LA JOLLA, Calif. – World-renowned soccer club Manchester United wrapped up training at UC San Diego's Triton Soccer Stadium and RIMAC Fields last week. The Premier League side was in the United States to take part in a preseason tour, playing four matches across the country. ManU held its training at UC San Diego during its US stay.
Manchester United was not the first pro team to train on the UC San Diego campus in recent years. Toronto FC of Major League Soccer trained here earlier this winter prior to the 2023 season, and fellow MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps FC have trained here twice since 2020. In 2018, AS Roma of Italian Serie A
prepped for the International Champions Cup at the Tritons' facility in La Jolla.
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After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
