:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/grupoclarin/6QRRE7GX2VCB7KVYFDNZHOCKJQ.jpg "San Diego broadcasts partnership with Xolos de Tijuana for collection of video games")
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego FC, an MLS enlargement group that will start play in 2025, introduced a five-year partnership with Tijuana of Liga MX to play pleasant matches every season.
The video games will happen at Snapdragon Stadium, and the groups search to contain followers of each side in group service tasks and different occasions, to be able to “rejoice the spirit of soccer on this area, stated Tom Penn, basic director of San Diego FC.
Penn spoke Thursday at a information convention that included Jorgealberto Hank, president and proprietor of the Xolos de Tijuana.
There are about 40 kilometers between the American metropolis and the Mexican one.
“We have stated from the start that we’re completely on this membership representing your entire San Diego area. And it is only a pure match to have a strategic partnership with our neighbors south of the border, Club Tijuana,” stated Cody Martínez, vice chairman of San Diego.
The Californian membership was authorised because the thirtieth member of the MLS final yr. The possession group consists of Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Mansour and the tribe often called the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, of which Martinez is president.
Tijuana performed a match towards América, one other Mexican membership, final yr, on the Snapdragon, which was attended by greater than 22,000 followers.