Update: Tickets to the Real Madrid-Inter Milan match go on sale for the general public on Friday, May 16, at 9 a.m. PDT. Here’s the link via Cal Athletics: Real Madrid CF vs. Inter Milan.
Original post: Two of the world’s top soccer teams will play an exhibition match at UC Berkeley’s Memorial Stadium this summer that could generate hundreds of thousands of dollars for the school.
Real Madrid (presumably with its megastar Cristiano Ronaldo) will take on Inter Milan on Saturday, July 26, as part of the Guinness International Champions Cup, a preseason stateside tournament.
Cal Athletic Director Sandy Barbour pointed to Memorial Stadium’s recent $321 million renovation, saying the investment was crucial to attracting the clubs.
“Our ability to attract this event, and events like this one, continue to tell the story of why these facilities were necessary as well as advisable and how they contribute to the campus mission, vision and values,” Barbour said Friday.