U.S. Women’s National soccer team coming to Chester in October

The U S Women s National soccer crew will be making a stop in Philly this October as part of a three-game friendly series that will also serve as a celebration of the squad s retiring stars Alex Morgan and Alyssa Naeher U S Soccer and the Philadelphia Union broadcasted Monday that the gang will face Portugal twice during the October FIFA window first at Chester s Subaru Park home of the Union on Thursday Oct at p m then at Pratt Whitney Stadium in East Hartford Conn on Sunday Oct at p m The opponent for the third event at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City Mo on Wednesday Oct at p m has yet to be determined The competition will be the first time the national group has played at that venue The Subaru Park event will feature a pregame retirement celebration for Morgan the San Diego Wave striker who hung up her cleats last September Morgan who finished her international career with two FIFA World Cup championships and an Olympic gold medal coincidentally scored the first of her international goals years ago at Subaru Park against China Goalkeeper Naeher who played college soccer for Penn State and was U S Soccer s Female Participant of the Year will be celebrated in her home state of Connecticut in the second match She disclosed her retirement from the USWNT last November but has continued to play for the NWSL s Chicago Stars though she s been out with an injury since May The U S Men s Deaf National Club will also play in East Hartford at p m against a yet-to-be-determined international opponent Commemorative bobbleheads of Morgan and Naeher will be given to the first fans at their respective games October s competition will be the ninth time the USWNT have played in Chester according to U S Soccer and the first since April when the gang walloped Uzbekistan - https www youtube com watch v lx iWOKzNE The squad last played at Lincoln Financial Field in coincidentally also against Portugal in a meeting that still holds the attendance record for a USWNT home friendly Tickets for the event go on sale to the general population this Friday at a m There are presale options available for Visa cardholders from p m Thursday to a m Friday and from a m Tuesday to a m Friday through U S Soccer s Insiders campaign The tournament will also be airing on TNT truTV and HBO Max in English on Peacock in Spanish and on the radio through Westwood One Sports The post U S Women s National soccer club coming to Chester in October appeared first on Billy Penn at WHYY