While you may be enjoying the silence or not, ZZ is under going some strategic change right now.
We are in the midst of rethinking how we can better serve our community. We have been talking to
many members behind the scenes, developing partnerships and discussing a lot of things off
line.
While we are gearing up for some exciting and refreshing things to come, we hope that you will
reach out to others in the ZZ family and share your football life with others.
Opening night proved to be a double route as the Revs and Rapids drummed their opponents. Both
New England and Colorado threw out the gravel, greased the wheels and drove right over their
competitors.
The Revs started strong - coming out with the intention to get back at the Dynamo for snuffing
them in the Cup.
A name change for the spirit of our community is something we are discussing. As a founder of
Ziga-Zoga, who came up with our name, we have been discussing the effectiveness of our name and
it's recognition globally.
For those not familiar with the history of Ziga-Zoga and where it comes from please read the
story behind the name here (written before we became a global community): http://tinyurl.
Click to Play Another great save from the Texas Pro Soccer Fest, from Friday night's Toronto
FC-D.C. United match. Toronto keeper Brian Edwards reacts quickly to deflect away a rocket by
D.C. United striker Cezar.
Click to Play Video from Sunday's Houston Dynamo-D.C. United match at the Texas Pro Soccer
Festival. Houston's Pat Onstad makes one great save in the 71st to keep the Dynamo up 1-0, then
after D.C. equalizes in the 78th, Onstad makes another great save with a few minutes remaining to
preserve a draw and give Houston the first-ever Texas Pro Soccer Festival championship trophy.
On Sunday, the first Texas Pro Soccer Fest wrapped up at Steele High School in Cibolo with the
Houston Dynamo and D.C. United playing out a 1-1 draw, and Toronto FC defeating Chivas USA 3-2.
Both Houston and D.C. entered the early match with wins in their first two matches, so their
matchup was for the tournament trophy.
On Saturday afternoon, the Texas Pro Soccer Festival took a little time off from serious
football for a little fun and fundraising.
In New Braunfels, a host of reality show TV stars and former professional soccer players
gathered at New Braunfels High School for a charity match for Grassroot Soccer and Footballers For
Peace.
After ten goals on Wednesday night, Friday's Texas Pro Soccer Fest doubleheader at Steele High
School in Cibolo was much more about quality defense and being opportunistic on the attacking
end.
In the first match of the night, Toronto FC and D.C. United were headed for a goalless draw
until the 84th minute, when D.
Eddie Griffin speaks with D.C. United head coach Tom Soehn and star forward Jaime Moreno
following one of their Texas Pro Soccer Fest practices at Soccer International in Schertz, TX.Â
As promised, here are a few tips for aspiring footballers courtesy of Chivas USA's Ante Razov.
Razov has three main musts to help pave the way for success:
1) Practice a lot.
2) You have to love the game, and have that competitive edge every day.
Last night, the trio of Texas Pro Soccer Fest doubleheaders kicked off, and if you weren't able
to make it to Steele High School in Cibolo, you missed a lot of goals.
In the first match of the night, Houston Dynamo jumped out to a three-goal lead early in the
second half, but had to hold off a late Toronto FC comeback to win 4-3.
It's Eddie checking in again, shortly before I head off to catch tonight's TPSF doubleheaders in
Cibolo.
This evening, the Texas Pro Soccer Fest kicks off in earnest with the first of three
doubleheaders at Steele High School, but if you were out at the Soccer International fields this
morning, there was an extremely spirited and intense scrimmage between D.
Hey all, I'm Eddie Griffin. I regularly write for Soccerlens, but I'll be covering the Texas Pro
Soccer Festival for Ziga-Zoga live from the San Antonio area.
The games don't underway on Wednesday night, when two-time defending MLS champion Houston Dynamo
take on Toronto FC at 6, and DC United go up against Chivas USA at 8:30.
At 12:00 CST tickets for the 1st ever Texas Pro Soccer Festival go on sale at the event website
here. Make sure you act fast if you really want to go as seats are limited and we
are expecting the event to sell quickly. Since this is the 1st six game exhibition series and
training camp in South Texas I'm sure the soccer community can't wait to see the teams in
action.
