20 July 2024

last day in Sweden and bittersweet

We have a fun day planned, no soccer for first time on tour. 

although the Gothia Cup Finals are played and of course some of the kids go and watch.

They shop, sightsee, and just hang out as we say bye to our 11s and 10s tonight so most hang out together.

its pretty cool to see how  the older kids welcome the younger kids to hang with them as we got really close on this tour.

I take the bus with the 10s and 11s to Copenhagen airport, departure is 10 pm.  We arrive early and Coach Cannon is in charge of checking in the kids for the flights.

European departures are always fun as the airports are crazy.  

While that happens I now take the 10s and Coach Andrews group to a hotel in Copehagen as that group departs in 2 more days. 

Fun night as our rooms are not ready and we finally get settled in around 5 am.  Very long day.

In the meantime, Coachs Eddie, Matt, Greg, Tiff, and Dennis take 9 pm ferry to Frederikshavn, Denmark and then a bus to Hjorring.

They arrive without any issues and enjoy cabins this year, a little different accomodation.

I am tired!

Some cool facts about Gothia Cup

total of 1911 participating teams from 72 nations, During the tournament, 4820 matches were played on 142 fantastic pitches all over Gothenburg and the surrounding area.
The tournament offered a goal-rich experience with a total of 21,296 goals with lots of excitement and drama. 

Ciao

Ed