Generation Adidas Squad Heading Overseas

By: travis | December 1st, 2008

The latest roster of Generation Adidas players who will head overseas was announced today. The tour/training session has taken place for the last few years with a squad of players who signed GA or Project 40 contracts head overseas for a little bit of European sightseeing and training. The official story is here, but I’ve put up the list of players and their itinerary after the jump.

Players
Roger Espinoza (Kansas City Wizards)
Ciaran O’Brien (Colorado Rapids)
Bakary Soumare (Chicago Fire)
Josh Lambo (FC Dallas)
Bruno Guarda (FC Dallas)
Eric Avila (FC Dallas)
Anthony Wallace (FC Dallas)
Rob Valentino (NE Revolution)
Amaechi Igwe (NE Revolution)
Anthony Beltran (Real Salt Lake)
Alex Nimo (Real Salt Lake)
Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake)
Yura Movsisyan (Real Salt Lake)
Abdus Ibrahim (Toronto FC)
Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC)

Schedule
Friday, Dec. 5 Departure date to London

Saturday, Dec. 6 Attend West Ham United vs. Tottenham or Arsenal vs. Wigan match

Sunday, Dec. 7 Training at Chelsea Academy (two sessions on Sunday)

Monday, Dec. 8 Match 1- Generation adidas vs EPL or West Ham Reserve Team.

Tuesday, Dec. 9 Training Session at Chelsea Academy; Stamford Bridge Stadium and Museum Tour and visit to the Chelsea Mega Store

Wednesday, Dec. 10 Match 2- Generation Adidas v Chelsea Reserve Team; Attendance UEFA Champions League Match – Chelsea v Cluj

Thursday, Dec. 11 Match 3- Generation adidas v Aston Villa Reserve Team (TBC).

Friday, Dec. 12 Watch Chelsea 1st Team Training Session at Chelsea Academy; London Eye private tour; Bus tour of London

Saturday, Dec. 13 Late morning in London – sightseeing Oxford Street, Harrod’s department store; Attendance EPL Match – Chelsea v West Ham (Note – Match could be moved to Sunday)

Sunday, Dec. 14 Return flights to the US

They’ve definitely got a busy itinerary scheduled. I’m jealous of their opportunity to catch some Champions League action. It’ll also be interesting to see how they fare against a reserve EPL team. Many people wonder if the MLS is even on par with some reserve squads. Something worth keeping an eye on. Frank Yallop will be coaching the players – hopefully none of them will sign for an overseas club. Think these young players will do ok?