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Sounders FC will play the Columbus Crew on February 15th in Florida according to a Crew press release, although the date may be subject to change.
Robert Warzycha’s side depart for Bradenton, Fla., on Tuesday, Jan. 31, and will remain there until Feb. 16. While in Florida, the Crew will play matches against other teams training in the area, the first three of which have been scheduled.
Crew also play Malmo FF from Sweden, but Sounders fans should not assume it necessarily follows that Malmo and Sounders will have a friendly.
The Swedish club play DC United on Thursday 2 February and would have to extend their stay beyond one week to fit the Sounders in.
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The Crew release continues:
The Black & Gold will face storied Swedish first division side Malmö FF on Feb. 4 and Feb. 8, followed by the Seattle Sounders on Feb. 15 (schedule subject to change).
Malmö is the club that launched the career of international superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic, among others. It will be in Florida preparing for the 2012 Allsvenskan season, which also runs from March through November.
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January 27, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Also worth noting is that Malmo FF is the team that Erik Friberg transferred to. I’d like to see a friendly with them for that reason alone.
January 27, 2012 at 12:38 pm
“Also worth noting is that Malmo FF is the team that Erik Friberg transferred to. I’d like to see a friendly with them for that reason alone.”
It is indeed Andrew. They play DC on the 2nd and Columbus Crew twice, ending on the 8th. Looks like the 10th or 11th would be the only date. I don’t know their travel plans after the 8th but I would not be surprised to see this happen.