The sod is laid at Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium and Maryland's footie freaks are all geeked up for tomorrow night's sold out AC Milan-Chelsea match. The Baltimore Sun says there are a lot hopes riding on the match, including that of the Chelsea-bankrolled Baltimore Bays youth team.
The Sun also has a great slide show of Charm City soccer history that is worth checking out.

Yesterday, we learned the First XI for the MLS All Star Game versus Everton on July 29th. Everton has lost its two most recent matches against MLS sides in Chicago last year and Salt Lake the year before. (I bet you never read that in the British press). David Moyes team features American keeper Tim Howard and recent signing Anton Peterlin formerly of the Ventura County Fusion in the USL/PDL.

For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Soccer's Development Academy season will finish on a high note during Finals Week with the championship match in both age groups being broadcast live on ESPN Classic. Both matches will be played at U.S. Soccer's National Training Center at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

Three members of Missouri State men's soccer team played in the U19 Boy's title match Sunday at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship in Lancaster, Mass. Gerard Barbero, III, (So., Marietta, Ga.), Cameron Miller (So., Woodstock, Ga.) and Thomas Vania (So.