John Guppy
John Guppy
John Guppy is the owner of Gilt Edge Soccer Marketing, a soccer-specific marketing agency...
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It's not about how many people will be in the stands, though that's part of it. It's about the credibility of our team. Perception in some cases is worse than reality. People will be able to judge us and the quality of our team. AC Milan is one of the top three-four clubs in the world, but I think we'll do fine. This opportunity is incredible. It's one that doesn't come along too often.
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I am very proud and honored to be given the opportunity to lead the Chicago Fire organization in the future.
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Clearly it's not the perfect balance that we would have in an ideal world. There's a challenge in opening a new stadium that presents a unique circumstances that we will see this year.
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It's been a general scheduling challenge. I'll leave it at that.
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We are proud and delighted to work with Chicago's educational and recreational leaders within the Latin American community. We are determined in our goals to help create a better environment for many gifted students and athletes through our Foundation and community programs so that they can enjoy a better and more productive life. The Hispanic community and the Mexican American community in particular have greatly supported us for nine years and we are happy to be able to give back.
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The reality is we need to play games to accommodate the small MLS schedule. We need to play games in early June instead of mid-June.
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The experience we had last year, when the Fire played AC Milan, is something we'd like to replicate every year. We'd like to have one of those matches this season, and we're confident we can do that. But the calendar is very short, so it's extremely challenging.