Borussia Dortmund enjoy commercial success in the United States
By Oliver Campo
BVB in The Windy City
Apart from a win over Pep Guardiola (which feels particularly good regardless what kind of match it is), the players got their real taste of America after arriving in Chicago, Illinois for the International Champions Cup in July. Christian Pulisic and Maximilian Philipp both spent time with the 2016 World Series winners The Chicago Cubs.
😱 Großes Abenteuer für @cpulisic_10 und Maxmilian Philipp:
— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) July 29, 2018
⚾ Beim weltbekannten @MLB-Team Chicago @Cubs tauschten die Beiden Fußball gegen Baseball und zeigten ihre Skills mit dem unbekannten Spielgerät. 🇺🇸 #bvbusa pic.twitter.com/PMW6AADyEF
Following a training session, the promotional tour for Borussia Dortmund took off. Pulisic was the main attraction along with stars like Marco Reus and Mario Gotze. It didn’t take away from what others did on the tour. Nuri Sahin, Sebastian Rode, Dan-Axel Zagadou, and Emma partnered with the Special Olympics at the Unified Cup to support the competition.
'It's always special to be there for people who need us,' @BVB midfielder @nurisahin tells @jamiewatson77 at @SpecialOlympics Unified Games #ICCinCHI pic.twitter.com/OoFtYf2ftW
— Relevent Sports (@releventsports) July 20, 2018
Pulisic exchanged jerseys with Chicago Bulls player Cristiano Felicio. Lars Ricken enjoyed tailgating for the Manchester City game. It started the first leg of the tour strongly. Borussia Dortmund then looked forward to North Carolina and Liverpool.