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28.07.2008 18:02

From Florence to the USA

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This Thursday FC Barcelona begins its US tour. The team will fly from Italy where they play Fiorentina on Wednesday to America where they have games in Chicago and New York.

After their game Wednesday against Fiorentina, the Barça players will stay overnight in Italy before heading off for the United States.

First stop Chicago

The Barça party is to leave from Pisa airport this Thursday at 11 am on a charter flight bound for Chicago. They should arrive there at around 2 pm (9 pm Catalan time).

First training on Thursday

On arrival Josep Guardiola’s men will go to their hotel until 8 pm local time when their first training session is programmed to take place at Illinois University. The Friday and Saturday morning sessions will be held in the same place, while the afternoon ones will be at Toyota Park and Soldier Field Stadium.

Training and game

On Sunday at 9.30 am the team will once again train at Illinois University in their last Chicago session. Barça will play its first friendly of the tour against Chivas from Guadalajara at 6 pm on Sunday (1 am on Monday in Catalonia) at Soldier Field Stadium.

New York next

On Monday morning a charter flight will take the team to New York where they should arrive at JFK at 1.45 pm. The same day the players will train.

On Tuesday at 7 pm local time the team will train for the last time at Giants Stadium, where they are to play the Red Bulls.

Game and back to Barcelona on Wednesday

The second game on the tour will be played at 7 pm (1 am in Catalonia) against the Red Bulls at Giants Stadium.

After the game Barça will catch their flight back to Barcelona and they are expected to arrive at El Prat airport at 1.45 pm on Thursday.