Thursday, May 30, 2013
The inaugural Guinness International Champions Cup is scheduled for early August, and MetLife Stadium was chosen as a host.
MetLife Stadium has been named as the site for the second round matches of the Guinness International Champions Cup, bringing powerhouse clubs such as Chelsea FC and A.C. Milan to North Jersey this summer. Seven European soccer teams, including Chelsea FC, A.C. Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus, will participate in the inaugural Guinness International Champions Cup. The eight-team tournament also includes the L.A. Galaxy as the U.S. representative. A.C. Milan, Valencia, Chelsea and Inter Milan are the four teams that have been placed in the Eastern division and all four will compete at MetLife Stadium on August 4. The teams playing in MetLife Stadium represent Spain, Italy and England and are among the world’s best. Chelsea, A.C. Milan and …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Estimated 400,000 people expected in region; team practices to be held in Florham Park and Media Day in Newark
The 2014 Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium is expected to have a $550 million economic impact on New Jersey and New York, with an estimated 400,000 people in the region, according to a report on dailyrecord.com. Businesses should start preparing for the flood of visitors now, according to speakers at The Big Game Huddle, an informational and networking event held Wednesday at Raritan Valley Country Club. “Start the celebration now,” said Wayne Hasenbalg, president and chief executive officer of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. “You don’t have to wait until the week before the game," he told the dailyrecord.com. That impact will be felt in North and Central Jersey, as one of the competing teams will practice at the Atlantic …
Sunday, December 9, 2012
David Wilson dominates with 327 all-purpose yards.
EAST RUTHERFORD – David Wilson might be dizzy from all the backflips. The Giants rookie running back and kick returner – whose touchdown celebration is a standing backflip – scored three times and spent much of Sunday afternoon giving his offense terrific starting field position. The 2012 first round draft pick out of Virginia Tech amassed 327 all-purpose yards against New Orleans, 227 coming on kick returns. The 52-27 win marked the first time since 1986 the Giants scored more than 50 points, when they beat Green Bay 55-24. More importantly, it kept the defending Super Bowl champions alone atop the NFC East. Eli Manning finished the day 22 of 35 with 259 yards and four touchdowns to go along with two interceptions. Wilson received the …
Monday, November 5, 2012
The New York Giants, many of whom are still without power, dropped a heartbreaker at home to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday in front of a capacity crowd, a week after Hurricane Sandy hit the metropolitan area.
Football fans converged Sunday on East Rutherford to watch the Giants battle the Steelers at MetLife Stadium, just a couple miles from where a massive tidal surge brought on by Hurricane Sandy submerged the towns of Moonachie, Little Ferry and Carlstadt just six days earlier. More than 80,000 people turned out for the afternoon contest, overcoming the devastation wrought earlier in the week by Sandy's vicious winds and pelting rain that ripped apart homes, toppled trees and power lines, and left millions -- including many Giants players -- cold and in the dark for most, if not all of the week. Nicole Johnson, a Nassau County police officer, was one such fan. As of game time, Johnson and her husband had yet to have power restored at their …
Friday, February 17, 2012
WrestleMania XXIX will be held at MetLife Stadium on April 7, 2013.
New Jersey, are you ready for the ‘Granddaddy of Them All?’ WrestleMania, the WWE’s annual spectacle, is coming to New Jersey. Governor Chris Christie made the announcement on Thursday that WrestleMania XXIX would be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on April 7, 2013. “We are excited to be hosting WrestleMania XXIX in the great state of New Jersey,” Christie said. “Having WWE’s preeminent international event here will strengthen both the regional and local economies and continue to showcase MetLife Stadium as a world-class venue for sports and entertainment.” While wrestling fans in the area cheered the news, non-wrestling fans are excited as well as the annual event typically brings a positive economic impact to the area it…
Alex C
9:00 pm on Thursday, May 30, 2013
We'll keep the Blue Flag flying high over NJ just like we did in The Bronx last weekend. We are the Chelsea and we are the best, we are the Chelsea so **** all the rest. more ›