Big news coming out of Fenway Park yesterday, after being rumored for months, it was announced that Celtic will play an exhibtion game against Sporting on July 21.
The storied home of the Red Sox hosted its first NHL hockey game on New Year's Day this past winter and this will be the first soccer game at Fenway since 1968.
The match kickoffs at 8pm and it will be broadcast live on NESN. The World Cup ends 10 days earlier and the Sox will be on the West Coast so a World Cup hangover should still be in effect in the hub.
Tickets will range from $20-120 and they go on sale to the public on June 22.
"I'm excited to welcome Celtic F.C. and Sporting C.P. to Boston for their exhibition soccer match at Fenway Park," Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said via a press release. "Soccer is a global game and this match will provide another opportunity to showcase Boston as a truly global city attracting fans from around the world and highlighting the people, culture, and local businesses that make our city so special. Both teams have many loyal supporters throughout our city and I look forward to this matchup with great anticipation."
The match will be the 19th soccer game played at Fenway Park. The last one came on July 9, 1968 when the Boston Beacons faced soccer legend Pele and his Brazilian club, Santos F.C.
Shimer can't make it but I'm going to try my best to get there to cover it for the blog; I was lucky enough to snag a ticket to the Winter Classic and I've seen Dave Matthews Band play at Fenway three times so I'm excited by the thought of the beautiful game at one of America's truly special sporting venues.
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