West Ham United are planning to feature in at least two friendlies in the United States this summer, KUMB has learned.
Although details remain unconfirmed at present, the club will fly to the West coast of America during the off-season for at least two pre-season friendlies ahead of the move to the Olympic Stadium.Already West Ham have provisionally booked friendlies against Houston Dynamo and Seattle Sounders, both of whom feature in the MLS (Major League Soccer) with view to adding at lest one more game.
Dynamo were founded in 2005 andf play at the 22,000 -capacity BBVA Compass Stadium. They are currently managed by former Bolton and Burnley boss Owen Coyle, who has been in Texas since 2014.
The Sounders, who feature at the rather larger CenturyLink Field (capacity 67,000) are coached by Sigi Schmid, a former German-born midfielder who has lived in the US for most of his life.
Houston are currently eighth in the Western Conference, whilst the Sounders - who feature the likes of former Fulham star Clint Dempsey in their ranks - are bottom of the ten-team division.
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