Pompey's American adventures of the past
Chief executive Mark Catlin has already spoken to New York Cosmos officials over the idea.
Crossing the Atlantic in the interests of preparation for the campaign ahead is not a new concept to the Blues.
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Hide AdUnder Steve Cotterill, they embarked on such trips in the summers of 2010 and 2011.
However, they recorded just the one win in open play, while the travelling was blighted by delays.
Here we take a closer look at Pompey’s pre-season games across the pond...
July 14, 2010
Club America 2 Pompey 1
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
The opening match of the tour ended in defeat, with Tom Kilbey getting a consolation.
July 17, 2010
Ventura County Fusion 1
Pompey 2
Ventura College Stadium, California
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Hide AdMarlon Park and David Nugent were the scorers in front of a 700 crowd to collect a first win of Pompey’s stay.
July 21, 2010
FC Edmonton 1 Pompey 1
Commonwealth Stadium,
Alberta, Canada
Nadir Ciftci netted in a 1-1 draw against the Canadian side, sending the fixture into a penalty shootout.
Pompey won that event 5-4, with Liam O’Brien producing the winning save, to collect the Edmonton Cup.
July 24, 2010
DC United 4 Pompey 0
RFK Stadium, Washington
A crowd of 9,987 saw Pompey end their trip in disappointing circumstances with a 4-0 defeat in Washington.
July 21, 2011
Charleston Battery XI 2
Pompey 2
Blackbaud Stadium, South Carolina
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Hide AdThe first match of Cotterill’s second tour of America kicked off with a draw against a select XI side.
The Blues had to fight back from a two-goal deficit thanks to Sean Flatley’s own goal and Greg Halford’s 75th-minute header.
July 27, 2011
Charleston Battery 0
Pompey 0
Blackbaud Stadium, South Carolina
Cotterill’s men ended their American tour with a goalless draw.
A crowd of 3,245 turned up for the encounter, among those in attendance were co-owner Roman Dubov and chief executive David Lampitt.