> Blast Muffled In Final Games of Season
> Major League Soccer Unveils League-wide Community Outreach Initiative
> US Women's National Team Welcomes 32 Players To Residency
> Ferrari and Adu Strike Again in Win Over Haiti
> D.C. Has Daunting Task in Mexico Tonight
> Former Washington Freedom Star Steffi Jones Retires
> Major League Soccer Announces Game First Initiatives
o New WAGS, NCSL, WISL, and NVSL Rankings Tomorrow : update your subscription
o Forward This Issue to a Friend
|
Notes and Boasts: Osbourn Park, Culpeper Blue Devils, VYS U-10B Premier Red, South Lakes boys, NSCAA minority scholarships, NCAA Women's and Men's College Cup sites for 2008 and 2009, Lynchburg area 2007 boys soccer preview, USYouthSoccer.org videos for coaches, Burke Athletic Club and Fairfax County scholarships, soccer robots, D.C. United allows "Fred" on jersey
|
| Soccer Watch: PSV (Netherlands) v Liverpool (England), AC Milan (Italy) v Bayern Munich (Germany), Nacional (Uruguay) v Emelec (Ecuador), Chivas Guadalajara (Mexico) v DC United (US), Colo Colo (Chile) v LDU de Quito (Ecuador), El Nacional (Ecuador) v Banfield (Argentina), Roma (Italy) v Manchester United (England), Chelsea (England) v Valencia (Spain), Cienciano (Peru) v Boca Juniors (Argentina), Sao Paulo (Brasil) v Necaxa (Mexico), Marathon v Real Espana, Sevilla (Spain) v Tottenham Hotspur (England), Luis Angel Firpo v Alianza, AZ (Netherlands) v Werder Bremen (Germany), Defensor (Uruguay) v Santos (Brasil), Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) v Osasuna (Spain), Pachuca (Mexico) v Houston (US) |
Events: D.C. United 3-game Flex Pack with David Beckham Game Jobs: PWSI Paid Administrator Position Soccer Classifieds - Full ads below "Soccer Watch"
to post: www.potomacsoccewire.com/advertise |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
News - News - News - News - News - News
-----------------------------------------------------------------
submit: www.potomacsoccerwire.com/submitnews
> Blast Muffled In Final Games of SeasonA season of ups and downs couldn't have ended any lower for the defending Major Indoor Soccer League champion Blast. Having felt the lows of last place and the highs of first place in the MISL standings, the Blast (15-15) ended the season Saturday with a 21-6 loss at Chicago. That loss capped a six game losing streak that began March 16 - the same game that ended an eight-game Blast winning streak. [ full story +]
> Major League Soccer Unveils League-wide Community Outreach InitiativeMajor League Soccer today unveiled MLS W.O.R.K.S., the first league-wide community outreach initiative dedicated to addressing important social issues affecting young people. MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced the new charitable endeavor during a teleconference call with journalists. [ full story +]
> US Women's National Team Welcomes 32 Players To ResidencyThe U.S. women's national team welcomed 32 players into residency training camp on April 2 at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center at The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA for a four-month period that will lead into the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China. Angela Hucles and Joanna Lohman represent D.C. region, as does Abby Wambach who played for the Washington Freedom and still has family in the area. [ full story +]
> Ferrari and Adu Strike Again in Win Over HaitiNew York product Gabriel Ferrari and Potomac Maryland's Freddy Adu again provided the goals as the U.S. U-20 national team beat Haiti, 2-1, on Wednesday in Frisco, Texas. Three days earlier, Ferrari, who joined Italian Serie A club Sampdoria in January, had scored twice and Adu struck once in the U-20s' 3-2 win over SMU. Against Haiti, Adu opened the scoring by converting a penalty kick after he drew the foul. The US Under-20 team will compete at the Under-20 World Cup in Canada this summer. [ full story +]
> D.C. Has Daunting Task in Mexico TonightD.C. United's players and coaches have heard all the reasons why they have no chance of defeating Chivas tonight in the second leg of their Concacaf Champions' Cup semifinal series. They have been reminded repeatedly that no MLS team has ever won a competitive match in Mexico, that they yielded five goals in their last visit there and that they will be playing in one of Latin America's most daunting venues before the Mexican league's most loyal supporters. [ full story +]
> Former Washington Freedom Star Steffi Jones RetiresReferred to in the German media as "the female Beckenbauer",the German National Team vetran with 111 caps has called it quits suprisingly close to the upcoming Women's World Cup in China this summer. [ full story +]
> Major League Soccer Announces Game First InitiativesMajor League Soccer Deputy Commissioner Ivan Gazidis announced Monday details of the "Game First" initiatives that is intended to improve the quality, authenticity and excitement of on-field competition. Game First aims to give fans what they seek without disregarding other priorities. Among the areas of focus are: player identification and acquisition, player development, technical game analysis, and game presentation, both in the stadium and on television. [ full story +]
o New WAGS, NCSL, WISL, and NVSL Rankings Tomorrow
With the first weekend of action for the Spring 2007 seasons now complete, PSW will be releasing updated rankings for each of our four covered leagues by email tomorrow, then posted on the web site Thursday. To receive the rankings by email each week, you need to be sure your subscription profile includes the league or leagues you're interested in receiving. Click the "Update Profile/Email Address" link at the bottom of this email to confirm your subscription information.
|
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Notes - Boasts - Notes - Boasts - Notes - Boasts
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Submit: boasts@potomacsoccerwire.com
---- Boasts ----
Osbourn Park junior Anthony Payne scored two goals to lead the Yellow Jackets to a critical 2-0 boys' soccer victory against Woodbridge on Saturday in the Chantilly Battle of the Beltway tournament at Stringfellow Park. Payne scored off a corner kick late in the first half, and found the back of the net with a gorgeous bicycle kick early in the second frame. Read more about great tournament action at
The Culpeper Blue Devils defeated Potomac, 6-3, in boys' varsity soccer action at Broman Field on March 30th. Carter Mills and Christian Benites both scored two goals, while Jonathan Wilkerson and Will Orr had one each. Amankwaa, a senior forward, scored two of Potomac's goals and teammate Misael Esteban had the other Panther goal.
The Vienna Youth Soccer (VYS) U-10B Premier Red travel soccer team won the championship at the 2007 Arlington Spring Invitational Tournament. The Premier Red won four consecutive games and finished undefeated en route to the tournament title. After defeating teams from Braddock Road Youth Club (BRYC), Southwestern Youth Association (SYC), and Arlington Travel Soccer Club (ATSC), they faced a tough Lee-Mt. Vernon Soccer Association (LMVSA) in the final game which went into overtime and was ultimately decided by penalty kicks.
In Reston, the South Lakes boys soccer team won a 4-1 decision over Marshall on Monday night, March 26. Sophomore forward Juan Vega, junior forward Santos Cerda, senior forward Marcello Gongora each recorded goals, while senior stopper and captain Haik Petrosian converted a penalty kick.
---- General Notes ----
The NSCAA is awarding 10 $1,000 scholarships for female minority coaches to attend a 2007 NSCAA Advanced National or National Diploma Course. This is being made possible by a $5,000 grant as part of the NCAA Minority Women Coaches Program; the $5000 grant will be matched by the NSCAA.
The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Committee and the Division I Men's Soccer Committee announced the selection of the NCAA Women's and Men's College Cup sites for 2008 and 2009 on March 27th. Hosted by North Carolina State University, the Town of Cary, and the Capital Area Soccer League, the 2008 NCAA Women's College Cup will return December 5 and 7 to SAS Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. Texas A&M University, College Station, will serve as the 2009 host December 4 and 6 marking the third time they have hosted since 2005.
The Lynchburg News & Advance's Ted Allen previews area 2007 Boys Soccer.
USYouthSoccer.org recently added a few videos for coaches.
Burke Athletic Club and Fairfax County provide registration fee scholarships and an equipment voucher to help kids participate in county sports programs. Mileage assistance is also available for those who qualify.
Ever heard of soccer for robots? The RoboCup is an international competition to promote robotics and artificial intelligence through a soccer skills competition. The ultimate goal of RoboCup is to field a team of robots by 2050 that can defeat a world champion soccer team. A team of engineering students at Virginia Tech have designed and programmed DARwIn, "Dynamic Anthropomorphic Robot with Intelligence", to be the first humanoid robot from the United States to qualify for the RoboCup.
D.C. United President and CEO Kevin Payne issued the following statement Monday in regards to the jersey Fred will wear as a member of D.C. United: "While D.C. United has traditionally used proper last names on the backs of our uniforms, we have agreed to make an exception in Fred's case for two reasons. First, is the long-time tradition of Brazilian players identifying themselves, and being identified by their fans, by a single name. Secondly, we have received substantial feedback from multiple sources that our fans, and others with an interest in D.C. United, want us to follow that Brazilian tradition and allow Fred to become the first 'one name player' in D.C. United history. This will not become a trend at D.C. United, as we still believe the logo on the front of the shirt is more important than the name on the back."
|
-----------------------------------------------------------------
---- Soccer Watch - Games on TV ----
-----------------------------------------------------------------
games in bold feature teams with American players on roster
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
2:30 PM: PSV v Liverpool - LIVE - ESPN2 - UEFA Champions League
5:00 PM: AC Milan v B. Munich - Same DD - ESPN Classic - UEFA Champions League
6:00 PM: Nacional v Emelec - LIVE - FOX Espanol - Copa Libertadores
9:30 PM: Chivas Guadalajara v DC United - LIVE - FSC - CONCACAF Champions Cup
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
12:30 AM: Colo Colo v LDU de Quito - Same DD - FOX Espanol - Copa Libertadores
2:30 AM: El Nacional v Banfield - Same DD - FOX Espanol - Copa Libertadores
2:30 PM: Roma v Manchester United - LIVE - ESPN2 - UEFA Champions League
5:00 PM: Chelsea v Valencia - Same DD - ESPN Classic - UEFA Champions League
6:30 PM: Cienciano v Boca Juniors - LIVE - FOX Espanol - Copa Libertadores
8:30 PM: Sao Paulo v Necaxa - LIVE - FOX Espanol - Copa Libertadores
9:00 PM: Marathon v Real Espana - LIVE - GolTV - Futbol de Honduras
Thursday, April 5, 2007
2:30 PM: Sevilla v Tottenham Hotspur - LIVE - FSC - UEFA Cup
5:00 PM: Luis Angel Firpo v Alianza - LIVE - GolTV - Futbol de El Salvador
5:00 PM: AZ v Werder Bremen - Same DD - FSC - UEFA Cup
6:00 PM: Defensor v Santos - LIVE - FOX Espanol - Copa Libertadores
7:00 PM: Bayer Leverkusen v Osasuna - Same DD - FSC - UEFA Cup
9:30 PM: Pachuca v Houston - LIVE - FSC - CONCACAF Champions Cup
|
|