'People love the underdog' - Cherries fans as far as the USA

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Life-long Bournemouth fan David Cordell, who lives in the United States, spoke to BBC Radio Solent's Fern Buckley about the club's pre-season tour, and says it is a sign of how far the Cherries have come.Bournemouth are in the USA ahead of the Premier League Summer Series which they are competing in alongside other English top-flight sides."We have Bournemouth fans all over the country - we're not as big as Manchester United or Liverpool, obviously, because we haven't had the same success. But a lot of people choose Bournemouth because we are the underdog."We try to persuade people to join us, who don't want to support one of the big six clubs. We play in the same colours as Atlanta so we get a lot of supporters from there."To see Bournemouth becoming a regular Premier League team under a great owner is very lucky and I hope Bill [Foley] will take us to places we've never dreamed about.On growing their fanbase: "We try to do some meet and greets. We have Steve Fletcher [former Bournemouth forward] coming to meet us before the game on Saturday and the club is organising a training session for fans in Chicago. It's good fun and really nice to get to know other fans.On the pre-season tour: "It would be nice to win some silverware, but this is all about preparation for the new season.The Cherries play Everton in New Jersey on Saturday (21:00 BST), before then taking on Manchester United in Chicago on 30 July (02:30) and finally West Ham in Atlanta on 3 August (19:00).Listen to the full interview on BBC Sounds.

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Morgan Gibbs-White signs new Nottingham Forest contract after Spurs transfer fury

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Morgan Gibbs-White signs new Nottingham Forest contract after Spurs transfer fury

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Celtic finish pre-season with victory as debutant hits decisive spot-kick and defender on target

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Celtic finish pre-season with victory as debutant hits decisive spot-kick and defender on target

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Phillies INF Edmundo Sosa injured vs. Yankees

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Phillies INF Edmundo Sosa injured vs. Yankees

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