There will be two Cup games Saturday plus the championship Sunday. FC Tucson plays at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
James Kelley Special to the Arizona Daily Star June madness comes to Tucson this weekend as FC Tucson hosts U.S. Soccer's Amateur National Championship.
“Hank Steinbrecher is a resident of Tucson, Arizona, he’s an incredible supporter of both our preseason event and our the season for the men and the women,” said FC Tucson president Jon Pearlman. “He’s somebody who brought the World Cup for us to the United States in 1994 through his work with the U.S. Soccer Federation and he’s an icon, over a dozen hall of fames because of his work in soccer across the country.
West Chester United is from West Chester, Pennsylvania. The Predators reached the first round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after winning the qualifiers. They'll face Atletico Olanchano from Florida. “I think it’s gonna be very good,” said FC Tucson head coach Mark Biagi. “There’s always a different sense of excitement when there’s a tournament or a cup on the line within a little two-day tournament so I think there’s gonna be some quality for sure we’ve seen some of that in half the teams that are in the event so I expect there to be some quality players, quality play, quality teams and we’ll see who comes out the victor.
Star Wars Night strikes backAfter the semifinals of the Hank Steinbrecher Cup on Saturday, The Force will be with FC Tucson.Other upcoming promotions for the FC Tucson men are Pride Night, Military and Appreciation and First Responders Night, fireworks on July 3 and Super Hero Night. For the FC Tucson Women, they have Youth Soccer and Astrology Night and Domestic Violence Awareness Night coming up.
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