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Ticket Pre-Sale to Club América's Socio Águila USA Fan Club Members Starts Tomorrow General Public On-Sale this Friday, June 10

CARSON, CALIFORNIA (Monday, June 6, 2011) - The Home Depot Center, owned and operated by AEG Facilities, will host a summer international friendly, billed as 'Reto Águila II presented by La Curacao and LG' on Wed., July 13 at 7 p.m. featuring Club América vs. Atlas, both of Mexico's first division. This is the second edition of Reto Águila, in which Club América hosts a friendly at The Home Depot Center, which was launched in December 2010.

Starting as low as $25, tickets will be available in a discounted pre-sale for Socio Águila USA fan club members, starting tomorrow, June 7, at 10 a.m. PT at Ticketmaster.com, homedepotcenter.com and at The Home Depot Center Box Office, open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets to the general public will be available this Friday, June 10 at 10 a.m. PT at all Ticketmaster outlets, online and by phone at 800-745-3000, at La Curacao locations and The Home Depot Center Box Office. Tickets are available in the following categories; $25 general admission; $35 sidelines; $50 midfield; and $100 fieldside. Available with the general on-sale on Friday, La Curacao will be offering 4-packs for $80, which includes four general admission tickets. Luxury suites, club seats and terrace cabana suites are also available for purchase by calling 877-604-8777.

Led by head coach Carlos Reinoso, Club América features several Mexican National Team stars. The game will mark the 12th time Club América has played in Carson, including winning the InterLiga tournament in 2008 and placing runner up in 2004 and 2007. Most recently, the Mexican super club hosted the National Team of Guatemala in the inaugural Reto Águila on Dec. 29, 2010, topping Guatemala 4-1.

\"This match will be a great opportunity to prepare us for Apertura 2011. It will be a game in which we can establish our rhythm and try-out our players,\" said Reinoso. \"This stadium has a state-of-the-art field, where we will be able to play good soccer and have contact with our great fan base in the United States.\"

Under the direction of new head coach Rubén Omar Romano, Reto Águila II will be Atlas' fifth appearance at The Home Depot Center, following three InterLiga runs in 2004, 2008 and 2009. In 2008, Atlas was the runner up to InterLiga Champion Club América.

Reto Águila II presented by La Curacao and LG is also sponsored by Brown-Forman's el Jimador Tequila brand and Farmers Insurance, both of which will receive extensive marketing and promotional rights during the game.

Tickets for Reto Águila II will be on sale to the general public this Friday, June 10. Media who have been issued 2011 MLS season credentials by either the LA Galaxy or Chivas USA will be honored for the July 13 match. Media inquiries may be directed to communications@homedepotcenter.com.

About Reto Águila presented by La Curacao and LG

Reto Águila is an a international soccer series that kicked-off in 2010, in which Club América challenges a top international soccer team during each of its pre-seasons. Club América has played at The Home Depot Center more than 10 times in the facility's eight-year history, and this year, Club America has challenged Club Atlas, one of Mexico's top teams as its contender in Reto Águila II. Club América defeated the National Team of Guatemala 4 to 1 in Reto Águila's first edition on Dec. 29, 2010. The winners of the challenge match will be crowned with the prestigious Reto Águila Cup.

About La Curacao

With 30 years of service, La Curacao is the leader of department stores among the Hispanic market and is ranked among the best 46 consumer electronics retailers in the United States by TWICE Magazine. Each of the 10 stores has more than 100,000 square feet for sales and services of major interest in the Latin Community, such as Curactel (telephone service for local and long distance), Travel Agency, Export, Money Transfer, Pasito.com (Internet provider) and restaurant Pollo Campero. For further information, visit www.lacuracao.com.

About The Home Depot Center

The Home Depot Center is southern California's home of world-class competition and training facilities for amateur, Olympic, collegiate and professional athletes. The $150 million, privately financed facility was developed and is operated by AEG on a 125-acre site on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) in Carson, California. The Home Depot Center features an 8,000-seat tennis stadium, a 27,000-seat stadium for soccer and other athletic competitions and outdoor concerts, a 10,000-seat facility for track & field and a 2,450-seat indoor Velodrome for track cycling. The Home Depot Center is home to two Major League Soccer teams, the Los Angeles Galaxy and Chivas USA. Named an Official U.S. Olympic Training Site, The Home Depot Center is also home of the United States Tennis Association's (USTA) High Performance Training Center, the national team training headquarters for the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) and Athletes' Performance, an international training center for elite and professional athletes. For more information, please visit www.homedepotcenter.com.

Contacts:

The Home Depot Center Communications // communications@homedepotcenter.com
Primetime Sports // (323) 655-5127