New York City FC Ownership, Mayor Bloomberg & MLS Commissioner to Unveil New Club
New York City FC to Announce Club’s First Member of Front Office Staff;
Manchester City FC Players to Conduct Clinic with Students
NEW YORK (Tuesday, May 21, 2013) – New York City Football Club (NYCFC), the new Major League Soccer team owned by global sports powers Manchester City Football Club and the New York Yankees, will be joined by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and MLS Commissioner Don Garber to discuss plans for the new club and announce the first member of NYCFC’s front office staff on Wednesday, May 22.
The event will take place at P.S. 72 Lexington Academy in East Harlem. Manchester City’s U.S. grassroots community youth soccer program, “City Soccer in the Community,” started at Lexington Academy in 2010 which is home to a rooftop soccer field – the first of its kind for a public school. “City Soccer in the Community” coaches work with thousands of public school students across 20 NYC schools each year.
WHO: Michael Bloomberg, New York City Mayor
Don Garber, MLS Commissioner
Ferran Soriano, CEO of Manchester City Football Club
Hal Steinbrenner, Managing General Partner of the New York Yankees
Randy Levine, president of the New York Yankees
New member of NYCFC’s front office staff
Manchester City FC Players including Yaya Touré, Carlos Tevez, and Pablo Zabaleta
WHAT: NYCFC ownership along with Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Garber to discuss New York’s newest team. Manchester City FC players to conduct clinic with P.S. 72 Lexington Academy students.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
10:00 a.m. ET
· 9:15 a.m. Media Check-in begins (Media are encouraged to arrive early to set up)
· 10:00 a.m. Event begins
WHERE: P.S. 72 The Lexington Academy
131 East 104 Street, NY, NY 10029
· Limited street parking
· Media are instructed to enter through the Academy’s main entrance, located through the schoolyard on Lexington Avenue between 104 and 105 Street.
· News conference will take place in the first floor cafeteria. Media will be escorted to the roof-top field immediately following.