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Article: FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY STADIUM TO HOST CONCACAF GOLD CUP MATCHES
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- August 16, 2009
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MIAMI, March 9 -- Florida International University, a component of the state university system, issued the following news release:
FIU Athletic Director Pete Garcia in conjunction with CONCACAF announced today that FIU Stadium will host a first round Gold Cup Soccer doubleheader on July 10.
"This is part of the original plan of designing this stadium," said Garcia. "We wanted to host major events at our stadium and we're very excited about being able to be the host of a quality event like the Gold Cup."
The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup will be played in a record 13 different U.S. cities, opening at The Home Depot Center in Los Angeles on Friday, July 3 and concluding with the championship match ...