Image courtesy of AmeriSoccer

The East Dallas area becomes an international soccer venue this week as soccer promoter AmeriSoccer brings a four-team international tournament to the Cotton Bowl. The four teams include Mexico’s UNAM Pumas, Argentina’s River Plate, and Hungarian clubs Ferencvarosi FC and Vasas FC.

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“We want to establish Dallas as one of our premier locations to host soccer matches,” says event promoter Pius Oleh, president of AmeriSoccer USA. “Dallas is a really established market for soccer. We think everyone will have a good time at the finals on Saturday.”

The teams will compete in a similar competition in Detroit before returning to their home countries. The group has been working for more than a year to bring the competitions to the U.S. Oleh is a registered FIFA (soccer’ s international governing body) match agent, only one of 17 in the U.S.

“We are very excited to bring world class soccer tournament play to Dallas,” said Oleh. “As a passionate fan of this world game of football, I am confident the many amateur soccer fans in Texas will want to see this match in-person and we have already received great interest from many soccer clubs and local schools.”

The tournament schedule begins with the teams arriving on Tuesday and playing warm-up and practice games at the Cotton Bowl on Wednesday. In Game 1 on Thursday, River Plate FC, takes on Vasas FC at 6 p.m. and in Game 2, UNAM Pumas plays Ferencvarosi FC at 8 p.m. On Saturday evening, a championship match will follow a consolation match, which begins at 6 p.m.

Tickets for each day of the match are $30 general admission. A two-day ticket is also available for $50. Tickets are available online at www.ticketmaster.com or at other Ticketmaster outlets.