Revs' Reserves Travel to England

Valentino, Igwe on Generation adidas Tour

December 2, 2008

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Revolution’s Amaechi Igwe and Rob Valentino will journey to England this month to train against top reserve teams as part members of Major League Soccer’s Generation adidas program.

The participants will also attend several games, including a UEFA Champions League and English Premier League matches.

The Generation adidas team, which is comprised of some of the top young players in MLS, will arrive in London on Saturday, Dec. 6, and will immediately get its first taste of the British game by visiting the Emirates Stadium to watch Arsenal battle Wigan Athletic that afternoon. The group is also scheduled to attend two Chelsea home matches at Stamford Bridge – a UEFA Champions League contest against Romanian club CRF Cluj Napoca on Wednesday, Dec. 10, and a league clash with West Ham United on Saturday, Dec. 13.

The 16-man squad, which will be coached by San Jose’s Frank Yallop, will play three matches against English Premier League reserve teams and will train at Chelsea Academy three times during the eight-day journey. Igwe, Valentino and the rest of the Generation adidas players will open with a match against West Ham’s reserves on Monday, Dec. 8. Two days later, the team will battle Chelsea’s reserve side, while the third and final match will take place on Thursday, Dec. 11, against Aston Villa’s reserves.

Seven of Major League Soccer’s 15 teams will be represented on the trip, with FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake leading the way with four players each.

Generation adidas 2008 tour participants (16th player to be confirmed):

Ciaran O’Brien (Colorado Rapids), Bakary Soumare (Chicago Fire), Josh Lambo (FC Dallas), Bruno Guarda (FC Dallas), Eric Avila (FC Dallas), Anthony Wallace (FC Dallas), Roger Espinoza (Kansas City Wizards), Rob Valentino (New England Revolution), Amaechi Igwe (New England Revolution), Anthony Beltran (Real Salt Lake), Alex Nimo (Real Salt Lake), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake), Yura Movsisyan (Real Salt Lake), Abdus Ibrahim (Toronto FC), Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC)

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