On Friday, Team Stars & Stripes had its final walkthrough before the big game. Â The Tazon de Estrellas kicks off on Saturday, December 19 at 12:00 (1:00pm ET) as Team Stars & Stripes take on the Tec Monterrey All-Stars. Â The action will air live via a webcast on GlobalFootball.com
Before the walkthrough, the players and staff took a team photo. Multiple local media outlets attended the photo opportunity. Also, visiting Mexico to enjoy the experience, not to mention the warmer climate, were numerous loyal family members of Team Stars & Stripes who made the trip here to support the hard working football players.
Team Stars & Stripes head coach Bill Manlove and Global Football President Patrick Steenberge attended a press conference, which had a very positive turn out, underlining the importance of the event on the local football landscape.
During the press conference, Coach Manlove was asked questions about Team Stars & Stripes, the event, and comparing football in the United States to football in Mexico.
“Coach Frank Gonzalez is a very good coach and we expect the Mexican team to be very good as a result,” he said.  “It will be a challenge, and we can only hope our players are ready to play.  We hope we have some playmakers, because one will certainly not do.
“I am an old school coach, so I coach my football teams with special teams, defense, and offense and in that order.
“The main difference in US football compared to here is our players play at a very young age. Â Many of our players will have 12 to 15 years experience.
“If you want to improve your football program even more in Mexico, I feel you need to add more high school and youth leagues to bring up athletes to the college teams.”
The Tazon de Estrellas clash between Team Stars & Stripes and the Tec Monterrey All-Stars will air live via a webcast on GlobalFootball.com at 1pm U.S. Eastern Time on Saturday, December 19. Â A Spanish-language broadcast will be available from the Tec de Monterrey Campus Estado de Mexico through technology developed and made available by Cambridge, Massachusetts-based YouCastr and will provide all the action to a Global American football audience for a viewing fee of $5. Â Fans can access the game through the home page of www.GlobalFootball.com http://www.GlobalFootball.com