By Kim Sandoval
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June 27, 2016
Flying Horse to Host German Division 1 (Bundesliga) Soccer Team as a Part of Colorado Cup 2016 . During the week of July 10 – 16, Division 1 German soccer will come to Colorado Springs. FSV Mainz ’05, a division 1 Bundesliga team who competes in the same league with Bayern Munich (aka World Cup Champions), will be in Colorado Springs for one week of pre-season training and conditioning prior to the opening of their 2016-17 Bundesliga season. The team’s “headquarters” during their stay in Colorado Springs will be our own Lodge at Flying Horse , including all players, coaches, team management and sponsors. The week-long “Celebration of Soccer” will include a number of events centered around the team’s training sessions, which will be conducted at the U.S. Air Force Academy. These will include youth soccer camps and coaches’ clinics, as well “friendlies” games against the Colorado Springs Switchbacks and a Division 1 Mexican team yet to be announced. Organizer for the event is Funding Ones Freedom, owned by Justin Rose, a Colorado native, former professional soccer player and now an entrepreneur living and working in Frankfurt, Germany.