Inter Milan at UCLA
Crowds have apparently been steadily growing this week at UCLA as word of Inter Milan's presence on campus gets around.
Nice story here from the Daily Bruin about a Thursday scrimmage against a travel team that included the likes of U.S. Under-20 international and Bruins goalkeeper Brian Perk (as well as Kyle Nakazawa of Palos Verdes Estates). And I'm guessing that was Ian Sarachan, son of Galaxy Coach Dave Sarachan, who has been training with the Galaxy in recent months, on the field against the Italians, too.
Here's the Inter Milan version from their official Web site
Inter Milan will practice at 10 a.m. Saturday on campus before heading to the Bay Area to play Club America in a game shown live on ESPN2 at 4 p.m. It's open to the public.
Inter Milan plays Chelsea Tuesday at the Rose Bowl in the World Football Challenge. Chelsea plays at noon Saturday in a friendly against the Seattle Sounders shown on ESPN2.
Earlier: Inter Milan Go Hollywood.
Also: Rivals AC Milan will practice at UCLA at 7 p.m. Saturday at Spaulding Field ahead of Sunday's sold-out game against the Galaxy. I do not know whether it is open to the public. But the following are not on the U.S. tour, according to the club's Web site: Christian Abbiati, Mathias Cardacio, Tabarè Viudez and Matteo Darmian.
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