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The Reds and the Red Sox come together as NBCSN will televise Liverpool’s first match in the United States this year.Today we learned the announce teams. Liverpool will meet AS Roma in a “Football at Fenway” friendly at Fenway Park in Boston on Wednesday, July 23, it was announced on the 9th. Both Liverpool Football Club and the Boston Red Sox are owned by John W. Henry, who has an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion.
Henry also owns the Boston Globe and is co-owner of Fenway Roush Racing. Kickoff for the friendly is at 7:30 p.m. ET. Announcers will be
NBC Sports Group’s lead Premier League play-by-play announcer Arlo White joins the full U.S.-based Premier League announce team – Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle, Kyle Martino and Robbie Mustoe – on the telecast of “Football at Fenway”
Last season, Liverpool secured a second-place finish in the Premier League and their first UEFA Champions League berth since 2009-10 with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Newcastle at Anfield. The Reds were in serious title contention until a 3-3 draw with Crystal Palace on Cinco de Mayo. Liverpool had a 3-nil lead heading into the 76th minute, but Palace came storming back in what easily one of the most memorable games of the Premier League season.
AS Roma clinched second place in Serie A this season, also securing a Champions League berth. The two clubs last squared off on July 25, 2012 – also at Fenway Park — before a sold out crowd of more than 37,000 fans.
For Liverpool, the match marks the start of the team’s four-match 2014 U.S. preseason tour.
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