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South Bronx United is having a party.
South Bronx United is having a party.
The innovative Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League club is hosting a World Cup Block Party on Friday, June 19 from noon to 5:30 p.m. at Macombs Dam Park, a very short corner kick from Yankee Stadium.
The block party is being held in connection with the USA-Australia game. Youth soccer clinics and mini-tournaments, Juneteeth celebration, art activities, a voter registration booth and food vendors will be participating.
“We’re thrilled to get approval from the City of New York to move forward with our Bronx Block Party World Cup Festival on June 19, particularly in such an iconic location in front of Yankee Stadium,” South Bronx United president Andrew So said.
Tickets are free and all donation proceeds support South Bronx United’s Power of 11 campaign, which helps the club continue its work in using soccer to bring about social change for more than 1,800 kids in the poorest Congressional District in the United States.
“The festival is a wonderful opportunity to bring together the community and city while also celebrating Juneteenth and the feeling of unity that the holiday stands for. We also really needed more ways to bring the soccer celebration to the South Bronx community as sometimes the upcoming World Cup seems so close, yet so far away for local residents,” So said. “I’m looking forward to a great turnout in support of the USA and the Bronx.”
For more information and to register, log on to https://southbronxunited.org/worldcup
Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 28 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.