| Notes and Boasts: AC United down Ukrainian Nationals, PDL Piranhas Sign Seven, Virginia Cavaliers, Montgomery Soccer, FC Frederick, SOCA honorees, Reston FC, Casey Ellerman, Bid on D.C. United's Virginia Tech game worn jerseys, D.C. United and ESPN Banner Contest, Rowland Cup semifinal, FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007, Landon Donovan interview, Bruce Arena interview, Tom Soehn, Richmond Strikers letter writing campaign, Playing it safe with lightning |
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> U-17 MNT Opens CONCACAF Qualifying with 3-0 Win
Alex Nimo scored two goals while Ellis McLoughlin tallied once as the U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team opened Group B of the 2007 CONCACAF Final Round Qualifying Tournament with a 3-0 shutout over Trinidad & Tobago at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. The U.S. sits in third place in the five-team group with a game in hand. [ full story +]
> FIFA Head Says USA and Others Available to Host 2010 World Cup The United States and several other countries are capable of hosting the 2010 World Cup if South Africa isn't ready, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said. FIFA's contingency plans include the possibility of the USA, England, Japan, Spain, Mexico or Australia to take over for South Africa if they cannot complete stadium construction, infrastructure improvements, and safety requirements in time. [ full story +]
> Kickers Continue Winning WaysThe Richmond Kickers notched their second win of the season, shutting out the New Hampshire Phantoms, 4-0, in front of a crowd of 2,213. Midfielders Trey Alexander and Matthew Watson each recorded a goal in the 37th and 89th minutes respectively while 2006 USL2 MVP Robert Ssejjemba was responsible for a pair of goals in the 21st and 52nd minutes. [ full story +]
> D.C. United Misery Continues in Third Straight Loss
The rough start to the season continued for D.C. United as the Black-and-Red suffered a 1-0 loss to the Columbus Crew at Crew Stadium on Saturday evening. The loss makes it six regular season losses in a row for DCU going back to last season. They get a chance to end that streak at RFK Thursday night. [ full story +]
> Pells Joins Women's Soccer Coaching Staff at MarylandLaurie Pells, one of the nation's top goalkeeping coaches, has been named an assistant coach for women's soccer at the University of Maryland. Pells comes to Maryland after spending the previous six years as an assistant coach at Clemson. During that time, the Lady Tigers reached the NCAA Tournament each year, including the 2006 Elite Eight and the 2001 Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and a number 11 final ranking. [ full story +]
> U-21 WNT Falls to Canada in PKs at Futbol Internacional Tournament FinalThe U.S. Under-21 Women's National Team fell in penalty kicks to the Canadian Olympic Development Team after playing to a 0-0 draw in the championship game of the 2007 Futbol Internacional Tournament. The U.S. team had won both its previous games in the six-team tournament by 2-0 scores but could not find a way past Canadian goalkeepers Taryn Swiatek and Karina LeBlanc, who have 20 and 50 caps respectively for Canada's senior side. [ full story +]
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AC United demolished Ukrainian Nationals 7-1 in U.S. Open Cup Region I qualifier with goals from JC Cole, Pat Crawford, Danny Skelton, Lou Karko, Luke Strutt and Tony Tamanini. United will next face Vereinigung Erzgebirge Club from Eastern Pennsylvania this Sunday in the Region I quarter finals. They are joined in the round by Aegean Hawks of DC/VA, who play Greek American Atlas of NY. The two finalists from Region I advance to the full US Open Cup competition, which includes teams from USL and MLS.
The Hampton Roads PDL Piranhas announced the signings of seven additional players for the 2007 season, including five local PDL "veterans" who are returning to play for the area's new PDL squad. These players will join USL1 midfielder Jeff Bilyk, defender Steve Danbusky and forward Jakob Fenger who signed with the team last week.
Six of Virginia's Cavalier athletic programs, including women's soccer, have been honored by the NCAA with public recognition awards for their latest Academic Progress Rate scores. To receive the award, those programs posted multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. The NCAA is honoring more than 800 Division I teams for the achievement.
Montgomery Soccer announces three teams who have advanced to the semi-finals of the Maryland State Cup competition; Girls U13 MSC Mustangs (Coach Carolyn Fox), Boys U14 MSC Dragons (Coach Friday Johnson), Girls U16 MSC Santos (Coach Jim Bruno). They will compete May 19th for a place in the State Cup Finals.
FC Frederick announces three teams have reached the MSYSA State Cup semi-finals; U17 Girls, U13 Girls, and U12 Boys. All three teams will play on Saturday, May 19th, time and location to be determined.
SOCA has honored ten of its graduating players who have committed to play soccer in college next year; Amy Hemenway (Virginia Cavaliers), Maria Owen (Liberty University), Kelly Schorling (Kenyon College), Emily Moody (Bates College), Emily Stratton (Methodist College), Liz Nuesch (Christopher Newport), Ben Burruss (University of Mary Washington), Colin Lawson (Hamden Sydney or Bridgewater), Matt Martin (Lynchburg College), Tyler Herold (Mary Washington).
Reston FC striker Casey Ellerman is the latest member of the club's class of 2008 to make a commitment to a NCAA Division I college program. Casey will be attending school and playing soccer at Miami University in Oxford, OH. The 2007 US News & World Report college rankings lists Miami University 21st among the top public universities in the nation.
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Bid on D.C. United's Virginia Tech game worn jerseys to help benefit the victims of the tragedy in Blacksburg last month.
D.C. United and ESPN are sponsoring a Banner Contest at Thursday night's MLS game of the week vs. New England at RFK. Kick off is at 7:30. Check out the link for details and rules. Grand prize is a 42-inch plasma TV. See you there!
The Rowland Cup semifinal between Maryland FC and the Baltimore Colts FC is this Sunday at 11:00 AM at Bonvegna Field. The winner will meet Baltimore United Sidekicks for the final. The Rowland Cup was first played in 1914 and is Maryland's open competition.
Ticket packages for July's FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 have been selling like hot cakes for the last 12 months. Exceeding all expectations and hitting the 600,000 mark last month on the eve of the Official Draw, local organisers are already certain that the 16th U-20 world finals will be the largest single-sport event in Canadian history.
---- Editor's Corner ---- Landon Donovan interview - will he be Beckham's Captain?
Bruce Arena interview - I hope no one in DC still drinks Red Bull. With half our former team on New York's staff, they don't need any more help from us!
United Coach Tom Soehn spoke to Steven Goff on his blog about the current state of the team and things to come. The team is on a 6-game regular season losing streak going back to last season, yet was picked by many to be an MLS Cup favorite this season.
Richmond Strikers are requesting a letter writing campaign to help them secure new fields. Even if you're not from their club, if you play against them or attend tournaments (ever heard of a little thing called the Jefferson Cup?), then this impacts you. See what you can do to help improve the field options and quality for one of Virginia's top clubs!
Stop play before lightning Strikes! Here's a good piece on US Youth Soccer's web site about playing it safe during stormy times.
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-- Major League Soccer Summary --
Thursday, May 3, 2007, DC United v New England - LIVE - ESPN2 - MLS
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
2:30 PM: Liverpool v Chelsea - LIVE - ESPN2 - UEFA Champions League
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
2:30 PM: AC Milan v Manchester United - LIVE - ESPN2 - UEFA Champions League
Thursday, May 3, 2007
2:30 PM: Werder Bremen v Espanyol - LIVE - FSC - UEFA Cup
4:45 PM: Sevilla v Osasuna - Same DD - FSC - UEFA Cup
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==== Tryouts ====
> Majestics Tryouts for W-League, Super 20, and U15 - U17 Location: Benton Middle School 7411 Hoadly Rd., Manassas, VA 20112 Saturday May 5th - 10:00 - 1:00 - W-league and Super 20 Combined Saturday May 5th - 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. (U15/16/17 Girls) Sunday May 6th - Noon - 2:00 - W-league Only Saturday May 12th - 10:00 - 1:00 - W-league and Super 20 Combined Saturday May 12th - 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. (U15/16/17 Girls) Sunday May 13th - Noon - 2:00 - Player Invitation Only for W-league Tryouts Go to the website: www.novafc.org to get registration information for the tryouts listed above. Questions contact Marie O. Schweitzer - majesticsyleague@novafc.org > Royals Tryouts for PDL and Super 20Location: Word of Grace - 13832 Redskin Drive, Oak Hill, VA Register by calling Coach Silvino 301 237-6379 Tuesday 4/24, 5/01, 5/08 - 8:45 - 11:00 p.m. Wednesday 4/25, 5/02, 5/08 - 8:45 - 11:00 p.m. Go to the website: www.novafc.org to get registration information for the tryouts listed above. Questions contact Silvino Gonzalo - 301 237-6379 > Baltimore Bays U10 Girls TryoutsBaltimore Bays U10 girls are looking for
committed, talented players for the upcoming 2007 fall season. Players
must be born between August 1, 1996 and July 31, 1997. For more
information contact coach Christa Blunt at cgredlein@aol.com or go to
www.baysunited97.com. ==== Camps ====> Northern Virginia Royals and Majestics CampsLocation: Hellwig Memorial Park (Prince William County) Click here to register. Questions: 703 898-6181 or www.novafc.orgFor ages 5 - 16. Each camper will receive: Northern Virginia Soccer Camp T-shirt, Free Admission to one 2007 Season Home Game, Northern Virginia Camp Player Gift 5 day camp - June 25 - 29 or July 23 - 27 Drop off - 8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Half Day Camp - 9:00 - Noon - Early Bird Registration ($99 - ends May 1st) Full Day Camp - 9:00 - 3:00 p.m. Early Bird Registration ($175 - ends May 1st) Team Camps (10 or more players) also available. ==== Leagues ====> Indoor Soccer - Battle of the Businesses at Total Sports Pavilion in Woodbridge, Virginia.The second week of May there will be a recreational coed and men's
soccer league for local businesses. The leagues will play on Tuesday
and/or Wednesday nights. (one game a week) There will be a coed
division (4 males 2 females on field) and men's division (6 males on
field). The registration cost is $625 which includes a set of t-shirts
and PA announcements at all the Royals and Majestics home games this
season. For more information about Battle of the Businesses, contact
Marie 703 898-6181 or marietsp@aol.com
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