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‘Bourne In The USA Tour’: VGK Owner Bill Foley’s Bournemouth Soccer Team Coming To U.S. To Play Another British Club In Santa Barbara In July

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Bill Foley’s AFC Bournemouth Premier League soccer team is coming to the U.S. to play a match against Wrexham AFC, a fellow British soccer club.

Bournemouth, acquired by Vegas Golden Knights owner Foley in 2022, plays Wrexham at Harder Stadium at UC Santa Barbara July 20.

Naturally, it’s the “Bourne in the USA” tour for Foley’s soccer team.

The Santa Barbara soccer venue has a local connection to another business owned by Foley in Santa Barbara two hours north of Los Angeles.

His  Foley Entertainment Group  bought Hotel Californian, a 121-room resort in Santa Barbara, California near the Pacific Ocean, in 2021.

Included in the transaction is the hotel’s signature restaurant, Blackbird – an 88-seat, indoor/outdoor restaurant that will serve as the future home of a Foley Food & Wine Society tasting bar. The Foley Food & Wine Society tasting bar will be opening fall 2021.

“The expectation is that the AFCB team will spend at least part of their trip at Hotel Californian. There are multiple reasons to target California for the trip (including where they plan to train, Michael B Jordan being there, the opponents), but Bill’s other properties fit well too,” Foley spokesman Nate Ewell told LVSportsBiz.com.

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Bournemouth confirm pre-season tour of United States

Bournemouth have confirmed they will spend pre-season in the United States this summer.

The Premier League club have announced they will head to Los Angeles, California with the playing squad, including USMNT captain Tyler Adams , to be based at the training facilities of MLS team LA Galaxy.

They also toured the U.S. back in 2016.

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The two-week trip will see the club play their first two friendlies of pre-season and will also take in a visit to Santa Barbara.

Wrexham AFC co-chairmen Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney announced that their side will face Bournemouth at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, on July 20.

🇺🇸 BOURNE IN THE USA 🇺🇸 We're delighted to announce we'll be preparing for the 2024/25 season in Los Angeles 🔥 Full details: https://t.co/2SIbl8lQCz pic.twitter.com/jnKcILTObz — AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) April 25, 2024

Bournemouth Chief executive, Neill Blake, said: “I’m delighted that we’re able to confirm this exciting news, and that we will be providing the best possible preparation for the playing squad to continue their great work of this season.

“We’ve secured an incredible facility for Andoni (Iraola) and his staff to operate in, for the start of what will be an historic season for AFC Bournemouth as we prepare to move into a state-of-the-art training ground of our own.”

President of business, Jim Frevola, added: “It’s great that we’re able to take the team back to the US for the first time in nearly ten years. I’m so excited to head out there to see and grow our fanbase in the area, and to continue to develop the club off the field.

“We were thrilled by the recent Premier League event in Nashville, and now we can’t wait to meet with more Cherries fans out on the west coast.”

The club also confirmed they will host two friendlies at Vitality Stadium ahead of the first round of the 2024-25 Premier League season on the weekend of August 17.

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Vitality Stadium: AFC Bournemouth

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Originally known as Dean Court but nowadays called The Vitality Stadium because of sponsorship, AFC Bournemouth’s home ground was built on the site of an old gravel pit. Owing to the fact that it wasn’t built in time for the start of the 1910-1911 season, Boscombe FC’s players (as the club was then known) had to get changed in a nearby hotel!

The ground itself was demolished and completely rebuilt in 2001 and, as part of the re-design, the pitch was rotated a full 90 degrees from its original position. It is the smallest stadium in the Premier League at present, with the club’s promotion to the top flight being something of a wonderful surprise to all involved at Bournemouth.

In February 2008 the club was forced to go into administration after having accumulated debts of around £4 million. They were hit with a 10 point deduction that saw them face a relegation battle and the whole episode nearly put them out of business altogether. That financial uncertainty would continue until the middle of 2009 when a consortium bought the club just a month after they narrowly avoided being relegated from League Two into obscurity. Their march to the Premier League has been a long and troubled one, with The Vitality Stadium being witness to some remarkable feats achieved by the club.

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Vitality Stadium Seating Plan and Where to Sit

The Vitality is a small, tight but often intimidating ground thanks to the proximity of the crowd to the pitch. That combined with the fact that the club’s fans have seen them rise from relative obscurity to the heights of the Premier League means that the supporters are always up for the games. The Vitality is a traditional, four-sided stadium.

• The Vitality Main Stand – The largest stand in the ground with a capacity of nearly 3,500, The Main Stand also houses the club’s VIP section and conference facilities. The Main Stand also features two family stands and a junior fanzone, so it’s the best place to go if you’ve got kids.
• Colmar Ted MacDougall Stand – The newest part of the stadium, this section of The Vitality was officially opened in 2013 when Bournemouth played host to, of all teams, Real Madrid!
• Vitality Steven Fletcher Stand – The club is, seemingly, a fan of stands with long names and this is no exception. The capacity here is just under 2,500 and this is where the most loyal and vocal Cherries fans sit.
• The Vitality East Stand – The East Stand seats about 3,500 fans, with 1,500 of them being the away supporters.

AFC Bournemouth Ticket Prices

AFC Bournemouth categorise their ticket prices depending on the opposition for any given match, so the prices depend on the category and on where in the ground you are sitting.

There is a rather convoluted points system to get your head around as well as ‘Cherry Tuesdays’, but as for a basic guide on costs, here we’ll give you the cheapest and most expensive adult, junior and concession ticket prices. You can also buy family tickets, should you wish to attend with a group.

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• Adult – Cat A: £37-£53 / Cat B: £34-£50 / Cat C: £28-£44
• Concession – Cat A: £26-£34 / Cat B: £23-£30 / Cat C: £18-£24
• Junior – Cat A: £9-£16 / Cat B: £7-£14 / Cat C: £5-£11

How To Get AFC Bournemouth Tickets

As The Vitality is such a small stadium games do tend to sell out rather quickly there, especially if the big boys like Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester City come to town. Your first port of call in your search for tickets, then, should be the Bournemouth website. There’s also a ticket office at the back of the club shop at the ground itself. There may be some unsavoury types hanging around the ground on match days claiming to have tickets but we’d recommend against buying off them as they could be fake.

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Getting To Vitality Stadium

The Vitality Stadium is eminently accessible by numerous different transport methods. Although the ground is located just outside the city of Bournemouth itself, it is still walkable from local train stations, for example.

Train – Both Bournemouth and Pokesdown train stations are within walking distance of The Vitality, with the former taking around 30 minutes on foot and the latter more like 15 minutes. They also both have buses that run from them to near to the ground. Boscombe and Landsowne are also walkable to the ground.

Bus – More Bus Wilts & Dorset can take you from Lymington, Salisbury, Poole and Boscombe to within walking distance of the stadium, whilst Yellow Buses operate services from Bournemouth that also run through Pokesdown to within 5 minutes of the ground.

Car – As soon as you get close to the ground there will be brown signs directing you, though some may still refer to the stadium as Dean Court. From the North you’ll want the M6, the M42, the M40 and the A34 then the M3, the M27 and the A31 before hitting the A338. From the South it will be the A27, the M27 and the A31 to the A338. From the South-West you’ll take the A35 to the A338.

By Air – Aside from all of the London airports, the best bet if you’re looking to fly to Bournemouth is Bournemouth Airport itself. From there you can take the Yellow Bus A1 route to the city centre.

Taxi – The Vitality is less than 10 minutes drive from Bournemouth Train Station, traffic dependent, so expect to pay about £6 to get there by this method.

Parking Near Vitality Stadium

Like most things at Bournemouth, the parking is designed to be simple and cost effective. There is a car park to the South of the ground that costs just £1 for the duration of the match, though you must have a ticket to park there. There are also other parking locations not far from the ground, such as the Sovereign Centre or Harewood College.

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Vitality Stadium Hotels

Bournemouth is essentially a seaside town, so there are loads of bed & breakfast options for you to have a look at. We’ve found a few more specific places for you here, though.

The Strand Hotel - About £45

Ocean Breeze - About £70

Village Hotel Bournemouth - About £95+

Pubs and bars near vitality stadium.

Owing to the fact that the stadium itself a little outside of Bournemouth centre you might not find an ideal place to drink all that close to the ground. Instead you may wish to explore the city centre or nearby Boscombe for a pre-match pint and a bite to eat.

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As the Premier League’s smallest ground, the facilities you’ll enjoy at The Vitality aren’t quite as impressive as you’d expect from the bigger, more famous stadiums in the country. That said you’ll still be able to get a drink or a bite to eat on the concourse and there are plenty of toilets available, too. You’ll also find places to put a bet on before the match kicks off, should you be particularly confident about the outcome of the game.

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• Cup of tea: £2.5

Hospitality

Just because The Vitality is a small stadium doesn’t mean that the hospitality options are lacking. You can sponsor the match day, have a young member of your group become the club mascot for the day or even enjoy panoramic views of the stadium from an executive box. If you really love the Cherries you can become a Vice President for a season and enjoy reserved seating, thee-course meals and access to a private lounge.

There aren’t a dizzying array of hospitality packages like at other grounds, but the experience itself will be similar, with food and drink serves, match day programmes, half time refreshments, etc.

Private Hire

There are a host of private hire options at The Vitality, including the club’s very own champagne lounge, Bubbles. This is an ideal location for parties, bridal showers, product launches and more. From lounges to executive suites, there are plenty of options for you to explore depending on the size of your party. The club even runs a business club once a month for you to meet like-minded business people.

Stadium Tours & Museum

At the time of writing Bournemouth don’t offer tours of The Vitality Stadium, other than the odd competition prize, although that is something that could change in the future.

About AFC Bournemouth

Beginning life as Boscombe FC before becoming Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Football Club in 1923 and finally the more stream-lined AFC Bournemouth in 1972, the club got the nickname the Cherries because of the numerous cherry orchards that used to stand near the Cooper-Dean estate where Dean Court was built.

It’s fair to say that Cherries fans have seen the club go through virtually everything, from going through administration to nearly disappearing from the football league altogether, the club’s march to the Premier League was hard-fought but much deserved. They made it into the top flight as the winners of the Championship in 2014-2015 with 90 points, just one point clear of fellow promoted team Watford.

Notable alumni of Bournemouth include Harry Redknapp, the former Portsmouth and Tottenham Hotspur manager, Tony Pulis who made his name here before moving on to manage Stoke City and is the current manager of West Bromwich Albion, and Sean O’Driscoll. O’Driscoll is considered by many in the game to be one of the best number 2s as well as a talented manager in his own right.

Vitality Stadium History

So much of The Vitality Stadium’s history is dependent on when you consider what you’re talking about to have become relevant. Should it only be from when Bournemouth become Bournemouth in 1972? What about when the stadium was completely knocked down and re-built in 2001? The record attendance came in an FA Cup match against Manchester United in 1957, whilst the first match against Swindon was the first football league match, not the first match ever played. A club rich with history and intrigue and different things to talk about in different eras.

Bournemouth’s stadium was originally called Dean Court because it was named after the Cooper-Dean family who gave the team, then called Boscombe Football Club, the ground to build on. If things had gone to plan in the 1980s then there would also be a leisure centre on the grounds, but a lack of funding meant the club had to abandon their plans. It’s now got housing on it instead.

Future Developments

The club’s owner from 2011-2022, Maxim Demin, invested around £6 million to make improvements to the ground in the past, and in 2017 confirmed they were looking into building a brand new stadium. However, those plans were shelved after being deemed ‘too optimistic’.

Since Demin sold the club, however, they again announced their plans to find a new site to build a new stadium in 2023, but nowhere has been found and no further details have been released. It seems a lot more likely this time though, since the new ownership will want to make their mark, and being Americans, they have money to spend.

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Bournemouth’s last game was a 1-0 win away from home over Wolverhampton Wanderers, taking 20 shots and outshooting Wolverhampton by five.

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• Dominic Solanke has 18 goals and three assists, playing a starring role for Bournemouth.
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• Pascal Gross has three goals (on 46 shots, 2.3 per game) and 11 assists for Brighton.
• Joao Pedro has eight goals and two assists, another important player for Brighton.
• Kaoru Mitoma has three goals (on 40 shots, 2.1 per game) and four assists.
• Simon Adingra has added six goals and one assist.

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• With 49 goals in 34 matches, Bournemouth is 13th in the Premier League in scoring, while Brighton has allowed 54 goals, ranking eighth.
• With 52 goals in 33 matches, Brighton ranks ninth in the Premier League. On the flip side, Bournemouth has allowed 60 goals, 14th in the league.
• Having been outscored 60-49 on the season, Bournemouth has a -11 goal differential, which ranks 14th in the Premier League.
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Arsenal will be playing at home against Bournemouth at 7:30 a.m. ET on Saturday at Emirates Stadium. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Arsenal gave up the first goal last Sunday, but they didn't let that get them down. They beat Tottenham by a goal, winning 3-2. Arsenal got a boost from their Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who scored an own goal at minute 15.

Meanwhile, Bournemouth kept a clean sheet against Brighton on Sunday. They blew past Brighton 3-0. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of four yellow cards before it was all over.

Arsenal is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5-5 record this season. As for Bournemouth, the victory got them back to even at 13-9-13.

Everything went Arsenal's way against Bournemouth in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Arsenal made off with a 4-0 win. Will Arsenal repeat their success, or does Bournemouth have a better game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

Arsenal is a huge favorite against Bournemouth, according to the latest English Premier League odds, being -500 to win.

The over/under is 3.5 goals.

Series History

Arsenal has won 7 out of their last 10 games against Bournemouth.

• Sep 30, 2023 - Arsenal 4 vs. Bournemouth 0
• Mar 04, 2023 - Arsenal 3 vs. Bournemouth 2
• Aug 20, 2022 - Arsenal 3 vs. Bournemouth 0
• Dec 26, 2019 - Arsenal 1 vs. Bournemouth 1
• Oct 06, 2019 - Arsenal 1 vs. Bournemouth 0
• Feb 27, 2019 - Arsenal 5 vs. Bournemouth 1
• Nov 25, 2018 - Arsenal 2 vs. Bournemouth 1
• Jan 14, 2018 - Bournemouth 2 vs. Arsenal 1
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Declan Rice scored and assisted as  Arsenal earned a 3-0 victory over Bournemouth on Saturday, keeping pressure on  Manchester City in the race for the Premier League title.

The victory puts Arsenal one point clear of Manchester City, who beat  Wolves later on Saturday and have an additional game in hand.

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- Havertz, Rice epitomise Arsenal's progress in Bournemouth win

Mikel Areta's side were dominant for much of Saturday's clash at Emirates Stadium. Arsenal opened the scoring with a Bukayo Saka penalty after Kai Havertz was judged to have been brought down by Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers .

Arsenal added a second when Rice produced a superb flicked pass that set up Leandro Trossard  who slotted home from just inside the box.

Bournemouth thought they had pulled a goal back shortly after through a strike from Antoine Semenyo  but saw it disallowed for a foul on David Raya . Arsenal kicked on further though, with Rice netting their third in the final minutes.

Gabriel also had a goal ruled out for Arsenal but Rice put the icing on the cake as Mikel Arteta's team stayed firmly in the hunt to win a first Premier League title for 20 years.

"We played probably the best first half we've played all season. We could have gone three, four, five easily. We scored one," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said.

"Then credit to Bournemouth they changed things and the game became more open which we wanted to avoid."

With City playing later, Arsenal had the chance to crank up the pressure and they did so in relatively routine fashion even if it did take them a long time to get in front.

As expected, they dominated possession but 10th-placed Bournemouth frustrated the hosts with 10 players behind the ball for much of the opening half.

Trossard twice had shots blocked as Bournemouth threw players in front of the ball and captain Martin Odegaard was also denied early on in the Arsenal siege.

The inevitable nerves surfaced as a mistake by Gabriel let in Bournemouth danger man Dominic Solanke but William Saliba rescued his side with a last-ditch tackle.

Arsenal made the breakthrough just before half-time thanks to a rather fortuitous penalty.

Havertz was played in behind Bournemouth's defence and the Germany international's first touch took him past keeper Travers before he fell to the ground and referee David Coote pointed to the spot.

A lengthy VAR check followed and the decision was allowed to stand despite Havertz appearing to have dragged his foot to initiate contact with the leg of Travers when it would have been simpler for him to convert the chance.

Saka then calmly rolled the penalty into the net past a static Travers, his 16th league goal of the season met with relief around the stadium.

"I haven't seen the replay but I think he touches me," Havertz said. "I felt the contact and went down. For me it's a penalty. I said to the goalkeeper 'you touched me.'"

Bournemouth were more adventurous after the break, aided by Arsenal mistakes, and Solanke had a chance but his angled shot was easily saved by Raya.

Arsenal then doubled their lead with Rice setting up Trossard for a clinical finish.

There was still anxiety, though, and a crazy goalmouth scramble ended up with the ball in Arsenal's net but Solanke was adjudged to have impeded Raya with minimal contact.

In the end, Arsenal won with a flourish and will now focus on beating Manchester United and Everton in their final two games and hope that City falter.

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