The Colorado Rapids will play an international friendly with Arsenal FC this summer.
The exhibition match between the two squads is part of a four-game tour of North America for the London-based English Premier League club. It will be the only time the Gunners play against an MLS squad on their trip. It is unsurprising they’re playing the Rapids given that both they and the Rapids are owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment.
A public announcement will be made Thursday afternoon at Union Station in front of club legends from each side. Robert Pires, the 1998 FIFA World Cup Winner and mid-2000s Arsenal star, will represent the British club while Marcelo Balboa, a two-time U.