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MEDIA ALERT

Continental Cup Activities at
John Carroll University

Thursday, July 5, 2007
  What: Where:   Times:
  Feature Games                       Don Shula Stadium
John Carroll University		  
    Cleveland Int’l vs. Michigan Firewomen 4:30 p.m.
    Cleveland Int’l vs. Toronto Lynx (PDL) 7:00 p.m.
Friday, July 6, 2007
  Feature Games
Admission is Free for Friday's game 		Don Shula Stadium
John Carroll University		 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 7, 2007
  PDL & W League Games

John Carroll University                                 
Cleveland Int’l vs. London Griffins (W-League) Cleveland Int’l vs. Michigan Bucks (PDL)

                                                           

4:30 p.m.

                                                           
       


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2007
www.jcu.edu
Contact: Tonya Strong-Charles
216.397.1958
tstrong@jcu.edu

The Official Website of The 2007 Continental Cup:
http://www.continental-cup.com

 

**************MEDIA ALERT**************

John Carroll University
hosts International Delegation and
Opening Ceremony for
The 2007 Continental Cup Soccer Tourney
July 4-8, 2007

This event is free and open to the public*
WHAT:

John Carroll University will host the opening ceremony on July 4, for teams participating in the second annual Greater Cleveland Sports Commission’s Continental Cup, presented by Kelme, an international youth soccer tournament.

The spectacular Olympics-style opening ceremony at John Carroll’s Don Shula Stadium will include the following free activities:

  • Face-painting
  • Balloon artists
  • Performance by local singing sensation, Kate Voegele
  • Jumping Stilts acrobat, Jesus Villa
    Villa, who has performed with Cirque du Soleil, will attempt a
    world-record stunt for the Guiness Book of World Records

During the four day competition, John Carroll will provide on-campus housing for approximately 350 youngsters from around the world.

The 2007 Continental Cup will feature world-class competition between 120 youth soccer teams, proudly representing many countries, including the United States, Canada, Republic of Georgia, Barbados, Guatemala, Kenya and India. Several Greater Cleveland teams will also be part of the competition!
WHO: Boys and Girls, ages 9-19 from all over the world will be in Greater Cleveland for the Continental Cup.
WHEN: JULY 4, Wednesday
Opening Ceremony
Don Shula Stadium / John Carroll University
8 p.m-10 p.m.

FIREWORKS will follow the opening ceremony.

*Admission is FREE for daily tournament games and the opening ceremony.
However, there is an entrance fee for Feature Games, Premier Development League (Men) and W-League (Women) competitions to be held on July 5 and July 7 at Don Shula Stadium: $6-Adults / $4-Children.

More information can be found at www.continental-cup.com.
WHERE:

John Carroll University
20700 North Park Boulevard
University Heights, OH 44118
CONTACT:
 Donna Byrnes
Associate Dean of Students
John Carroll University
216.397.4402 / dbyrnes@jcu.edu

-Or -
(For MEDIA CREDENTIALS and a detailed schedule)
Annie Hetman
Greater Cleveland Sports Commission
216.363.1128 / ahetman@clevelandsports.org
  John Carroll University, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a liberal arts university grounded in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition. The university has some 3,100 plus undergraduates and just over 700 graduate students. The U.S. News & World Report’s 2007 annual college guide ranks John Carroll University among the top 10 master’s-degree granting universities in the Midwest and first in average graduation rate. Originally founded as St. Ignatius College in 1886, the university was renamed in 1923 to honor America’s first Catholic bishop, John Carroll of Maryland. John Carroll is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities located in the United States.