August 2 looks the most appropriate date. A final decision will depend on the Chelsea schedule for next season preparations, Yuri Zavarzin, Dynamo club Director General, said to Novosti. "This is our club's red-letter year. In 1945, the Dynamo made a triumphal show in Britain. It met formidable rivals-the Chelsea, the Arsenal, the Glasgow Rangers, and the Cardiff City. So a match with the Chelsea would come as peak of jubilee galas to commemorate the unforgettable tour."
In a symbolical coincidence, a landmark contract was signed yesterday. Envisaged for three years, it appoints ABM Sport Co. the Dynamo's technical sponsor. The ABM is official licenser of the British-based UMBRO company. The UMBRO is greatly flattered to join hands with one of Russia's foremost clubs, which won national championships on eleven occasions, and the National Cup on six, says Dave Hutson, UMBO regional manager for Eastern Europe.
Nine out of the Russian premier league sixteen clubs are wearing UMBRO uniforms. The Dynamo-Moscow was a first Russian soccer team to sign a contract with it. That was in 1992, when the team won bronze in the national games.
