Notes and Boasts: Aegean Hawks, Jaime Moreno, Baltimore Bays, U.S. Soccer Development Academy, Washington Freedom, John Wilson, David Beckham, Christian Gomez, ESPY Awards, Baltimore Colts FC, Richmond Kickers, Jamie Hess Cancer Research Fund, Latin American Festival, U20 World Cup Preview
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Soccer Watch: Rochester v Atlanta, U.S. v Korea Republic (U20 World Cup), Dallas v Houston, Columbus v New York, Chivas Guadalajara (Mexico) v Busan I'Park (Korea Republic)
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> Classy Argentina Side Downs USA, 4-1, in Copa America Opener
A young U.S. Men's National Team played an inspired match against Argentina, taking an early lead but eventually falling 4-1 to the classy South American side in their opening match of the 2007 Copa America. United's Ben Olsen started and had a great match, holding the game at 1-1 until he was subbed out and the wheels fell off the US possession game. [ full story +]
> United storms past Rapids at home
D.C. United scored three goals in the final 19 minutes-bracketing a weather delay of nearly a half-hour-as the Black-and-Red stormed to a 4-1 victory against the Colorado Rapids on in the MLS Primetime Thursday showcase at RFK Stadium. [ full story +]
> D.C. United acquire Greg Vanney in exchange for Facundo ErpenD.C. United announced today the club has acquired defender Greg Vanney from the Colorado Rapids for defender Facundo Erpen. Vanney, 33, played the full match for Colorado in United's 4-1 victory over the Rapids last night at RFK Stadium. [ full story +]
> Kickers outshine stars In U.S. Open Cup Second Round
The Richmond Kickers ousted USL2 foe Cleveland City Stars with a 2-1 scoreline in a hard-fought Second Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Tuesday night. Richmond midfielder Matt Watson and forward Robert Ssejjemba notched two first half goals while Cleveland closed the deficit in the second half on a goal by Nigel Codrington. Richmond now enters the Third Round of Cup play, hosting the LA Galaxy on Tuesday, July 10th at 7:00 p.m. [ full story +]
> Northern Virginia's Bier FC Over-30s win Region I, heading to SeattleLocal
over-30 men's team Bier FC won the Region I Championship last weekend
in Philadelphia at the United German-Hungarian club stadium. After
taking the lead twice, only to concede two tying goals, Bier's Mark
Vita scored the go-ahead goal late, and the team held on to stamp their
ticket to Seattle for the USASA Over-30 National Finals August 3-5th.
The team is seeking financial support through sponsors or donations to
cover the costs of the trip, which are sure to exceed the travel
subsidy provided by USASA. [ full story +]
> Bethesda teams ready for Region I soccer tourney this weekend The Bethesda Rapids U-17 girls are one of seven Montgomery County-based teams that will represent the state of Maryland at this year's U.S. Youth Soccer Region I Tournament. They will play for the title, June 29-July 3, at Bowdoin College and the Falmouth Park High School - Park Complex in Portland, Maine. The tournament begins Friday, with each team playing one game per day in their randomly drawn four-team group. [ full story +]
> FC Lionheart Palace win 2nd annual Amabassador's CupHoward County Maryland's FC Lionheart Palace amateur team took Ambassadors' Cup this past weekend in McLean. McLean Youth Soccer hosted the tournament for the second straight year, which is open to locally based international teams, many of which with entire rosters representing a single country. The Mexican ambassador to the U.S. even played goal keeper for the Mexican team entry. [ full story +]
> United for D.C. Celebrity Golf Tournament raises more than $70,000 United for D.C., the charitable arm of D.C. United, announced their annual charity golf event raised more than $70,000. Proceeds from the event will be used to benefit the charity's three signature programs - United Reads, Kicks for Kids and the United Soccer Club - all of which place an emphasis on literacy, healthy lifestyles and life skills for youth in the Washington, D.C. area through the sport of soccer. [ full story +]
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On June 24 the Aegean Hawks defeated Danbury United 3-2 in OT to punch a ticket to USASA Nationals. The team will represent DC/VA in 2007 Region 1 tournament for both the USASA National Amateur Cup and the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The Hawks have gone 36-1-1 against amateur sides in the last year.
D.C. United's Jaime Moreno started for Bolivia in the Copa America tournament opener on Tuesday. The D.C. United Captain represented his country in an official competition for the first time in over seven years, and essentially scored Bolivia's first goal after some crafty work and a left-footed shot to the far post, but it was later ruled an own goal. The teams traded goals again later in the contest to finish 2-2.
In the Maryland qualifiers of the U.S. U23 Cup, the Baltimore Bays got off to a good start with a 2-0 victory over Columbia United. The next match in the qualifying group will take place on Wednesday, 27 June, 8:00 at Covenant Park, between United and Ambassadors FC.
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Ten additional clubs have been selected to participate in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy bringing the total number to 21 clubs from across the country. Applications continue to come in and are under review with more decisions due in the coming weeks.
The Washington Freedom suffered its first defeat of the season at the hands of Jersey Sky Blue. The final score was a bit harsh on the Freedom, however, as they controlled much of the play for long spells and created numerous opportunities, but were unable to bounce back from the early 2-goal lead taken by the 'Jersey Girls'.
D.C. United has waived defender John Wilson. Wilson spent two-plus seasons with the Black-and-Red, after being signed by the team on May 27, 2005. Wilson had not made a single appearance with the first team this season and departs D.C. after two-plus years with the club.
D.C. United has already sold approximately 30,000 tickets to the LA Galaxy match expected to feature David Beckham, leaving only about 12,500 upper-deck seats. These tickets go on sale to the public Monday, unless you buy through a group like WAGS, NCSL, or your club first.
Christian Gomez of D.C.United is one of four nominees for the ESPY Awards in the category of Best MLS Player. The awards program will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and Lebron James on ESPN on July 15 at 9 p.m. ET.
Vote at http://espn.go.com/espy2007/index.html#/vote/.
The Baltimore Colts FC had their run to the Amateur title cut short on Sunday as they fell to Boston Olimpiakos of Massachusetts 3-0 in the U.S. Amateur Cup Region I.
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The U-20's Kick off the World Cup in Canada on Saturday against Korea Republic. The match is on ESPNU at 2:15. USSoccerr.com has a ton of information and links to daily blogs etc. Don't count on a ton of coverage from the primary media on this unless/until the U.S. team advances out of group play - or unless Freddy scores a hat-trick. Keeping up on US Soccer's web site will proably be the best thing going until then. The Richmond Kickers team up with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield to
support the fight against cancer this Saturday, June 30th at 7:00 p.m.
at the University of Richmond Stadium when the Kickers host the
Harrisburg City Islanders. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the
Jamie Hess Cancer Research Fund at VCU's Massey Cancer Center. Jamie
was a ten-year old soccer fan who lost his battle with leukemia in
2002.
D.C. United, in conjunction with the club's Hispanic Advisory
Committee, announced plans to host the second annual Latin American Festival before their game against FC Dallas on Saturday, July
14th at 7:30 p.m. at RFK Stadium. The event is sponsored by Budweiser
and will give fans a great opportunity to celebrate the culture, music
and sport of Latin America. As part of the festivities, soccer legends
Teofilo "Nene" Cubillas (Peru) and Gilberto Yearwood (Honduras) will be
present at the festival in Lot 8 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. signing autographs
and taking pictures with fans in attendance.
FIFA.com has a preview piece on this the U20 World Cup that is about to
kick off in Canada related to the young players. A big chunk talks
about this being Freddy's third tournament, even though he'll even be
eligible for a fourth in 2009!
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-- Major League Soccer Summary --
Saturday, June 30, 2007, 6:00PM: Dallas v Houston - LIVE - FSC
Saturday, June 30, 2007, 8:00PM: Columbus v New York - LIVE - HDNet
Friday, June 29, 2007
8:00PM: Rochester v Atlanta - LIVE - FSC - USL 1
Saturday, June 30, 2007
2:15 PM: U.S. v Korea Republic - LIVE - ESPNU - U20 World Cup
6:00PM: Dallas v Houston - LIVE - FSC - MLS
8:00PM: Columbus v New York - LIVE - HDNet - MLS
10:00PM: Chivas G. v Busan I'Park - LIVE - TeleFutura - Friendly - CONCACAF
Sunday, July 1, 2007
No live or same day delay games scheduled
Monday, July 2, 2007
No live or same day delay games scheduled
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=== Tryouts ===
> Chantilly Aresnal Rising U15 Seeking Keeper
The Chantilly Arsenal, a rising U-15 D3 team, is in search of a goalkeeper for the upcoming season. The Arsenal are coached/trained by Lon Pringle. Goalkeeper training will be provided by Geoff Mulholland. Interested players should contact Coach Pringle at lon.pringle@fcps.edu OR (703)967-8579.
=== Camps ===> MaxTouch Soccer Academy, Woodbridge, VACheck out the MaxTouch Soccer Academy Website for current classes being offered and Summer Camp dates. All classes and camps are conducted indoors in our Air-conditioned facility. For more info go to www.MaxTouchSoccer.com, or call 703-670-5801. >Seneca Soccer Association International Development CampSeneca Soccer Association is pleased to announce its International Development Camp being held at Clarksburg High School from July 23 through July 28, 2007. The focus of this camp is to provide serious high school age players with an advanced coaching experience. For our 2007 camp we are pleased to announce Dr. Zdenek Sivek as our lead clinician. Zdenek Sivek is the former Technical Director and National Youth Team Coach for the Czech Republic Football Association. In addition he is a Technical Instructor and Advisor for the Uni on of European Football Associations (UEFA). He has developed players and training and coaching curriculum in all age groups at both the club and federation level. A former professional player he also holds advanced degrees in Physical Education and Psychology. Many players on the current Czech National Team trained under Dr. Sivek. Players sessions are held morning and afternoon, Coaches sessions in the evening. Visit Seneca Soccer Association at www.senecasoccer.com for a brochure and application. === Tournaments ===> PWSI 11th Annual Toys For Tots Tournament, Sept 1-3Join Prince William Soccer in the 11th annual Toys For Tots Tournament on September 1 - 3, 2007 and help kick off the Marine Corps annual holiday toy drive. Every year, tournament participants donate several hundred new toys to the Toys for Tots campaign. Please consider bringing an unwrapped toy to any game site for collection. The 2007 Entry fee is $475 for U9 - U12 and $550 for U13 - U19. Entry deadline is August 4, 2007. For more information or to register, go to http://www.pwsi.org/toys
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