Thanks to the support received from Alumni and Friends of Brown Men’s Soccer our dream trip to Spain has become reality. A special thanks to the Salama’s: Parents of Jose’, who have helped plan the trip from Spain.
The Team and Staff are ecstatic looking forward to our departure this tomorrow. We have been preparing physically for four matches against formidable opponents over nine days. Coach O’Neal and the rest of the strength & conditioning staff have done a tremendous job holding the Boys’ to a high standard in the weight room. Combining that with our six man groups and the past two weeks of practice we feel ready to compete in Spain. We are happy to say that the senior class has decided to join us. They have been working out secretly in super senior fashion with Coach Groves.
We will depart from Logan International Airport on Friday evening after classes, make a short pit stop, and arrive in Madrid on Saturday. We will begin our trip with a once in a lifetime experience: We have been offered the honor of sharing a meal with the U.S. Ambassador to Spain.
We have scheduled matches in Madrid with two of the top clubs: Rayo Vallecano and Atletico Madrid. These will be fantastic challenges for our squad. Our final day in Madrid will be spent sight seeing, touring a major stadium and attending a La Liga match. The two possible matches we could attend are: Real Madrid Vs Real Sociedad or Rayo Vallecano Vs Villareal, either of which would be incredible.
On Wednesday we travel to Barcelona. There we will have a match against either UE Llagastera or Reus UE.
Friday and Saturday will be spent in Lloret De Mar, a beautiful coastal town bordering the Mediterranean. There we will play the Norwegian Team Nesodden IF.
Four great matches, three very different areas of Spain, resulting in a one incredible trip. We can’t wait to get started and we hope you’ll follow along. The players will be posting here every other day while we are abroad with pictures and blog entries. Thanks again to all of you who have helped create yet another chance of a lifetime for Brown Men’s Soccer.
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