SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sacramento Professional Soccer, LLC, (Sac Pro Soccer) today announced details about the team’s upcoming Sacramento Soccer Day event, taking place July 18, 2013. Multiple exhibition matches will be played during Sacramento Soccer Day, one of which will feature Norwich City Football Club, part of the English Premier League. This will mark the first time in history that an EPL team has played in Sacramento.
During the event Warren Smith, president of Sac Pro Soccer, will be joined by his team to announce the official team name, color palette, shield and scarf of the Sac Pro Soccer team, which are currently being selected during a three-month, three-part naming contest that is involving the Sacramento community and soccer fans.
“Sacramento Soccer Day will be a celebration of the rich history and bright future soccer has here in Sacramento,” said Graham Smith, technical director of Sac Pro Soccer. “Having Norwich City join us for the event is very exciting and shows just how great of a place this city is for the soccer community.”
“These are exciting times for Sacramento with the emergence of Sac Pro Soccer and I understand we’re the first senior English club to visit there which is fantastic,” said Chris Hughton, manager of Norwich City. “We’re really looking forward to our trip to Sacramento and being part of their Sacramento Soccer Day.”
Ticket pre-sales for Sacramento Soccer Day will take place May 20 through 27, 2013 and sales to the general public will begin on May 28, 2013. Prices begin at $18 per person and increase up to $35 per person.
Norwich City’s tour to the US has been organized by PSC Ltd and First Wave Sports who have in recent years, been involved in organizing U.S. pre-season tours for numerous other EPL teams such as Everton, Aston Villa, Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion and Swansea City.
Sacramento’s USL PRO franchise plans to host a series of exhibition matches during 2013 involving domestic and international professional soccer teams. In addition, supporter events, soccer clinics and player appearances will be scheduled leading up to the 2014 inaugural season.
For more information about Sacramento Soccer Day, visit SacProSoccer.com and signup for the team’s newsletter. Supporters can also “Like” the team on Facebook at Facebook.com/SacProSoccer or follow them on Twitter @SacProSoccer.