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Ottawa Fury FC expects to establish a North American Soccer League single-game attendance record when it hosts the New York Cosmos on Sunday.

“It was a goal of ours. We didn’t talk about it too much, but it was a goal,” John Pugh, Fury FC president and a partner in franchise owner Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group, said Thursday as the first-year soccer club practised at TD Place stadium.

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Pugh said he didn’t have an up-to-the-minute total of tickets sold but was assured that Fury FC would surpass the previous mark of 13,151 established by the San Antonio Scorpions.

“We want to build a fan base and get to the biggest number we possibly can,” he added.

Fury FC played home games during the spring portion of the NASL’s 2014 schedule at Carleton University’s Keith Harris Stadium, where capacity was 3,044. TD Place stadium has room for 24,000.