The U.S. team has arrived in Charleston, S.C. to prepare to face Canada on Wed., July 22 at Blackbaud Stadium. The match kicks off at 8 p.m. ET and will be televised live on FSC. It's a little bit "moist" in Charleston, especially as compared to the summer in upstate NY in Rochester, because as you know, it's not the heat that gets ya, it's the humidity. Click to continue reading...

I was just reading The U.S. soccer fan's Bill of Rights at sportsillustrated.com and one of them gave me an idea. Here is number 6 from their list:

6. The Right to First-Class Sports-Fan Citizenship. Every soccer fan in the United States has experienced this: You walk into a bar hoping to watch a match, but the bartenders have all five TVs tuned to a midseason baseball game.

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Con literalmente sangre sudor y lágrimas, el club albiceleste de Avellaneda ganó la final más importante del año; esta vez no por un campeonato sino para defender su posición como equipo de primera ante un club grande como ser el pirata Belgrano de Córdoba.
La definición de la promoción por la permanencia en primera tuvo de todo, a pesar de su escasez de goles, fue un partido vibrante y emocionante por donde se lo mire. Click to continue reading...

The team continued with the Osorio Mantra - it doesnt matter if you do it ugly, just so long as you win. And for yet another week, the Bulls flirted .500 and somehow managed to avoid going under.

The team featured the same 4-3-1-2 formation, which fluctuated to a 4-4-2 at times on the defense.

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