California Clasico Rescheduled For September Due To Power Outages

PALO ALTO, CA — The California Clasico, the Bay Area's biggest summer sporting event and the San Jose Earthquakes' annual match against the LA Galaxy at Stanford Stadium, was rescheduled from Saturday to September 24th due to a power outage at Stanford from the Edgewood Fire.

“We were informed by Stanford University that the issues they are experiencing on campus this week are going to prevent the California Clasico from taking place Saturday,” Earthquakes President Jared Shawlee said. “We appreciate Major League Soccer and the LA Galaxy for swiftly coming to an agreement on a rescheduled date that would allow us to keep this match and all its pageantry at Stanford Stadium. We are looking forward to putting on a spectacular event for our community in September.”

All tickets purchased will carry over to the new date.

A sellout crowd of 50,000 fans was expected to file into Stanford Stadium on Saturday for the annual California Classico.

The team usually plays its home games at PayPal Park in San Jose, the match against the rival Galaxy takes place at the larger Stanford Stadium once a year.

The team planned to donate more than 3,700 tickets to military members and their families.

No other Bay Area sporting event during the summer months draws more than 50,000 fans during the summer months, according to the Earthquakes. The match was returning after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.