Indianapolis Entrepreneurs Launch Soccer Exchange with Cologne, Germany

Local entrepreneurs have launched IndyCologne 2006, enabling youth soccer players from Indianapolis and Cologne to compete in tournaments and host each other. They will experience the 2006 World Cup together in Germany.

(PRWEB) February 26, 2005 -- Entrepreneurs Bryan Richards and Jene Ausherman of Indianapolis have launched IndyCologne 2006, enabling youth soccer players from Indianapolis and Cologne to compete in tournaments and host one another in each country. This program will bring the top 15-16 year-old boys and girls teams from Cologne to Indianapolis in June of 2006. The teams will stay with host families in Indianapolis, compete against local soccer teams, visit museums, and enjoy barbecues in the American style. The following year, in June of 2006, boys and girls teams from Indianapolis will fly to Germany to compete in soccer games, visit museums and castles, and experience the 2006 FIFA World Cup international soccer championship live. Executive Director Bryan Richards comments, "This is an incredible opportunity for these kids. We'll see outstanding competition on the soccer field, but more importantly, we'll witness the growth of friendships. These youth live over 4,000 miles apart, but they all love the game of soccer and they're going through parallel experiences in school and at home. they will be part of one of the most thrilling spectacles in sport, the 2006 World Cup." IndyCologne 2006 is a nonprofit program that brings together the resources of the Indianapolis-Cologne Sister City Committee; the FC Pride soccer club of Lawrence, Indiana; and the leading city officials and youth soccer clubs of Cologne.

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