February 16, 2023 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Inter Miami CF News Release
As part of the exciting festivities ahead of Inter Miami CF’s home opener set for Feb. 25 (tickets available HERE!), the Club will be hosting its inaugural Media Match set to take place at DRV PNK Stadium on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Team names, rosters and head coaches for the 2023 Media Match were revealed today!
Team Heartbeat will take on Team La Noche and as for the coaching staff, drum roll, please…
The head coach of Team Heartbeat, the home side, will be Inter Miami and USMNT fullback, DeAndre Yedlin. The head coach of Team La Noche will be Inter Miami CF and Venezuelan international striker, Josef Martínez.
“I believe my team is going to win because we have a perfect balance of chemistry, international talent, mixed with U.S. talent, flair, hard work and loyalty. Pretty much every positive word you can say about a team, is involved in our team, and that’s really all I’m going to say, we’re gonna let the action do the talking. At the end of the day, it will be good to see our team come to victory and I’m excited to see what the celebrations are like. I might be in the middle of a few of them…,” said Team Heartbeat head coach Yedlin after unveiling his roster.
“See you on Tuesday. We will win because… how can we not?,” said Team La Noche head coach Martínez confidently following his team announcement.
The participants of the inaugural Inter Miami CF Media Match will go through a full Inter Miami media experience by receiving the full kit of the team they’ve been selected for upon arrival, followed by a team talk from coaches Yedlin and Martínez, will warm up on the pristine DRV PNK Stadium pitch led by Inter Miami CF Director of Performance Garrison Draper, and will be interviewed by Club broadcast talent, former MLS Coach of the Year and Media Match play-by-play and host Thomas Rongen.
Read on to see what the Head Coach Yedlin and Head Coach Martínez had to say about their rosters.
TEAM HEARTBEAT
HEAD COACH: DEANDRE YEDLIN
No. 2 | Donovan Campbell, Channel 7 Sports Reporter
“As Team Heartbeat, the home side, I knew I wanted to have a strong representation from right here in South Florida. Campbell is the definition of home field advantage. The South Florida native is also used to rigorous training sessions from his time in the U.S. Army and of course, he has selected the best number. I’m excited to see what Donovan will bring on the pitch.” – Head Coach, DeAndre Yedlin
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