Thierry Henry now says that a replay would be the fair thing, but FIFA won't have any of it. Roy
Keane thinks FAI should drop the cause and move on, and France's coach Raymond Domenech seems just
happy to have qualified.
The KC Star got in on the act today, as Matt Schofield chimes in on the story, laying out the
details for those who haven't yet heard of them and offering a modern-day morality lesson.
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There's all kinds of MLS and soccer lovin' going around this morning in our fine land. Devin
Barclay, now a rock star on Ohio State's campus, played parts of five seasons in MLS from
2001-2005. He suited up for Tampa Bay, San Jose, D.C. United and the Columbus Crew before hanging
up the cleats and--eventually--picking up some other cleats.
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The playoff scenarios are mind-boggling.
It is actually possible for United to find its way into the MLS Cup playoffs regardless of win,
loss or draw tonight, but the likelihood is very slim if the Black-and-Red come away with anything
but a victory in Kansas City. The Wizards cannot make it to the post-season, but will certainly
come out hoping to put on a show for their fans in the last home game of the year.
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Mike Sorber, SLU and US MNT Assistant Coach
Annually one of the best get-togethers in the state, Coach Eddie Horn is regularly able to lure
some of the best teams from both St Louis and Kansas City to his home field. There are 3 games
today and 3 on Saturday that we'll be tracking. By the way, that's US Men's National team assistant
coach, and volunteer SLU Coach, Mike Sorber scouting games at a previous Firley event.
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Mike Sorber, SLU and US MNT Assistant Coach
Annually one of the best get-togethers in the state, Coach Eddie Horn is regularly able to lure
some of the best teams from both St Louis and Kansas City to his home field. There are 3 games
today and 3 on Saturday that we'll be tracking. By the way, that's US Men's National team assistant
coach, and volunteer SLU Coach, Mike Sorber scouting games at a previous Firley event.
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The initial concept renderings for our project in Kansas City, Kansas.
Today, the Kansas City Star Editorial Board weighed in on our proposed stadium project in Kansas
City, Kansas. The piece highlights many aspects of our vision for the future of the club, including
our commitment to both Kansas and Missouri.
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After today's training session, some clowns from the Ringling Bros, Barnum & Bailey circus that is
in town through Sunday this weekend stopped by to taking on some of our players at Swope. Our guys
included in the game: Matt Besler, Adam Cristman, Eric Kronberg, Kevin Souter and Graham Zusi. The
Wizards ended up winning the game, but those clowns could play a bit.
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In a battle of teams sitting at the bottom of the Eastern Conference the Wizards made the most
of a huge Jorge Rojas mistake to score the only goal in a game where the winning team just made one
less mistake than the loser.
A Josh Wolff goal that came off a Claudio Lopez breakaway rebound allowed the Wizards to come
home with 6 points out of a possible 9 in this 3 game East coast swing.
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From the KC Star comes word of new discussions regarding the location of a KC Wizards soccer
specific stadium
The Kansas Speedway area has emerged as the new choice for a long-sought Wizards soccer stadium
in a sweeping proposal that would include at least 4,000 new Cerner Corp. jobs.
The developer working for OnGoal LLC, the owner of the Kansas City Wizards, has prepared a
stadium plan for a site owned by Nebraska Furniture Mart.
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From the KC Star comes word of new discussions regarding the location of a KC Wizards soccer
specific stadium
The Kansas Speedway area has emerged as the new choice for a long-sought Wizards soccer stadium
in a sweeping proposal that would include at least 4,000 new Cerner Corp. jobs.
The developer working for OnGoal LLC, the owner of the Kansas City Wizards, has prepared a
stadium plan for a site owned by Nebraska Furniture Mart.
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United kicks off its five game homestand tonight by taking on the Kansas City Wizards (7:30 p.m.
ET, Comcast SportsNet HD). The playoff picture right now is a little messy, but a few wins over the
five games at RFK Stadium will go a long way towards securing a spot in the post-season.
As you likely know, the team will be without Marc Burch (ankle surgery on Sunday) and Dejan
Jakovic (bi-lateral hernia repair) for the next 2-3 weeks.
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The World Cup.
Today, Matt Schofield of the KC Star blogged about bringing the FIFA World Cup to Kansas City. Read
Matt's post, then head to www.goUSAbid.com and sign the petition if you haven't already. If you
have, MAKE SURE TO INVITE YOUR FRIENDS. It's truly vital that all soccer fans in the city support
the effort.
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Jack Jewsbury signs autographs after a clinic at Northeast Elementary Thursday. Photo taken from KC
Star website.
Yesterday, nine Wizards players and members of the Wizards Wives Club headed to Northeast
Elementary School in the Kansas City Missouri School District to donate items collected during the
Stuff the Bus school supply drive surrounding our match against the Galaxy.
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Claudio Lopez playing the ball in the FIFA Club World Cup while still with Club America in December
of 2006.
As you have probably seen this morning (or late yesterday) on the KC Star website or on Mike's Down
the Byline, we are hosting a match between Claudio Lopez's former team Club America and arch rivals
Club Deportivo Guadalajara (Chivas) at Arrowhead Stadium.
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Lots of hype going on around our bid to host FIFA World Cup matches should the USA bid be
successful in 2018 or 2022. Make sure to comment on these stories wherever possible and let them
know that your excited about the potential of games coming to KC. Also, sign the petition at
www.goUSAbid.com to show your support.
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With yesterday's appointment of Peter Vermes as the Interim Head Coach, the Kansas City Star spent
some quality time with the Wizards. Not only did Terez Paylor make it out to the press conference
for some words from the new on-field leader and some players, but Matt Schofield of the Editorial
Board threw out an interesting name for the new full-time Head Coach.
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Randy Covitiz at the Star is reporting that Wizards technical director, Peter Vermes is to be named
the team's interim coach tomorrow morning at a press conference. Whether that happens or not, it's
a bit of a shocking move that he's being named coach. Although he was one of the people considered
for both the coaching openings in Seattle and Philadelphia, it's surprising.
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Rauwshan McKenzie battles with the Galaxy's Alan Gordon last weekend.
Today, a few stories came out after Zoltan's introduction press conference yesterday. Terez Paylor
of the KC Star chimes in, focusing on the language barrier. The Kansas City Kansan's Nick Sloan
offered up his version of the story.
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Of examining David Beckham and his loan/commitment/etc. Read Terez Paylor's story and let them know
what you think about the situation. There are still a handful of tickets left if you haven't
obtained yours yet. www.Ticketmaster.com/kcwizards.
The Guardian from England also weighed in on the subject.
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From the KC Star comes this announcement The United States Youth Soccer Association is planning
to hold its national youth soccer championships in Kansas City's biggest suburb from July 20-25
2010. An official announcement about the tourney is expected next month.
The national championships are the culmination in a series of events known as the U.
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From the KC Star comes this announcement The United States Youth Soccer Association is planning
to hold its national youth soccer championships in Kansas City's biggest suburb from July 20-25
2010. An official announcement about the tourney is expected next month.
The national championships are the culmination in a series of events known as the U.
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First, Jack Jewsbury was delayed twice at KCI waiting for a plane from Colorado. Then, Atlas was
delayed by about six hours due to a storm in Chicago. They were scheduled to arrive in St. Louis at
around 10:45 last night. Well, they didn't get here until more like 4:45 a.m. Atlas was originally
scheduled to train today at 10 a.
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Onalfo was the chief scout of opposing teams during his time with the U.S. National Team.
The final installment of the week-long All-Access series is here. This time around, Ryan Young
focused on scouting and the preparations for an opponent. Check out the story here, then offer your
thoughts.
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The Wizards have gone 3 games without a win, and some fans have started to get a little frustrated
with the results. Many fans are calling for some changes to be made to the team, whether it be as
minor as lineup changes, or bringing in new players. Well, it looks like the Wizards could be on
track to bring in some new players.
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Garvey Scott's photo from yesterday's All-Access session with Technical Director Peter Vermes.
If you ever wanted to go inside the mind or office of Technical Director Peter Vermes, Ryan Young
provided you with that opportunity. Take a look at today's story from the KC Star's All-Access
series to see what Vermes does on a day of international scouting.
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This time around, Mr. Ryan Young focuses on the aspect of international players joining the
squad--something unique to soccer in this country. While baseball also sees many international
players, the team-to-team transfer system is quite different, and there are far more international
soccer (err-football) leagues than baseball leagues.
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The Star ran a picture today of Hirsig keeping his feet healthy.
This week, the Kansas City Star will be spending a week up close and personal with the Kansas City
Wizards. Ryan Young had access to the locker room and bench Saturday, something a reporter seldom
gets to see. His first report came out today, and he plans on writing one each day of the week.
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Besler trimmed the bushes at his parents' house in OP Monday.
The Kansas City Star All-Access series continued Monday on the team's day off. Ryan Young spent the
day with Wizards rookies Matt Besler and Graham Zusi at the Besler residence in Overland Park. The
rookies are living in Matt's childhood home, for now, while they save money and look for suitable
apartments.
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Congrats to goalkeeper Kevin Hartman on winning the Week 11 MLS Save of the Week award for his
outstanding effort against Chris Klein of the LA Galaxy. Hartman was also featured this week in a
lengthy story by Pete Grathoff in the KC Star. Check out the story here and the save below (around
the 2:50 mark).
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Here's a sampling of today's (English language) media coverage of the match.
From San Jose, Costa Rica:
Steve Goff / Washington Post
- A game preview focusing on Saprissa Stadium
- The front page of Sports today
- Steve Goff's blog: Soccer Insider
Michael Lewis / bigapplesoccer.
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First of all, MLS Philly 2010 became Philadelphia Union today. I like the name and the logo. Check
out their brand sheet:
This isn't necessarily Wizards or soccer-related news, but it is certainly information and
blog-related news. Washington Post columnist Howard Kurtz today offered up a thoughtful piece on
the future of newspapers and the news industry in times that see newspapers laying off employees
and threatening to suspend operations on a regular basis.
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Onalfo after last year's late-season win over New England.
Some of you noticed in the notables from the April 23 match that Coach Onalfo was nearly in a very
serious car accident on his way to the stadium that night. For full details, check out this story
from Cole Young of the KC Star and this story from Curtis Kitchen of kcwizards.
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Conrad's bobblehead will be in the cockpit as the plane flys over CAB next Thursday.
As many of you know by now, our April 23 home game will feature a fly over by a B2 Bomber from
Whiteman Air Force Base. As part of the event, Whiteman was kind enough to invite several members
of the organization out yesterday for a tour of the base, a look inside the cockpit of the B2 and a
clinic for kids on base.
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It's a possibility. U.S. Soccer released the list of stadiums and municipalities contacted about
becoming a World Cup host venue should our country win the bid for either the 2018 or 2022 FIFA
World Cups. In all, 50 metro areas and 70 stadiums are on the full list. Check that out at
ussoccer.com.
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