Irish team captain Declan Reilly gears up for the Cosmos Copa tournament

Copa team captain talks about his love of soccer and hopes for the games ahead

Do you anticipate much support behind the team this year?

We have gotten great support throughout the last three years of Copa and also this year, with the Lansdowne Bhoys, (how could I forget our team mascot, aka. The Big Bad Wolf!) so I would hope that everybody can come out and cheer us on this year also. It is a very well organized tournament and the fans make it all the more special.

The Ireland team will play Senegal on Saturday evening, July 14th at 7pm at Pier 40, Manhattan, in the first round of the group stages. The following day the boys play Ivory Coast at 10am at Randall's Island on Field 72, followed by the last game of their group stages against Greece at 12pm on Field 75 at Randall's Island. Please come out and show your support for our Bhoys in Green! COYBIG!

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