West Ham United have confirmed that the club will be visiting the USA this summer - as exclusively revealed here on KUMB last month.
The Hammers will visit Seattle and North Carolina during an 11-day tour of the East and West Coasts, as reported on this website on 6 April.West Ham will face the MLS' Seattle Sounders on Tuesday, 5 July before facing NASL outfit Carolina RailHawks a week later on Tuesday, 12 July.
Slaven Bilic, speaking to the club's website said: "This is great news for everyone associated with West Ham United. We have been planning our pre-season preparations for a while now and when the opportunity was presented to travel to America, we were delighted to pursue it.
"I, my staff and the players are already excited about playing in the United States, and we are looking forward to taking the squad to new places, meeting new supporters and spreading the name and style of West Ham United far and wide.
"The main purposes of pre-season are to build up the players' fitness and sharpness while training and playing competitive matches. This tour will help us to do that and we are very much looking forward to it."
Tickets for the friendly with Seattle are already available on the Sounders' website.
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