Ahead of its third season in USL Soccer's Premier Development League, the Ventura County Fusion men's soccer team has announced a schedule of seven friendlies against professional and international opposition.

The opposition includes MLS clubs Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders and Chivas USA, Japanese cup holders Oita Trinita, Chinese Super League champion Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C., and Swedish clubs GAIS Gothenburg and Hammarby.

Feb. 8 Real Salt Lake, Buena High, 5 p.m.
Feb. 11 Seattle Sounders, Buena High, 7 p.m.
Feb. 14 Oita Trinita, Home Depot Center
Feb. 16 GAIS Gothenburg, Buena High, 7 p.m.
Feb. 21 Hammarby, Home Depot Center
March 1 Charity game at College of the Canyons vs. Chivas USA (Michael Hoefflin cancer foundation)
Unknown Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. (private game)

"Fans can pre-purchase special 3-game admission packages to all the exhibition games (adult $25, youth $20, family pack [2 adult & 2 youth] $80) or pay by the game (adult $10, youth $8, family pack [2 adult & 2 youth] $30). Tickets can be purchased in advance online at www.vcfusion.com; at the Ventura County Fusion Office, 701 E. Santa Clara St., Suite #42, Ventura, CA 93001; and at Xtreme Soccer, 23777 N. Oxnard Blvd., Oxnard, CA 93036. Tickets purchased at the games will be available at $15 for adults and $10 for youth." -- VCFusion.com