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For Charlie Davies, perhaps not securing a full transfer or loan extension was the best tactic
to take this winter after all.
Davies has been included on Sochaux's first-team roster for the club's league game at Stade
Rennes on Saturday, marking a major milestone for him and his quest to break back into the club's
lineup.
Featured image: Courtesy Dan Morrison and bethlehemsteelsoccer.org
The 1913-14 season saw the launch of the National Challenge Cup, the competition now known as
the US Open Cup, by the recently founded United States Football Association. While the National
Challenge Cup would quickly become the singular competition for the title of Champion of the United
States, the American Cup tournament had been founded in 1885 by the American Football Association,
the first soccer governing body in America.
OADBY TOWN 2-1 AMPTHILL TOWNSaturday 21st January 2012FA Vase 4th RoundGreene King ParkAfter what feels like a long time since I saw Oadby in action this is to be the first of two
consecutive Saturday home games for the Poachers. The last time I was down here for a games was on
December 3rd when they hosted Tipton Town in the last round of this competition.
The 2012 Chicago Fire season is almost here. The 2012 Chicago Fire preseason starts on Wednesday
if you count the players reporting for physicals as preseason. The team will start actually
training in Ave Maria, Florida on January 20. Preseason scrimmages on the calendar include January
29 vs. D.
Featured image: Courtesy of Dan Morrison and bethlehemsteelsoccer.org
Against the expectation of many in the US, the United States Football Association's first
international tour in Scandinavia in the summer of 1916 had been a great success. The cash-strapped
USFA had come out of the trip in the black—the Swedish FA had paid for the tour thanks to the
backing of a leading Swedish newspaper—and the team had performed well to garner a 3–1–2
record despite having been put together only days before departure to Europe without the benefit of
tryouts.
Preview: For those reading this (and that'd be you right now), this post is about more
than semantics in calling our sport "soccer" instead of "football". It is about defining our own
history with the sport and our own identity within the global game.
In the last few weeks we've been reading David Wangerin's (author of "Soccer in a Football World")
"Distant Corners" which chronicles the emergence of soccer in the United States.
ASFORDBY VILLAGE 0-3 GLENFIELD TOWN Saturday 1st October 2011 Leicestershire Intermediate
Cup 1st Round Parish Hall Ground, Main Street, Asfordby source: official website
Despite Oadby Town having a home game against Ibstock United I decided to give it a miss this
afternoon and take in a game in a 1st round tie of one of the Leicestershire & Rutland county cups.
ASFORDBY VILLAGE 0-3 GLENFIELD TOWN Saturday 1st October 2011 Leicestershire Intermediate
Cup 1st Round Parish Hall Ground, Main Street, Asfordby source: official website
Despite Oadby Town having a home game against Ibstock United I decided to give it a miss this
afternoon and take in a game in a 1st round tie of one of the Leicestershire & Rutland county cups.
D.C. United v Toronto FC
8/6/2011, Saturday, 7:30 PM
RFK Stadium
Last Four Head-to-Head:
4/16/11 3-0 D.C. United (a) (Pontius x2, Davies)
3/12/11 2-2 Draw (n) (Davies, Ngwenya; De Rosario, Santos) (Carolina Challenge Cup)
10/23/10 2-3 Toronto (h) (Quaranta, Moreno; De Rosario x2, Santos)
9/11/10 1-0 D.
Leicester City outfoxed by Real Madrid Leicester City 1 - 2 Real Madrid (30-07-11)nPower
Challenge Cup A warm EFW welcome to writer, artist, thinking women's Justin Bieber and Leicester
City fan, Ryan Hubbard... Did you know that Leicester has a Statue of Liberty? If you're from
Leicester you probably do, but if you're not, I have a photo to prove it.
SOURCE: REPUBLICASpeaking at the same press meet, ANFA President Ganesh Thapa said that
Nepal had a tough time securing the chance to host the final round of AFC Challenge Cup scheduled
for April 2012. Along with Nepal, Maldives and Palestine, which boast of better infrastructure than
Nepal, had also filed their bids to host the final round of tournament.
The glittering Football Association Challenge Cup - yup, that's its full name - was
displayed at the British Consulate in San Francisco earlier this month (AP Photo).
You can when holders Manchester City play the Galaxy at 1 p.m. at Home Depot Center (live on
ESPN).
Tickets, starting at $30, are still available.
Orlando Pirates vs Kaizer Chiefs Highlights Score 2011- Vodacom Challenge Video is a post from
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Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Orlando Pirates vs Kaizer Chiefs 2011 ( Pirates vs
Chiefs 2011) July 21, 2011- Thursday- Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Final score and result:- Orlando
Pirates vs Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 ( Tlou Segolelo) A [.
Johannesburg, 07 July, 2011 – adidas, the leading sports brand, has given Orlando Pirates
football club a new look home and away kit for the 2011/2012 season – which kicks off with the
Vodacom Challenge Cup next weekend. Following the popularity and success of last season's jersey,
adidas has stuck to the same clean and classic [.
Partnership equals profit.
The debate will always rage between the fans of a European game and the MLS system faithful: the
debate of relegation. This article is not about that. Relegation is not a reality in modern
American soccer, so let it rest. Instead the focus is on the relationship between Major League
Soccer (MLS) and the second tier North American Soccer League (NASL).
SOURCE: REPUBLICAKATHMANDU, June 10: All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) signed new
contracts with national team coach Graham Roberts on Friday. ANFA and Roberts agreed to sign a
contract for a-year long tenure, said ANFA in a press release.
Graham will look after national age group teams along side the national team.
Long time readers will remember my Weekend Roundup posts on the 4 overseas teams I follow. This
past offseason was very busy for the Rapids so I stopped doing the regular updates, but I figured
I'd do an end-of-season Roundup on them.
Queen of the South - Scotland Division OneQoS had a rough year due to the bath weather in
Scotland.
Fire assistant Leo Percovich -- Getty ImagesBRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- Chicago Fire assistant coach Leo
Percovich can chew out someone in one moment and be the nicest guy in the next.
On one end of the spectrum, Percovich brings necessary energy to training, as well as a strong
voice. That voice did land him a fine during the preseason's Carolina Challenge Cup, when he had a
few choice things to say to the officials.
Like a moth to the flame, we are often drawn to commenting on the shadowy underbelly of
football culture. Whether because it is under-reported, overlooked, or generally swept aside,
issues of football finance, supporter tension over club directives, or the vagaries of rules
administration provide ample fodder for analysis and debate.
The big news yesterday was that the Philadelphia Union signed two players and officially
announced another. Secondary was the release of the 2011 MLS Reserve League schedule.
After announcing the signing of Gabriel Farfan, the twin brother of Union midfielder Michael
Farfan, separately, the Union made public that the team had signed third round SuperDraft selection
Levi Houapeu (a midfielder/forward out of the University of Maryland Baltimore County) and former
trial player Keon Daniel (last played midfield for the Puerto Rico Islanders).
Fire rookie defender Jalil Anibaba -- ISI PhotosThe Chicago Fire defense went through a complete
makeover following last season, with a new scheme and a new cast of characters.
Veteran Cory Gibbs, Josip Mikulic and rookie Jalil Anibaba are the projected defensive starters
from left to right within this year's new three-back system.
TFC played their final two games in the Carolina Cup Challenge this week. On Wednesday the Reds
faced Charleston Battery. Here's how we lined up for that match:
TFC Starting XI: Stefan Frei, Ty Harden (Dan Gargan 46′), Nana Attakora
(Ashtone Morgan 46'), Dicoy Williams, Mikael Yourassowsky, Nick LaBrocca (Matt Gold 58′), Oscar
Cordon (Andrew Ornoch 63′), Nathan Sturgis, Jacob Peterson, Javier Martina, Keith Makubuya (Nick
Soolsma 70′)
I didn't get to watch this game, and apparently I didn't miss much.
The Chicago Fire and the Charleston Battery showed signs of a true rivalry with a chippy first
half in the last match of the Carolina Challenge Cup. Three red cards were shown and multiple
yellows all within 8 minutes secondary to some suspect refereeing.
The majority of the match was played 10 v 9 with Charleston down a man, and the score finished
without any goals.
Former Fire goalkeeper Andrew DykstraFor once in the Carolina Challenge Cup, the Chicago Fire did
not have to deal with a man disadvantage situation during Saturday's finale of the tournament. But
despite numerous chances on the offensive end, Chicago came up empty as the Fire played the host
Charleston Battery to a scoreless draw at Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, S.
We won the Carolina Challenge Cup and go undefeated in pre-season! What does that mean? Who knows.
We won this tournament last year and went from success to disaster as soon as the season began.
Nonetheless, I would rather win than lose. Come on real games!
(In pre-season....sigh)
Just a roundup of some thoughts in the aftermath of DC United's retention of the Carolina Challenge
Cup, in no particular order.
• • •
The McCarty-Boskovic combination isn't one that works in isolation. I think they can do well in
central midfield together, but only if they have a holder/destroyer behind them.
(In pre-season....sigh)
Just a roundup of some thoughts in the aftermath of DC United's retention of the Carolina Challenge
Cup, in no particular order.
• • •
The McCarty-Boskovic combination isn't one that works in isolation. I think they can do well in
central midfield together, but only if they have a holder/destroyer behind them.
Charlie Davies' early goal and Joseph Ngwenya's second-half strike earned D.C. United a 2-2 draw
with Toronto FC tonight in Charleston, South Carolina to help the Black-and-Red to their second
consecutive Carolina Challenge Cup win. United has 7 points through ...
Chicago Fire vs. Charleston Battery: LIVE STREAM 6:15pm CT
Tune in tonight at as the Chicago Fire take on former goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra and the
Charleston Battery in their last match of the Carolina Challenge Cup and their last match of the
preseason. Team writer Jeff Crandall and Battery president Andrew Bell, who announced the last
match against Toronto FC, will be making the live calls again tonight at 6:15pm CT on
Chicago-Fire.
- Big Apple Soccer with a run down of area players who will travel to Carson for the U-15 BNT
camp – Big Apple Soccer
- Chicago Fire claims Carolina Academy Challenge Cup championship – chicago-fire.com
- MLSSoccer.com takes a peek at CASL Chelsea FC, which has produced a number of current MLS
players – MLSSoccer.
DC United rode an early goal and benefited from a first half ejection as they took command of the
Charleston Challenge Cup. Should DC win next Saturday against the winless Tornoto FC, DC will have
clinched their second straight Charleston ...
For a team hoping to get a look at its offensive options heading into the 2011 Major League Soccer
season, the continual red cards are not helping the Chicago Fire's cause.
Uruguayan forward Diego Chaves was ejected in the 37th minute and the Fire fell to D.C. United,
1-0, on Wednesday at the Carolina Challenge Cup at Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, S.
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The Chicago Fire and D.C. United each won its first match at the Carolina Challenge Cup, but
something will have to give when the two teams meet tonight at Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston,
S.C.
The Eastern Conference foes will meet at 5 p.
I'm planning on bringing back the live chat for the final pre-season match on Saturday
night...in the meantime here are the starting line ups for the second match of the Carolina
Challenge Cup:
Fire
Conway; Anibaba, Mikulic, Gibbs; Ristic, Husidic, Pause, Pappa, Paul; Puerari, Chaves
DC United
Onstad; Barklage, White, Brasesco, Burch; Quaranta, Morsink, King, Fred; Davies,
Brettschneider
I'm particularly looking forward to the match up with USMNT forward Charlie Davies.
D.C. United took the U-15/16 division and the Chicago Fire won the U-17/18 division of the Carolina
Academy Challenge Cup - played in conjunction with a four-team profesional tournament in
Charleston, S.C.
In the younger age group, D.C. United played North Meck SC to a 1-1 draw on Saturday, but advanced
to the championship via a penalty shootout.
It's time again for the annual Carolina Challenge Cup. The Toronto FC squad are currently in
Charlston, South Carolina participating in their final preseason tournament before the 2011 season
kicks off. Canadian Andrew Ornoch has also joined up with the team as a trialist.
On Thursday, TFC faced Charlston College in a friendly game before the tournament.
Though it was not by design, the Chicago Fire's opening game of the eighth annual Carolina
Challenge Cup against Toronto FC turned into a strong preseason test.
Marco Pappa netted the game's lone goal and Chicago played down a man for about 55 minutes and hung
on to a 1-0 win over the Reds on Saturday in Charleston, S.
- Carolina Challenge Cup to feature four Development Academy clubs: Chicago Fire, D.C. United,
North Meck SC and South Carolina United – Charleston Battery
- MLS Academy presence strong in CONCACAF U-17 Final – MLSSoccer.com
- Goal.com takes a look at the Chivas USA Academies approach to mixed age groups – Goal.
Head Counsellor at "Camp Wannafooty"Dispatches from camp always have to be taken with a grain of salt. The campers often have a wide
variety of emotions from good to bad and send the strangest messages to their loved ones waiting
for news. TFC camp isn't all that different - lots of wide-eyed youngsters, surly camp veterans and
wily counsellors make for an adventurous few weeks where anything seems possible.
While some MLS teams are starting their pre-season training today, the Chicago Fire sent out a
press release with their entire pre-season schedule. Can you believe that there are just 61 days
until the start of the 2011 season?
Highlights include the Carolina Challenge Cup that is going to be hosted by the Charleston
Battery in Charleston, South Carolina.
