2007 Grey Cup Game Sold Out
Published on November 19, 2007 under Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release
Toronto - The 2007 Grey Cup Festival Committee is thrilled to announce that 95th annual Grey Cup Championship on November 25 is sold out! With the competing teams solidified as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers prepare to face the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the first time ever in a Grey Cup game, all remaining seats sold out overnight. The capacity crowd at Rogers Centre on Sunday will be 52,230.
Brad Watters, General Manager, Grey Cup 2007, commented, "Our goal from day one was a sell out. We knew we could do this and are thrilled that the Toronto market has embraced Canada's game and welcomed it back after a 15 year absence. We welcome the battle of the Prairies to the Big Smoke as the party of the year will truly bring together Canadians from across our great nation!"
The Grey Cup Committee encourages fans to come down and experience all of the events this week. Details on the entire 2007 Grey Cup Festival can be found at www.cfylgreycup.ca.
An annual tradition celebrated by Canadians from coast-to-coast since 1909, the Grey Cup is Canada's largest professional sporting event. In addition to the thousands filling Rogers Centre on Sunday, November 25, the Grey Cup will be watched by millions of fans across Canada on CBC and RDS and in more than 160 countries around the globe. Toronto last hosted the Grey Cup in 1992 when Calgary defeated Winnipeg 24-10.
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