First year coach Tom Guinn didn't know what to expect when he took the job as head coach of the
boys soccer team at Springfield Catholic. He had never even seen them play. Guinn knew about the
team's recent success but he was told the Irish had lost quite a few seniors and he would have his
work cut out for him.
The USL Pro season came to a close with an entertaining and exciting final Saturday night that
saw Orlando City outlast the Harrisburg City Islanders in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw
through 120 minutes. Here are the highlights:
It was a heartbreaking loss for the City Islanders, who had finished with the fifth-best overall
record in the league but who battled the regular-season champion Lions toe-to-toe for 120
minutes.
The final USL Pro playoff berth wasn't decided until the final whistle of last Friday's USL Pro
Game of the Week on FOX Soccer. Here are the highlights of the Charleston Battery's 4-3 win over
the Charlotte Eagles, one that included a two-goal, Player of the Week performance by the Battery's
Mike Zaher:
The playoffs begin Friday, with Rochester hosting Pittsburgh, Wilmington hosting Richmond and
Los Angeles traveling to Harrisburg.
Here are highlights of last Friday night's USL Pro Game of the Week, in which the Wilmington
Hammerheads defeated the Los Angeles Blues 2-1 in front of a Legion Stadium record crowd of nearly
6,000.
Our final regular-season telecast, this Friday at Charleston, could determine the eighth and
final playoff spot for 2011.
The Rochester Rhinos clinched a playoff berth for the 16th consecutive year by beating the
Pittsburgh Riverhounds on the USL PRO Game of the Week last Friday night. Here are the
highlights:
After seven games in seven weeks, I have a break this weekend and will get back after it for the
stretch run and the playoffs starting August 5 in Wilmington.
A thousand 'Copa load of that' headlines die a death Uruguay pulled off a 3-0 victory to lift the
Copa America, confirm themselves as the undisputed -guay champions of the world and thwart model
Larissa Riquelme's plans for an on-pitch strip. The Paraguayan had vowed to take her kit off in the
stadium if her [.
We were in New York City for the holiday weekend and the USL PRO Game of the Week between
Antigua Barracuda FC and FC New York. Highlights:
Hard to believe we are a third of the way through the TV schedule and only 60 days away from the
championship match on September 3. This week we're in Richmond, Virginia as two of the
longest-running USL teams, Charlotte and Richmond (both established in 1993) meet at City
Stadium.
A few days late (I was on vacation, sue me), but here are the highlights from last week's USL
Pro Game of the Week between the Wilmington Hammerheads and Charleston Battery on FOX Soccer.
This week (tomorrow night, actually) we're in New York as FC New York hosts Antigua Barracuda
FC.
Here are highlights from our second USL Pro Game of the Week broadcast on Fox Soccer over the
weekend. We had a great atmosphere and pretty exciting game in Orlando between City and the
Wilmington Hammerheads.
This week we travel to Wilmington, North Carolina as the Hammerheads take on the Charleston
Battery.
It's Chech-out time Ruud Gullit looks like he's earned his flight home from Chechnya (assuming
that's how they deal with sacked managers) after his Terek Grozny slipped to defeat in their crunch
match against Perm. OTP told you earlier that Terek's press team had gone public with a win or
you're sacked warning to Gullit.
Here are highlights of the first USL Pro Game of the Week broadcast from this past weekend.
Rochester beat Harrisburg 1-0 to take over first place in the National Division.
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For the first broadcast out of the box, it was fine. We still have some things to work on, as
you might expect.
Actually, it was a bit more dramatic than that, as Rochester Rhinos' goalkeeper Neal
Kitson scored this stoppage-time equalizer last Sunday evening to give the Rhinos a 2-2
draw with Antigua Barracuda FC in a USL Pro match.
It's unlikely Kitson will get on the scoresheet again anytime soon (he's the first Rochester
'keeper ever to score), but he'll be trying to keep the Harrisburg City Islanders off the score
sheet when the two teams meet this Saturday at 5:30pm ET on the first telecast of the USL Pro Game
of the Week on Fox Soccer.
Lionel Messi, Barcelona
From Wednesday's win against Real Madrid
From the Guardian's post-game report, The Key Clashes:Pepe and Diarra v Messi
Mourinho had asked the energetic Pepe and Lassana Diarra to loiter and snap at Lionel Messi
whenever the Argentinian was on the ball. That served to clog up the middle, draining the contest
of rhythm and sapping the visitors' impetus, with the Real pair constantly pressurising the ball
whenever it fell within his zone of influence.
Lauren Moats, Kristin Miller, Kelsey Haist, Nixa Eagles (Sectional, 2010)
I've been covering your kids for six years and this post is number 5000 in that time period. Add in
21K photos on my photo site and 25K photos on my old photo site and this is video 380. Compare that
to the coverage the News-Leader offers.
Jack Jewsbury, Portland Timbers vs Chivas, Photo: Gary Sheldon | ProstAmerika.com
Have you caught a Portland Timber's game yet? If not, Farmer's Gastropub now has the MLS DirecTV
package. A call to the restaurant can ensure that you'll catch the game and a good meal. Here's
some reports from Week 3:
Soccer by Ive's provided his wrap-up
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 1, PORTLAND TIMBERS 1 (HIGHLIGHTS)
Man of the Match Shalrie Joseph.
It was fifteen years ago today that Eric Wynalda tallied the only goal of the
Inaugural Match in Major League Soccer.
There were those who said it would never, ever survive, but here we are fifteen years later,
with an 18-team league that's on its way to 20.
My favorite video of the week, courtesy of DailyMotion.com.
Unfassbare Fußballtricks: Torwart mit Ballgefühl by Zoomin_Deutschland
My favorite video of the week, courtesy of DailyMotion.com.
Unfassbare Fußballtricks: Torwart mit Ballgefühl by Zoomin_Deutschland
This is worth the watch, what a set of goals scored by everyone from a U11 game up to U19. Sweet
stuff!
Be sure and vote!
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Neymar in Brazilian debut against USA, Aug 2010
The U20 Tournament in South America has reached the final group stage, meaning six teams who will
now play against the other five teams. Those games began on Monday and continue Sunday on
ESPN3.com. The top four finishing teams earn trips to both the U-20 World Cup and the Pan American
Games, and the top two teams also get spots in the 2012 Olympics.
Kenny Dalglish celebrates the winning goal at Stamford Bridge in 1986 as Liverpool won the First
Division title. Photograph: PA/Empics
OK, I could have put a picture of the Spaniard Torres up here but I got to watch Kenny Dalglish
play and I'm rooting for him and Liverpool, in this game and going forward.
From the Guardian The Joy of Six: Training-ground set-piece goals From Ernie Hunt's classic to a
magic Matt Le Tissier moment, here are half a dozen goals created on the training ground
Watching La Tissier was a great treat during the 90′s, and that's the same timeframe
Cantano
It's often said that Matthew Le Tissier didn't make the most of his sublime talent, though only by
the clumpish and irritating.
I imagine there are more than a few of you who have no idea who the guy who runs this website
is. That's the nature of a sport that sees regular turnover in players (and thus fans of this site)
on an annual basis as kids grow up and move on. For the truly curious, I'd suggest you click on a
few of the links above which offer plenty of background.
Peter Vermes, photo by Backpost.net
Sporting Kansas City will hold open tryouts for players 18 years of age and older March 12-13,
2011. Age must be proved by a valid passport or birth certificate. Cuts will be held after the
first day. No one is guaranteed a spot at the second day of tryouts. The tryouts cost $200 per
participant, will be held at Sporting Kansas City's Swope Park Training Center and are open to the
first 300 registrants.
Kurt Waterman, Glendale Falcons (2011)
The 2011 AGM Award Winners have been selected! Please join me in congratulating the following
individuals!
Coach of the Year (Boys Competitive)
John Moore Paul Klover Soccer Association
Coach of the Year (Boys Recreational)
Orville Birdsong SCCYSA
Coach of the Year (Girls Competitive)
Jim Wipke J B Marine SC
Goal of the Year
Kurt Waterman Springhigh Select/Glendale Falcons
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Save of the Year
Conner Plufka Metro Strikers SC
Administrator of the Year
Stephanie Daugherty Columbia SC
Volunteer of the Year
Janet Oberle SPENSA
Young Referee of the Year (Female)
Lauren Smith SLYSA
Young Referee of the Year (Male)
Matthew Stein Jr.
As first reported on the Inside Minnesota soccer website, AC St Louis is no longer in business.
The remaining employees were let go this week according to the story. The story also offers
information on the AB Soccer Complex:
Cooper is believed to still be looking for a buyer of A-B Park, which was given to him by
Anheuser-Busch in 2009 to help Cooper's bid to bring an MLS team to St.
