Premier League Soccer is coming to Annapolis.
England teams Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton Wanderers (commonly known as Wolves) will face off at the Navy and Marines Memorial Stadium on July 31st at 8pm.The match will be the British team's three-game showcase in the United States. part of a stateside cup
Tickets will go on sale to the team's supporter groups starting Friday and go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Monday. Available at StatesideCup.com, prices start at $35.
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, home of Midshipmen football, is one of three venues in Maryland hosting international soccer this summer.
The U.S. men's national team will play Columbia in a friendly on June 8 at Commander's Field, home of Washington's NFL team, in Landover. AC Milan will then face Real Madrid on August 6th at M&T Bank Stadium.
Several players, including AC Milan's Christian Pulisic and Yunus Moussa and Crystal Palace's Chris Richards, could feature in both the USMNT's games in Maryland this summer and their clubs.
The Premier League season is now over (Crystal Palace and Wolves play this Saturday), with the 2024-25 regular season starting again in August, a few weeks after the game against Annapolis. Crystal Palace, Wolves and Premier League third team West Ham United will each play two games in the United States as part of the Stateside Cup, organized by Maryland-based Elite Promotion Group. The remaining two games will be played in Jacksonville and Tampa. Florida, July 27th and August 3rd.
Maryland hosted a Premier League team in 2022, when Arsenal defeated Everton in front of an announced crowd of 39,245 at M&T Bank Stadium.
When the game was planned, Baltimore soccer fans were hoping the city would host a Men's World Cup match in 2026, but Charm City was not chosen as one of the 16 venues. However, Baltimore may still be involved in this event. For example, one or more teams may practice and reside in Baltimore.
The Maryland Stadium Authority currently targets two city-owned properties, Carroll Park and Swan Park, which can accommodate between 7,500 and 10,000 spectators and provide a minor league club that feeds MLS team DC United. is considering building a soccer stadium that could become the home of the United Nations. The investigation will cost club and government leaders $450,000 and will take about a year to complete. This analysis does not indicate that the city will definitely add a stadium, only that a report is available for evaluation by clubs and government authorities.
Navy-Marine Corps Stadium, which can seat 34,000 spectators, hosted major soccer competition in 1984 when Annapolis hosted six Olympic games (two including the eventual gold medalist France game). It was held.
