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Mack Brown talks Wrexham vs Chelsea at Kenan Memorial Stadium
Wrexham takes on Chelsea July 19th at Kenan Memorial Stadium
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Wrexham takes on Chelsea July 19th at Kenan Memorial Stadium
Coach Norris gave you a lot of credit for it. And then also how do you think it also benefits Carolina as a whole? Number one, the benefits are obvious. We have wonderful soccer programs and to bring two of the top international programs in here that I'm learning about how popular they are in our world is really cool for our soccer teams. And I can't imagine the players being around the international players, our college players is going to be really cool as well, you know, especially an he's been on the international scene the whole time, so he deserves that and he's earned that right coming in. Uh secondly, it's a great revenue producer for the university and we're always looking to, to get more money, we got 28 supports and we got to support those sports. So I thought it was an unbelievable opportunity there. And thirdly, any time you can bring this many people into your community and have them shopping and buying stuff and selling the University of North Carolina to them. I just thought it was a no brainer. It was a win, win, win from all angles. You got any big soccer players on the team, are you? It would probably have to be the kickers. But I think now we got one from Ireland and one from Australia. So they, they'll know a lot more about the game that I would, I'm gonna ask you if it's gonna help you out with, uh, recruiting more kickers. You know, it, it does help just bringing attention to your place and for people to see your stadium and showcase who we are. And it's one of the reasons we put turf in the field is it's beautiful every day. And that, uh, also when people come in, we have so many sports practicing on it every day. Uh, it, it doesn't kill the grass like it used to you personally. It's great for me to be able to help out. They can do it without my permission. But with me being all in, it really helps me feel great that I'm helping our other programs and helping the not only the athletics department with money and recognition, but I think our student body is going to love it and it's a gift that we can give them that nobody else in the United States is giving. So that's really cool for me too. Do you usually watch the other? I do not. I, I have, uh, I watch my girls play soccer and, and other than that I watch my grandkids play soccer. Uh, but, uh, Jeremy Sharp, our Director of Communications is a huge Chelsea fan. So he's like a little kid with all this happening. So uh he, he will be at the game somewhere. I don't know, he, he's already trying to find some tickets, we have to interview them.