Houston Dynamo to aim at $1 million in prize money at SuperLiga

HOUSTON, TX - The Houston Dynamo will announce important details regarding its participation in SuperLiga at a press availability tomorrow.


The event will be held at Fox Sports Grill, located at 5175 Westheimer Rd., Houston, TX 77056 at 1:00 p.m. Present at the press conference will be Houston Dynamo President and General Manager Oliver Luck, Dynamo Chief Operating Officer, Chris Canetti, Houston Dynamo defender and team captain Wade Barrett, Houston Dynamo Head Coach Dominic Kinnear, Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Pat Onstad, and Soccer United Marketing's Director of International Business Orlando Conguta.


A light lunch will be served to attending media.


About SuperLiga:

SuperLiga, the preeminent club tournament in North America, will not only decide the best team in the region but also award the heftiest winner's purse in North American soccer history. Eight clubs - four each from the top flight leagues of the United States and Mexico - will vie to determine a singular champion of North America. The format, modeled after the UEFA Champions League, will include a group phase and a knockout phase with all games held in U.S. venues. SuperLiga will be played between July 24 and August 29, 2007. In addition to the prestige of capturing this continental honor, the club that emerges as SuperLiga champion will take home $1 million dollars in prize money, an unprecedented prize purse in North American soccer history.


WHAT: Announcement of important details related to SuperLiga


WHERE: Fox Sports Grill
7175 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77056


WHEN: Friday, July 6, 2007
1:00 p.m.


WHO: Houston Dynamo President and General Manager Oliver Luck
Houston Dynamo Chief Operating Officer Chris Canetti
Houston Dynamo defender and team captain Wade Barrett
Houston Dynamo Head Coach Dominic Kinnear
Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Pat Onstad
Soccer United Marketing Director of International Business Orlando Conguta.