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"Juventus Football Club and CD Guadalajara will conclude their participation in the Herbalife World Football Challenge 2011 when they square-off on Thursday, July 28 at Carter-Finley Stadium (8:00 p.m.). Juventus, the 27-time Italian champs, come to the U.S. armed with new manager Antonio Conte and five squad members from Italy’s 2006 World Cup championship squad (Alessandro del Piero, Gianlugi Buffon, Fabio Grosso, Luca Toni and Vincenzo Iaquinta). Guadalajara also boast a bevy of players with Mexican national team experience — most notably Luis Michel, Jonny Magallón and Alberto Medina. "We couldn't be more excited to host two high level, quality teams here at NC State," said NC State men's soccer coach Kelly Findley. "Raleigh is a soccer city with great club programs, a quality pro team in the Carolina RailHawks, and has been a traditional stop for the Men's and Women's U.S. National Teams as well the site for many NCAA College Cups. "The opportunity to host this type of event here at NC State is an opportunity I am happy our administration took advantage of." This match completes the Herbalife World Football Challenge schedule put together by CAA Sports and Major League Soccer (MLS). The Herbalife World Football Challenge is this summer’s multi-city North American soccer event featuring MLS and top international clubs. Tickets for this match went on sale on Friday, July 8 and will be available at http://www.WorldFootballChallenge.com or via phone at the NC State Ticket Office at (919) 865-1510. Select seats available cash only at RBC Center box office."

How awesome is this!!! Juventus coming to Carter-Finley on a Thursday night. Tickets go from $30 for upper ends to $90 for center sideline, an absolute bargain! Considering the other host venues (almost all NFL stadiums) this really helps put us in the national and international spotlight. I'm definitely in, hopefully there will be a decent turnout.

7/16/2011 12:50:35 PM

fuck chivas

7/16/2011 12:56:14 PM

this isn't real football

7/16/2011 12:58:07 PM

Already got my ticket.

7/16/2011 1:02:14 PM

First chance to see the scoreboard in action.

7/16/2011 1:08:22 PM

Probably not since it will most likely end up 0-0

7/16/2011 1:21:15 PM

BURN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK-gUXl7usc&feature=related

[Edited on July 16, 2011 at 1:31 PM. Reason : .]

7/16/2011 1:29:03 PM

cool

7/16/2011 1:32:12 PM

You mean fUtball

7/16/2011 2:32:04 PM

Pretty sure they spelled it correctly.

And this is pretty cool but I unfortunately don't think I can go...

[Edited on July 16, 2011 at 3:31 PM. Reason : btw, don't troll this thread]

7/16/2011 3:31:24 PM

I'm almost certain the title of this thread was a subtle act of trolling.

7/16/2011 4:33:27 PM

I got off work for this, even though it consists of two teams that I do not give a shit about.

7/16/2011 6:01:19 PM

Tickets were on sale at CF ticket office today. They had a special for the upper sideline $60 seats, buy 1 get 1 free. The line at the ticket office was about 90% mexicans, which is exactly what I expected, but it was fun watching some of them trying to 'haggle' the price of their tickets.

7/16/2011 8:40:34 PM

Lol, Herbalife.

I'd want to sit in the Chivas section if I went, because those dudes have to be fun as hell to watch soccer with. Bonus since I hate Italy.

7/18/2011 11:27:51 AM

whats so "LOL" about Herbalife? They are major supporters of soccer everywhere

7/18/2011 12:33:24 PM

I've got a terrible feeling someone is getting thrown off the top of the upper deck.

7/18/2011 12:39:23 PM

Herbalife is a great way to make money by duping other people into believing that it's a great way to make money by duping other people into believing that it's a great way to make money...

Just browse around Google and read about some of the lawsuits. It's a bullshit product used as a catalyst for a pyramid scheme.

7/18/2011 1:33:43 PM

Section 2 Row D

I can see the diving now

[Edited on July 19, 2011 at 9:46 PM. Reason : .]

7/19/2011 9:46:05 PM

won tickets yesterday from 99.9

i love thursday night football futbol at CF

7/20/2011 8:39:31 AM

How many people are going to show up for this?

Bleacher seats = $30; corners behind the endzones = $35.

Midfield = $90.

7/21/2011 9:51:53 PM

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"corners behind the endzones = $35"

the 3/4 view is one of the best for soccer

additionally, all of the diehard fans want to sit behind the goal because it offers the best interaction with the game (players taking corners, taunting keepers, etc.)

7/22/2011 12:36:00 AM

I see your point, but why then are they the cheapest seats?

7/22/2011 2:11:05 PM

Most other sports and most of the US will always see midfield/50-yardline/midcourt seats as the best and therefore the most expensive. Soccer is the one sport where anywhere is a decent seat to me.

7/22/2011 3:54:42 PM

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"Most other sports and most of the US will always see midfield/50-yardline/midcourt seats as the best and therefore the most expensive. Soccer is the one sport where anywhere is a decent seat to me."

Anywhere is a decent seat when you don't have to worry about seeing any action.

7/22/2011 3:58:56 PM

oh snap, i heard that, sick burn

7/22/2011 5:19:11 PM

The tailgating for this will be amazing!

then the game will occur

7/23/2011 7:50:02 AM

where's the best place to go get tickets for this? need about 5.

7/24/2011 11:32:08 PM

I assume this is already in some thread but did anyone see the Balotelli shot earlier today? Funny as hell and classic Mario. He didn't even bother listening to Mancini when he subbed him out in the next minute, threw a gatorade bottle and took off his shirt.

7/24/2011 11:45:27 PM

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"Anywhere is a decent seat when you don't have to worry about seeing any action."

you must have this thread confused with a post steroids era baseball game thread...

[Edited on July 25, 2011 at 3:02 AM. Reason : ...]

7/25/2011 2:40:56 AM

^^^You can go by the ticket office on Trinity to get tix or just order them online.

7/25/2011 2:43:00 AM

BaLOLtelli

7/25/2011 8:02:50 AM

Fan information for the game:

http://www.gopack.com/genrel/072511aad.html

7/25/2011 11:55:35 AM

damn, $10 for parking isn't as ridiculous as I was expecting it to be

7/25/2011 12:02:27 PM

That's the normal amount for a Canes game. At least they are sticking to it.

7/25/2011 12:14:01 PM

got my tix!

7/26/2011 9:28:15 PM

I will be there.

7/26/2011 9:28:59 PM

(juventus vs club america is on espn2 right now)

7/26/2011 9:38:40 PM

(o rly)

7/26/2011 9:43:13 PM

pirlo has completed the trifecta

7/26/2011 10:30:04 PM

Just a reminder:

Both teams are practicing at Wake Med. You can watch if you have a ticket to the game.

Juve 5:30
Chivas 7

7/27/2011 12:09:17 PM

tonight

[Edited on July 28, 2011 at 10:39 AM. Reason : is this gonna be televised?]

7/28/2011 10:38:55 AM

Any word on how many tickets have been sold so far?

7/28/2011 10:51:04 AM

a few days ago, I heard they had sold 10-15k and were expecting 25-30 after walk-ups

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"is this gonna be televised?"

yeah, ESPN2 I think

[Edited on July 28, 2011 at 10:54 AM. Reason : .]

7/28/2011 10:54:38 AM

^^^ ESPN 2

[Edited on July 28, 2011 at 10:55 AM. Reason : ^]

7/28/2011 10:55:01 AM

weeeeiiiiirrrd

7/28/2011 3:47:30 PM

looks like theres high potential for somebody to get crushed in those corners

7/28/2011 4:13:32 PM

Anyone have tickets to unload?

7/28/2011 4:29:45 PM

both teams are wearing stripes wtf is this shit?

7/28/2011 8:21:09 PM

lol

like the wolf eyes being in broad view

7/28/2011 8:24:49 PM

wolfeyes look awful, grass looks like plastic

7/28/2011 8:26:25 PM