Crystal Palace are back from a succesful pre-season tour of the United States - make sure you relive all the best bits from across the pond below!
That's that for Crystal Palace's pre-season tour - thanks for being with us every step of the way.
Re-live all the bet moments on and off the pitch below!
Palace have won it!
The Eagles are Stateside Cup champions after beating Wolves and West Ham - read all about it HERE.
It's matchday, and the Palace fans arriving at the Raymond James Stadium have been treated to a visit from Adam Wharton, Cheick Doucoure, Mofe Jemide, Caleb Kporha and Asher Agbinone.
A visit from a significant figure in Palace’s history during open training in Tampa, as Mark Lindsay – one of the club’s first black players – swung by to chat to the first-team squad.
Lindsay signed during Bert Head’s tenure and featured under Malcolm Allison, before moving to the United States to join the Tampa Bay Rowdies, where he has lived ever since.
He caught up with Brighty – check out their chat below…
Did we mention that things were heating up?
If you thought Baltimore was hot, then Tampa is another level. That didn’t stop the manager putting the players through their paces, however, in front of an army of Palace fans at the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ stadium.
The Eagles are training ahead of the Stateside Cup decider against West Ham tomorrow night...
The Eagles have landed.
Palace are in Florida for the second leg of their US tour, preparing to take on West Ham on Saturday night - but there is plenty more in store.
Oliver Glasner and several first-team players will be joining us at our fan event in Tampa, while there is an open training session tomorrow morning with a big crowd expected after more than a thousand people supported the team in Baltimore.
We're running a special last-chance 'Buy One, Get One Free' offer on tickets for Saturday's game against West Ham in Tampa!
We'll face our London rivals West Ham United this Saturday, 3rd August (kick-off 19:00 EDT local time / 00:00 BST Sunday UK time) at the Raymond James Stadium, which seats around 69,000 and is home to NFL outfit Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
To redeem your 'Buy One Get One Free' offer, click here to find out more. This offers ends August 2nd.
The second half of our day sees us journey to Tampa, Florida, for more festivities, football and memories.
Get those bags packed and passports in hand, boys!
What a jam-packed first half of the tour it's been already.
Check out some more of the bits from Maryland earlier this week, below...
Well... that was Maryland – what a special half-a-week that was!
Last night, at the Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Jeff Schlupp, Jordan Ayew and Asher Agbinone scored fantastic goals as Crystal Palace saw off Wolves 3-1 in their Stateside Cup pre-season opener in Annapolis.
After the game, we caught up with manager Oliver Glasner...
... goalscorer Schlupp...
... and Academy lads – one of whom scored a memorable goal – Justin Devenny and Agbinone.
These are the moments they dream of!
Right, we're off to the exciting surroundings of the Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Maryland...
And if you're not able to join us there, with Palace TV+, you'll be able to watch Palace's games against Wolves (kicking off TONIGHT – Thursday, 1st August, 01:00 BST UK time) in Maryland, and West Ham in Tampa later this week, both in the Stateside Cup; as well as our pre-season finale against Nantes at Selhurst Park.
Choose from a Palace TV+ pre-season bundle for just £19.99 for access to each of these matches live and on-demand (the full 90 minutes), wherever you are in the world^, until Wednesday 14th August 2024. The pre-season bundle pass is a one-off payment that does not auto-renew.
Please note: the pre-season bundle pass only enables access to the live broadcasts and on-demand repeats of the pre-season matches, and not other premium Palace TV content.
^Please also note that our match against Nantes cannot be viewed by users in France.
Looking for more benefits? A Palace TV+ subscription is included in all our Gold, Junior Gold and International Membership and Season Ticket+ packages – granting you not only access to live broadcasts of our pre-season matches, but also exclusive Premier League ticket access, digital matchday programmes and more! Explore our 24/25 Memberships here.
From one capital to another... Crystal Palace have made their way to Washington D.C.
American politics is a long-running battle between red and blue, but sometimes the two can come together - never more so than when the red and blue of Crystal Palace are in town.
The players and staff were given a tour of the Capitol building before heading out into D.C. to do some more sightseeing - including the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and plenty more.
Oliver Glasner and the travelling players also met with Maryland senator Chris van Hollen, who is working to promote football in the United States - and was gifted a Crystal Palace scarf by the manager.
The two had plenty to speak about, including the Chris Richards, the US hosting the World Cup in 2026 and the importance of opening up 'soccer' to children of all backgrounds.
Check out the best shots of Oliver Glasner and co. in the gallery!
Palace visited the Orioles yesterday, but now we have a chance to live it through the eyes of one of the few members of the squad who knows his way around a baseball match.
USMNT player and Palace defender Chris Richards was armed his own old-school camcorder, and sent out to record Palace's visit to the Baltimore Orioles.
Richards captured the pitchside action as Oliver Glasner threw the first pitch, and all the searing analysis from the players’ personal box – check it out in the video!
The Eagles' work well and truly got started yesterday – and we've now got the first Palace TV edit from Baltimore for you to enjoy below.
More coming soon...
Palace were greeted by more than 1,000 fans in Baltimore as they headed out to train before meeting Wolves, with UMBC turning red and blue for Glasner’s side.
The Eagles put on a show for the travelling fans, with some sensational goals bringing the noise to UMBC.
After the players trained, they headed across to sign autographs and pose for selfies, capping a special day for the local Palace supporters.
Check out the best shots in the gallery!
The Palace takeover of Baltimore continued after the Eagles’ arrival yesterday, with the crowds at Camden Yards treated to some red and blue pre-match entertainment.
Oliver Glasner stepped out to throw the first pitch at the Baltimore Orioles, with Chris Richards, Rob Holding, Joel Ward, Dean Henderson, Remi Matthews and Cheick Doucoure also presented to the crowds.
Richards later made a special appearance on American TV, joining the broadcasters in the commentary box and presenting a Crystal Palace scarf to the two of the voices of Major League Baseball.
There was even a rendition of 'Glad All Over', with the cameras zooming in on the Palace box as the club's anthem boomed around downtown Baltimore.
Pre-season tour 2024 is beginning to heat up - quite literally.
Palace were out on the training pitch in the summer sunshine in Baltimore, with temperatures reaching 34 degrees celsius (or 94 degrees Fahrenheit for our American supporters).
Oliver Glasner and his staff were putting the players through their paces for the first time since touchdown in USA.
Here come Palace, arriving in Baltimore for the first leg of the 2024 pre-season tour...
Palace are back in the States for a second season running, and this is the place to get all the latest.
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