John Carroll University will host the opening ceremony on Thursday, July 3, for teams participating in the third annual Greater Cleveland Sports Commission’s Continental Cup. Nearly 100 teams are slated to participate during the tournament. John Carroll will provide housing for all of the international teams, including teams from Brazil, Canada, Mexico and India. Children and teens from across the country and around the world will be in Greater Cleveland for the 2008 Continental Cup.                                                

                       
FIREWORKS will follow the opening ceremony at approximately 9:30 p.m.

*Admission is FREE for daily tournament games, the opening ceremony and feature games.  However, there is an entrance fee for the semi-professional games.

The games scheduled to be played at John Carroll University are listed here. Visit the Cleveland Cup website for more information.

WHERE:        John Carroll University
                        20700 North Park Boulevard
                        University Heights, OH 44118

CONTACT:     Heather Losneck
                        Director of Residence Life
                        John Carroll University
                        216. 397.4408 / hlosneck@jcu.edu
                                    -Or -
                        (For MEDIA CREDENTIALS and a detailed schedule)
                    Annie Hetman
                        Greater Cleveland Sports Commission
                        216.363.1128 / ahetman@clevelandsports.org