PROGRAM, BUT THEY’RE HOPING TO TEACH CUP WHERE A YEAR ROUND AND IN WAR DETROIT SCHOOLS SO COOL.
VERY COOL. VERY COOL. WELL,
THERE’S A HUGE GAME COMING TO
DETROIT, BUT IT WON’T TAKE PLACE
AT COMERICA PARK OR FORD FIELD.
THIS IS HAPPENING OUT IN
HAMTRAMCK, WHERE DETROIT CITY FC
IS GOING TO TAKE ON A TEAM FROM
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER AND HOPING
ONCE AGAIN TO WALK AWAY WITH A
VICTORY. HOPE THAT THEY DO. OF
COURSE. YES JOINING US THIS
MORNING ARE TWO OF THE PLAYERS
AT CAPTAIN AND DEFENDER CAROL
STEVEN CARROLL AND DEFENDER MATT
LEWIS AND DETROIT CITY FC CO
OWNER ALEX. RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL
SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US, AND
WE HAD TO REP FOR THEM. WE’VE
GOT THE SCARF SIZE. NO SO COOL.
SO COOL. SO FANCY, RIGHT, ALEX.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR THE TEAM
AND, OF COURSE, THE CITY AS
ANOTHER MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER TEAM
COMES TO TOWN. TELL US ABOUT THE
GAME AND THE U. S OPEN CUP. SO
WE’RE WE PLAY A PROFESSIONAL
SOCCER IN THE SECOND DIVISION OF
AMERICAN SOCCER. BUT THE U. S
OPEN CUP IS SUCH A COOL EVENT
BECAUSE IT’S A NATIONAL
TOURNAMENT, ACTUALLY THE OLDEST
SPORTING TOURNAMENT IN THE
COUNTRY THAT ANY TYPICALLY ANY,
UH, SOCCER TEAM IN AMERICA CAN
JOIN AMATEUR OR PRO. IT’S JUST
THE HIGHER UP. YOU ARE IN THE
PRO LEVEL. THE LATER YOU JOINED
THE TOURNAMENT, SO WE JOINED
LAST WEEK IN A IN THE SECOND
ROUND. WE WON OUR GAME, AND NOW
WE’RE PLAYING IN MLS TEAM THE
MINNESOTA UNITED NEXT TUESDAY
KEYWORDS STADIUM AND HOPEFULLY
OUR LUCK RETURNS. BECAUSE LAST
YEAR WE DID THE SAME THING AS
COLUMBUS AND WON THAT GAME AS
WELL. I WANT YOU TO KICK THEIR
BUTTS SO BADLY. WE DO BE ABLE TO
PLAY BECAUSE YOU HAVE A BOOT ON
. I WILL NOT BE PLAYING. FOR.
YEAH LUCKILY WE’VE GOT WE’VE GOT
A DEEP BENCH, SO OKAY. GOOD
PLAYING MAJOR LEAGUE TEAM ISN’T
SOMETHING NEW BECAUSE YOU GUYS
DID IT AND ONE LAST YEAR LIKE
YOU SAID, ALEX. WHAT WAS THAT?
LIKE? I WAS SUPER SPECIAL AS A
PLAYER TO BE IN A MOMENT LIKE
THAT. I SOLD OUT STADIUM, UM,
REPRESENTING THE CLUB IN SUCH A
BIG GAME. UM IT WAS REALLY
SPECIAL, I THINK IS ONE IN MY
CAREER. IT WAS ONE OF MY MOST
MEMORABLE MOMENTS. AND UH, YEAH,
JUST A SUPER FUN TIME.
DEFINITELY THAT IS SO CALLED
STEPHEN. WHEN YOU PLAY AN MLS
TEAM, DOES IT FEEL DIFFERENT FOR
YOU? OR DO YOU FEEL MORE
PRESSURE OR YOU JUST LIKE A GAME
IS A GAME. WE GOTTA WIN TO
EXTEND THE GAME IS A GAME, BUT
BUT YOU KNOW, WE DON’T PLAY THAT
THESE KIND OF GAMES OFTEN. UM
BUT AS WE GOT THE PRESSURE, IT’S
NOT THE PRESSURE THAT WE LIKE.
WE LIKE. WE LIKE BEING KIND OF
THE UNDERDOG IN THAT SITUATION.
UM YOU KNOW, WE LIKE TO THE TASK
OF THE BEATING OF MLS TEAM AND
WE LIKE THE ATMOSPHERE THAT THE
THAT COMES TO THE GAMES WHEN WE
DO PLAY ON THIS TEAM, SO THERE’S
A LOT OF FUN TO BE AROUND, AND
IT’S A LOT OF FUN TO BE INVOLVED
IN. IT FEELS BETTER, TOO. BEAT
THE ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY WHAT I
LOVE IS THAT IT’S GOING TO BE
PLAYED HERE IN HAMTRAMCK. NOW
JUST FOR CONTEXT. LET’S TALK
ABOUT HOW AMAZING YOUR FANS ARE
. WHEN YOU GUYS HAVE A GAME.
I’VE GOTTEN STUCK IN HAMTRAMCK
WHEN IT’S GOING DOWN AND YOU’VE
GOT SOME INTENSE, LOYAL, ROWDY
AND FUN FANS. DOES THAT HELP
THAT HAS TO? I MEAN WE HAVE THE
BEST FANS IN. I MEAN, WE THINK
THE BEST FRIENDS IN AMERICAN
SOCCER CERTAINLY IN THIS TOWN
WHEN THERE’S YOU KNOW, THERE’S
SO MUCH GOOD TO BE TALKING ABOUT
WITH OUR TEAM. AND OUR FANS
BRING THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE THE
NEXT LEVEL. I KNOW THESE GUYS
CAN TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH IT MEANS
TO HAVE THEM ON THE SIDELINE.
YEAH. YEAH I MEAN, THERE ARE SO
HUMBLE YOU CAN’T YOU CAN’T
REALLY SPEAK ENOUGH GOOD THINGS
ABOUT THEM. UM IT’S A COOL THING
ABOUT DETROIT CITY AS WELL. THE
CLUB SO CONNECTED TO THE PLAYERS
TO THE SUPPORTERS, AND IT’S ONE
GROUP KIND OF MOVING IN THE SAME
DIRECTION. SO THAT’S REALLY COOL
. UM THESE ARE THE LAST GAMES
ARE BIG FOR THE FANS AS WELL
AND, UM, BECAUSE THERE ANTI MLS
, SO IT’S A GOOD IT’S A GOOD
IT’S A GOOD IT’S A GOOD DAY FOR
US FOR THE HOME TEAM. SO TALK TO
US ABOUT. YOU KNOW HOW PEOPLE
CAN GET INVOLVED AND TALK TO US
ABOUT THE SWAG THAT YOU GUYS
HAVE. WELL, YEAH, SO AS YOU’RE
KIND ENOUGH TO MODEL, UH, WE’VE
GOT A LOT OF MERCH ONE OF THE
COOLEST THINGS THAT WE’VE DONE
IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AS
WE’VE OPENED A TEAM STORE
DOWNTOWN IN CAPITAL PARK, WHICH
IS ALSO WHERE YOU CAN GET
TICKETS WITHOUT WITHOUT PAYING
FEES. BUT THE ALL THE NEWEST
MERCHANT DOWN THERE, AND IT’S
REALLY COOL TO BE DOWNTOWN, YOU
KNOW, HEART PLAZA OR WHATEVER
AND THEN GOING AROUND YOUR
SENIOR TIGERS GEAR LINES GEAR,
AND THEN YOU’RE SEEING THE CFC
GEAR MORE AND MORE, WHICH IS
REALLY COOL. SO YOU JUST
MENTIONED THAT WE CAN GET
TICKETS AT THE STORE. BUT HOW
ELSE CAN WE GET AND IT’S RIGHT
IN CAPITAL PARK. JUST GO DOWN
THE STREET FROM DESSERT OASIS.
IT’S RIGHT THERE. SO WHAT ELSE
CAN PEOPLE GET THE GET TICKETS
ONLINE IS THE BEST WAY TO GET IN
THE GAME IS TUESDAY IN AT 7 30
NEXT TUESDAY AND DETROIT CITY.
THAT DENSITY OF C .COM/ TICKETS
IS THE EASY WAY TO DO IT, BUT
REALLY, JUST PLUG OUR NAME IN
THERE AND YOU’LL BE ABLE TO FIND