Brazil Returning to Foxboro

Will Play Venezuela at Gillette Stadium

April 30, 2008

FOXBORO, Mass. – After such a successful tour last year, soccer powerhouse Brazil will return to Gillette Stadium this summer when it meets the Venezuela national team on June 6 as part of a doubleheader with the Revolution, the club announced Tuesday.

Last September the Brazilians defeated Mexico, 2-1, in front of a sellout and record crowd of 67,684 at Gillette Stadium in a game that drew rave reviews.

Brazilian stars like Kaka will descend upon Gillette stadium once again

This summer’s tilt falls on an official FIFA match date and Brazil, the world's second-ranked team, is expected to call-up its stars such as Ronaldinho, Kaka and Robinho.

The Revolution also announced today that its home match against FC Dallas - originally scheduled for Sunday, June 8 - has been moved to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, June 6 in order to create the special soccer doubleheader at Gillette Stadium. The New England-Dallas game will now be televised live on Comcast Sports Net in order to accommodate the date change.

"We hosted one of the greatest-ever soccer events in New England when Brazil played at Gillette Stadium last year," said Revolution General Manager Craig Tornberg. "Brazil noted how much like home it felt to play here with such enthusiastic, passionate and adoring fans, so we're excited to be able to bring them back again. We anticipate another outstanding atmosphere for this game."

The game will be the 18th meeting between the two South American teams and the first friendly between the squads. Brazil owns a 17-0 mark all-time against Venezuela, and the squads have not met since 2005 when Brazil earned a 3-0 victory at home in Belem. The teams' last four meetings have all come during South American World Cup qualifying and the June 6 match will be Brazil's final preparation before its 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Paraguay on June 15.

Veneuzuela will be making its first-ever appearance on the U.S. East Coast. Its last match on American soil was a 3-1 loss to Mexico in San Diego, Calif., on Feb. 28, 2007.

Tickets for the event will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 9. Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-877-GET-REVS, or Ticketmaster at (617) 931-2222. Group discounts are available for parties of 20 or more.