chelsea 2-0
From the Sounders Press Release…
SEATTLE- Daniel Sturridge and Frank Lampard scored first-half goals as Chelsea FC of the English Premier League (EPL) earned a 2-0 win over the Seattle Sounders FC in a friendly match played before 65,289 on the Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field Saturday afternoon.
The crowd established a new Sounders FC record for attendance and it was the third-largest figure for a professional soccer match played in Seattle. Read more
A Look at Chelsea
One of the world’s mega-clubs, Chelsea, returns to the US for a pre-season tour of the country over 10 days as they take on the Sounders on Saturday at noon. [Tickets]
Chelsea FC- 2009 FA Cup Champions
After playing in Seattle, the London club will then take on Inter Milan at the Rose Bowl on the 21st, then AC Milan in Baltimore on the 24th. Chelsea’s US Tour ‘09 will conclude in Dallas against Club America on the 26th.
The Blues will be bringing most of their First Team to the States. The known exception will be Joe Cole who is still recovering from a knee injury. But Petr Cech, Ashley Cole, Didier Drogba (14 goals), Jose Bosingwa, Michael Ballack, John Terry, Nicolas Anelka (25 goals), and Frank Lampard (20 goals) are all traveling to the Emerald City.
Thundersticks are Back
Oh, to the sadness of many Sounders fans, 50,000 pairs of Thundersticks will be given away at Saturday’s match against Chelsea.
Samsung Mobile and at&t are proud to present the historical Sounders FC vs. Chelsea FC match on Saturday at the Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field. Fifty-thousand thundersticks will be distributed to fans courtesy of Samsung Mobile and at&t.
The Thundersticks were also given away to the Mother’s Day match against the LA Galaxy. Our resident Alliance Council member, yamsmos, Read more
Chelsea Tickets Still Available
Still don’t have tickets for Saturday’s match at Qwest as the Sounders go up against English Premier giant, Chelsea???
Less than 1100 tickets for general sale, all in the upper rows of the 300 level are still available on Ticketmaster. After surcharges and convenience fees, these tickets are about $50.
Another option is to buy tickets from Season Ticket Holders on Ticketmaster. There are currently lower level seats in section 147 available for $55 each. There are a good number of 100 level seats available for under $75.
Finally, StubHub has tickets in the lower level at less than $50 as well. Including a number in the 100 levels.
Chelsea Fan Fest @ Qwest on the 17th
More details to come…
It appears to be free.
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Ticketing Update
An amazing 57,000 tickets for the August 5th match between Sounders FC and FC Barcelona have been sold. [Buy Tickets]
Only 2,000 seats remain for the July 18th friendly against Chelsea. [Buy Tickets]
Tickets are still available to watch the US Men’s National Soccer Team at Qwest Field onThe Fourth of July in an opening round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. [Buy Tickets].
Barcelona (& Chelsea) Ticket Information
With the General Sale for the August 5th international friendly against Champions League Winner FC Barcelona going on sale on June 15th, we have some information we want to pass along.
First, Season Ticket Holders should expect a pre-sale opportunity via an email next week on the 8th or 9th. Read more
Fewer than 1,600 Chelsea Tickets Remain
According to Sounders FC, fewer than 1,600 tickets remain for the July 18th match against English Premier Power Chelsea FC. Hurry, get your tickets now!
Chelsea Tickets ON SALE NOW
Hurry. If you want to go to the Sounders FC match against Chelsea on July 18th, go get your tickets now on Ticketmaster. The tickets won’t be available for long.
Another Chelsea PreSale
There is discussion on Seattle Soccer Talk that different (and sometimes better) seats are held for various presale events. Well, 3 new PreSale codes go live today at 10a for Seattle’s July 18th friendly with Chelsea.
Go to Ticketmaster and use one of the following PreSale Codes… Read more
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Next- San Jose [Tickets]
Saturday 7/31 | 7p
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Next Home Match Houston Dynamo | Aug 8th [Tickets]
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