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Articles and Press Mentions
05/24/10 Gazzetta Dello Sport - Istruzioni per l'USA
8/6/09 Top Channel (Albania) - New York, Albania wins Copa NYC (trans.)
8/4/09 Queens Courier - Albania beats Ireland in inaugural Copa N.Y.C. Final
8/04/09 Irish Central - New York Irish team is runner-up at inaugural Copa NYC tournament
8/04/09 Irish Echo - Irish make it to final four in Copa NYC
7/31/09 WNYC - Copa NYC - Week One Report
7/30/09 Univision Channel 41 - Copa NYC
7/30/09 New York Times - Semifinals Set in Copa N.Y.C.
7/29/09 Queens Courier - Kicking and singing at city 'World Cup'
7/27/09 Goal.com - International Spirit on Display at Copa NYC
7/24/09 NY1 News - Global Soccer Championship To Be Held In Queens
7/23/09 French Morning New York - Une Coupe Du Monde de football amateur
7/23/09 World Soccer Daily - Wednesday's Show, July 22nd - Interview with Shaka Hislop from ESPN
7/22/09 Irish Echo - All to play for in inaugural Copa NYC
7/22/09 Irish Central - Irish players hopeful for Copa New York tournament
7/22/09 Queens Courier - NYC 'World Cup' to unite diverse soccer communitites
7/19/09 Univision Channel 41 - RINCON DEPORTIVO APOYA LA COPA NY 2009
7/18/09 France Amerique - Les Bleus de New York au diapason pour la Copa N.Y.C.
7/15/09 Irish Echo - New York's Irish prepare for 'Group of Death'
7/14/09 BBC 5 Live - Up All Night 7/14/09
7/13/09 New York Times - To Unite Diverse Communities, a Tournament of Skill
7/10/09 World Soccer Daily - Live on-air interview with Copa NYC co-founder Spencer Dormitzer
7/01/09 Football Partnerships podcast - Episode 33: Spencer Dormitzer and Chris Noble of Copa NYC
6/22/09 Korea Daily - Group Matchups Announced for the 'Community World Cup'... Korea, Jamaica, Albania, and Ecuador (trans.)
6/17/09 New York Times - Copa N.Y.C.: 'The World's Sport in the World's City'
6/04/09 First Touch Online - "World Cup Coming to NYC"
Press Releases
6/23/09 Copa NYC Press Release - "Tournament Draw at the United Nations"
6/2009 Copa NYC Press Release - "COPA NYC - The World's Sport in the World's City"
Quotes
"We are proud to team with the United Nations to host Copa NYC in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, as over 250 million people from over 200 countries play 'the beautiful game' on a regular basis. As New York City is known as the world's second home, it is only fitting that an amateur soccer tournament that represents so many diverse cultural heritages would be held in our great city." — Kenneth Podziba, New York City Sports Commissioner
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"By using soccer to promote health, community, and cultural awareness, the tournament will unite people of all nationalities in cheering on the diversity of New York and the world's favorite game. On behalf of the City of New York, I commend all those associated with Copa NYC for establishing this tournament and contributing so much to our City's lively spirit of sporting competition." — Michael R. Bloomberg, New York City Mayor
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Promo Videos
"Copa NYC Soccer" promo
"Copa NYC Ball" promo
ESPN's (and NYCIreland Team President) Tommy Smyth's Speech at the United Nations Press Conference on June 22, 2009
Copa NYC "UNITY" promo
