City of Houston get ready for Copa America Centenario. We will be hosting 3 games:
Jun 11 @ 9PM ET
Colombia VS Costa Rica
Jun 13 @ 8PM ET
Mexico VS Venezuela
Jun 21 @ 9PM ET
SEMIFINALS: MATCH TBD
Who is ready for some futbol? I am. I am so excited to tell you about these Houston events.
Copa America Centenario FanHQ presented by Sprint is the official fan destination for the tournament, offering a celebratory and free of charge experience for all soccer fans in town for the once-in-a-lifetime event to be played June 3-26 across the United States and featuring some of the world's best teams and players!
With an atmosphere of live music, merchandise, food and beverage, tournament décor and other entertainment, FanHQ provides a fun place to hangout and extends the fan's interaction ahead of the match.
Wanna a chance to meet some soccer legends? Here are the details to the events:
Lucky's Pub - Downtown
801 St Emanuel St.
Houston, TX 77003
Sunday, June 12
Time: 4:30-8:30pm
Sprint In-store Appearance by Luis Hernandez-Retired Mexican soccer striker, the fourth highest goal scorer of all-time for Mexico
Sprint Store 14095 Northwest Fwy Houston, TX 77040 Tuesday, June 14th Time: 4-6 PM
***Disclosure-Sponsor content. All opinions stated are my own based on my personal experience.
My family loves sports. We love to support our Houston teams. Soccer is a sport that I learned to love later on in my life. When my son was 3, the only sport he could play was Soccer. I had never really played or paid that much attention to it. But I had to learn about the sport, I even ended up coaching a year or two. It was so much fun. The fans, them fans are wild.
My husband and I were invited to come watch the Houston Dynamo play. We had never been to a game or the new BBVA Compass Stadium. It is a beautiful stadium. I have enjoyed seeing its beauty from the freeway. It has been a great addition to Houston Downtown.
But before the game, we were able to attend a press conference with one of the coaches, Coach Tim Hanley. This was so cool to learn about the game straight from a coach.
Next we headed down to the field to watch the players practice before the game. This was so much fun. I have not been on a field for a professional Soccer game ever. The players so close to you. Chris Canetti, Houston Dynamo President, came down to the field to greet us and answer any questions we had.
Practice was awesome. I am into fitness and seeing their drills was really cool to me. The stretching was my favorite, wink, wink!
And now for the game Houston Dynamo vs Montreal Impact....GO Dynamo #ForeverOrange
It was a great game. We won! After the game we got a special treat and went behind the scenes to meet and greet some of the players.
Alexander Lopez
#10-Mid Fielder
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Luis Garrido
#19-Mid Fielder
Juticalpa, Honduras
Alex and Luis were kind enough to hang out with us and answer my drilling questions. Luis told me his mom was the one that use to practice with him when he was a little boy. And that so reminded me of my kiddo and me. They are so humble. They are proud to be playing for the Houston Dynamo. I am from El Salvador and they are from Honduras, kinda like sister countries. By the end of our conversation I felt like we were related. Thanks to their kind words and interactions. It is good to know hard work does does pay off and these two have a great future in front of them. I wish both Luis and Alex a great successful season, as they are already winners in my book. I am so glad they aspire to be role models for our next generation to live and dream big. When you come come our countries, there is no I in team. You cheer everyone on, and wish them great success. When one succeeds, it is as we all have gotten better by association.
Thanks also to Boniek Garcia, #27 Mid Fielder and from Tegucigalpa, Honduras for stopping to take a picture with us.
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