A new youth soccer tournament created by the merger of the Chesterfield United Icebreaker and the
Kickers Invitational, The Ultimate Cup tournament features a Girls and Boys weekend, scheduled to
launch February 24-26, 2012 and March 2-4, 2012. Applications are available; click here for the
Girls Weekend application, and here for the Boys Weekend application.
The age-old debate about playing on natural grass versus an artifical surface doesn't seem to be as
controversial as it was 10-years ago.
A large part of that may be with the new technological advances in the new field turf, as well as
the large growth of artificial fields all over the United States.
The 2011 version of the NVSC Battlefield Tournament will take place October 8th and 9th. The
official list of accepted teams was released yesterday and can be seen on their tournament
website.
VASoccerNews will be providing updates both days on our Twitter page:
@VASoccerNews.
The man they called the "White Pele" never failed to reiterate his opinion on having game to be
played on artificial surface after made known to the media a day earlier.
"To me personally, I think good football should be played on natural grass and artificial surface
shall be used by small children in training instead.
Oooh, natural grass pitch!The Nutrilite Canadian Championship just got more muddled. Well, by "just" we mean in 2014 - the
projected inaugural season for Ottawa's new NASL club. Scheduled to play in a revamped Lansdowne
Park Stadium alongside a new CFL club, Ottawa will be joining the ranks of Canadian pro footy clubs
alongside the three MLS squads and their NASL brethren FC Edmonton.
Ford Field, the home of the Detroit Lions was a cesspool of lumpy divots which caused the ball
to slow down considerably or take an awkward bounce. The stadium's surface is an artificial turf
over which was carpeted over by bales of natural grass for the Gold Cup. The field was partly
responsible for a match that was never free flowing.
The opening of LiveStrong Park is set for Sunday. With this exciting event just days away, we
thought it appropriate to set the stage for Major League Soccer's newest SSS. In September, 2006,
On-Goal, LLC purchased the Kansas City Wizards from Hunt Sports Group. Led by Neal Patterson and
Cliff Illig, the purchase brought a local ownership group to MLS and started a new wave of MLS
franchise sales that included Houston and DC United.
The World Football - Soccer Champions SPAIN defeated USA in a International Friendly at Boston
(USA) 0 - 4 in their first game of a two match Spanish Football National Team tour that takes them
onto Venezuela next week. Spanish Football International Cazorla scored twice The match was
played on an awkward surface with natural grass placed on top of the habitual artificial surface
which made
Weather: 61 degrees, 13 mph winds with light rain. Otherwise known as sucky.
Surface: Natural Grass
Location: At a monument to the dominant Japanese automaker in Bridgeview, IL
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
Line Judges: Brian Poeschel; Peter Balciunas
4th Official: Allen Chapman
Attendance: 11,926
Lineups:
Chicago Fire
Coach: Carlos de los Cobos
GK: Sean Johnson
D: Gonzalo Segares
D: Cory Gibbs
D: Yamith Cuesta
D: Bratislav Ristic
LM: Marco Pappa
RM: Dominic Oduro
CM: Logan Pause (C)
CM: Daniel Paladini
F: Diego Chaves
F: Cristian Nazarit
Bench:
F: Orr Barouch
M/F: Gaston Puerari
M: Baggio Husidic
M: Corben Bone
D: Pari Pantazopoulos
D: Dasan Robinson
GK: Jon Conway
San Jose Earthquakes
Coach: Frank Yallop
GK: Jon Busch
D: Steven Beitashour
D: Ike Opara
D: Jason Hernandez
D: Bobby Convey
M: Joey Gjertsen
M: Brad Ring
M: Khari Stephenson
M: Ramiro Corrales (C)
F: Steven Lenhart
F: Chris Wondolowski
Bench:
M: Anthony Ampaipitakwong
M: Sam Cronin
M: Brandon McDonald
D: Bobby Burling,
F: Ellis McLoughlin
D/M: Justin Morrow
GK Andrew Weber
- Lenhart gets lose down the left side but Cuesta is there to take the ball away and kick it long
towards Nazarit.
This story is written by new IMS contributor, Chris Martz from Atlanta, Georgia.
When the Atlanta Silverbacks announced their return to professional soccer last November, many
challenges faced the dormant franchise. After not fielding a team for two seasons, the Silverbacks
had to start from scratch in almost every aspect of building a professional sports team.
It's been a while since our last look at stadium construction around MLS. We'll start in
Houston, where the Dynamo's efforts to build in downtown Houston has progressed far enough to
warrant a webcam. The Dynamo are expected to contribute $60 million to the project. The proposed
stadium will be shared with Texas Southern Football and other local events.
The U.S. was drawn into Group D of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and will play its group games in
Torreon and Pachuca. Before the young Americans have a chance to explore, here is a bit of
background about the city of Torreon and Estadio Corona.
Torreon
Torreon, nestled in what used to be a lake bed in north central Mexico,
is about 250 miles due south of Big Bend National Park in Texas.
Hey everyone.
This recap isn't a week late! Yay for me!
OK I'm keeping the intro short this week. I would like to head out to the tailgate. My witty
rejoinders will be back for the Houston recap.
Read on for the recap!
Chicago vs LA game recap
Weather: 45 degrees and windy
Surface: Natural Grass
Location: Stadium in Bridgeview IL (take our corporate name and stick it?
Kicks Off With MYSL Future 2011 Spring Break CampRichmond, VA – (Tuesday, February 22, 2011) – The Richmond Kickers are pleased
to announce the 2011 camp schedule. With convenient locations throughout Richmond, the Kickers
extensive camp program offers the perfect spring/summer activity for soccer players of all ages and
abilities.
Time for our first stadium update of 2011. We'll start in Houston, where last week we reported
that the team will break ground on the project on January 29. That date has since been delayed to
an uncertain date, but the team is maintaining that the building will be ready in time for an April
2012 opening.
A common complaint of players who play on "play on plastic" is that they feel much more tired
compared to playing on natural grass. In fact, a study reviewed here (link) found that many players
have a negative perception of artificial turf. They feel that turf is was more physically taxing
and more technically demanding.
