Notes and Boasts: Loyola College, Women's Hermann Trophy, Zoe Bouchelle, Kim Germain, Cate Tisinger, Claire Zimmeck, William and Mary, Kaitlin O'Connor, William and Mary, US Naval Academy, Patriot League Women's Soccer Championship, American University, Army, FC Fredericksburg U-16's, North American Super-Y Finals, D.C. United, 3rd annual United for D.C. celebration, United Soccer Club, Men's Hermann Trophy Watch List, College Game of the Week telecasts, James Madison v Penn State, William and Mary v Virginia Commonwealth, Virginia women's soccer team, WAGS Schedules, Thunder Soccer Fest T-shirt order deadline, Dulles National Soccer Tournament this weekend, Youth Soccer Month, Olymic Final, DC Jam Session
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Toronto v N.E. Revolution, Tottenham v Sunderland, Fulham v Arsenal,
Stoke City v Aston Villa, Chivas USA v San Jose, Indios v Necaxa, USL2
Championship - Charlotte Eagles v Cleveland City Stars, Man City v West Ham, NY v Houston, Puebla v Monarcas |
Tryouts: Real Maryland FC Under-17 and Super-20 Tryouts in September
Tournaments: 2008 Thunder Soccer Fest at Maryland SoccerPlex, 2008 VIP Tournament in Great Falls, VA - Columbus Day Weekend 2008
Soccer Jobs: Real Maryland Seeks Professional Head Coach, Real Maryland Seeks General Manager for Professional Soccer Club,Contribute your soccer passion to PSW as a Section Editor
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> U.S. Women win gold on overtime goal and strong defense
The U.S. Women's Olympic Soccer Team successfully defended its Olympic Gold Medal with a 1-0 overtime win over Brazil. Carli Lloyd's 96th minute goal was all the U.S. would need as goalkeeper Hope Solo and the U.S. defense did the rest to earn the shutout win.
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> U.S. Men get first ever qualifying win at Guatemala
The U.S. Men's National Team earned their first-ever FIFA World Cup qualifying win in Guatemala on Wednesday night off a Carlos Bocanegra goal. Both sides were reduced to 10 men in a physical match that produced seven yellow cards, two red cards and 40 total fouls.
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> D.C. United fall to New England 2-1
Jaime Moreno scored his 9th goal of the season against the 1st place Revolution, but it wasn't enough as New England went on to win 2-1 Wednesday night in Foxborough, MA.
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> Former Terp Maurice Edu granted work permit, moves to Glasgow
Maurice Edu, the reigning MLS Rookie if the Year in his second season as professional after leaving the University of Maryland, has been granted a UK work permit. The permit completes his switch from Toronto FC to famous Scottish club Glasgow Rangers, where he'll join fellow American Demarcus Beasley.
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> Crystal Palace players loaned to Chicago Fire of MLS
Crystal Palace FC USA's Shintaro Harada and Pat Healey have been called up on loan by the Chicago Fire for their international friendly match against Veracruz in Mexico this Sunday at 4:00pm.
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> Woodbridge's Trevor McEachron loaned to Fire from Kickers
Richmond Kickers' USL-2 All-League Second Team defender Trevor
McEachron will join the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer, on loan,
for their international friendly against Mexican side Veracruz of the
Primera Division 'A' on Sunday, August 24th.
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> United v Colorado Preview: Saturday, Sept 23 at RFK
D.C. United and the Colorado Rapids meet Saturday night at RFK Stadium
with both in vital need of all three points. United sit tied for fourth
place in the Eastern Conference after their midweek loss at New England. The day is also highlighted by an all-day music festival in Lot 8 prior to the match.
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Loyola College, the defending MAAC Champion, has been picked to win the 2008 MAAC men's soccer title in a preseason poll voted on by the league's 10 head coaches.
Four women soccer athletes from our area are on the 2008 Women's Hermann Trophy Watch List just released: Zoe Bouchelle (Cockeysville, Md.) at Penn State, Kim Germain (McLean, Va.) and Cate Tisinger (Clifton, Va.) at James Madison, and Claire Zimmeck (Fairfax, Va.) at William and Mary.
Claire Zimmeck of William and Mary has been named CAA Preseason Player of the Year for the second time, in addition to being named to the 2008 Women's Hermann Trophy Watch List.
Kaitlin O'Connor (Chantilly, Va.), sophomore defender, has been named to the William and Mary all-conference pre-season team. She scored three goals and had two assists in her rookie campaign last year, including the match-winner against UNC Wilmington.
The United States Naval Academy was chosen to win the 2008 Patriot League Women's Soccer Championship in a vote by head coaches and sports information directors. American University came in 4th and Army sits at number 6 in the pre-season poll.
The FC Fredericksburg Lady Gunners U-16's clinched a berth to the 2008 North American Super-Y Finals in Tampa with a 1-0 away victory over the Atlanta Silverbacks last weekend.
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D.C. United and its charitable arm, United for D.C., will host the 3rd annual United for D.C. celebration at tomorrow's home game against the Colorado Rapids. A portion of all the proceeds will be donated to United for D.C. to support their signature programs: Kicks for Kids, United Reads and United Soccer Club.
The 2008 Men's Hermann Trophy Watch List has been released. Although there are players on the list from schools in our area, there are no individual players with a hometown in Virginia or Maryland this year.
Fox Soccer Channel will televise women's collegiate soccer as part of its 2008 NSCAA College Game of the Week telecasts. The TV schedule includes James Madison v Penn State (Sept. 16) and William and Mary v Virginia Commonwealth (Oct. 16).
The Virginia women's soccer team officially begins its 2008 season Friday night as it hosts Loyola at Klöckner Stadium at 7 p.m. The game is the season opener for both teams and is a rematch of a 2007 NCAA Tournament first round game, won by the Cavaliers 4-1.
WAGS Schedules for Fall 2008 have been posted.
The Thunder Soccer Fest T-shirt order deadline is today, Friday, August 22nd.
The Dulles National Soccer Tournament plays this weekend in Northern Virginia. Good luck to all the teams.
Youth Soccer Month kicks off in September. The national celebration is action packed with contests, tour, events and more.
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Olympic Final: Is tonight the night Argentina repeats as Olympic Champion and puts a stop to the impressive Nigerian run at another Olympic Gold Medal? The game is on live at midnight, so you'll have to watch to find out. How much more frustrating is it that Nigeria has gone so far knowing the US nearly got a result against them with only 10-men for 87 minutes? Argentina looks really good though, so I do think it will be a silver for Nigerians this time around. Kudos to NBC for setting up the all-soccer channel this time around. It was nice to watch any game I wanted, and in high-def to boot.
DC Jam Session Tomorrow at RFK: Are you 21 or older? Then plan on heading out to tomorrow's D.C. United game in Lot 8 at 2 PM for the DC Jam Session. All the music, food, and drink you can handle for five hours, then enjoy the United match. If you're not planning on attending this, you might want to avoid lot 8 tomorrow.
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Friday, August 22, 2008
9:00 PM: Tecos v Necaxa - LIVE - FSE - Mex
11:00 PM: Vancouver v Portland - LIVE - FSC - USL
11:59 PM: Argentina v Nigeria - LIVE - MSNBC - Olympic Final
Saturday, August 23, 2008
10:00 AM: Tottenham v Sunderland - LIVE - FSC - EPL
12:30 PM: Fulham v Arsenal - LIVE - FSC - EPL
2:30 PM: Stoke City v Aston Villa - LIVE - FSC - EPL
7:30 PM: DC United v Colorado Rapids - LIVE - CSN - MLS
7:30 PM: Toronto v N.E. Revolution - LIVE - FSC - MLS
8:00 PM: Indios v Necaxa - LIVE - FSE - Mex
10:00 PM: Charlotte Eagles v Cleveland City Stars - LIVE - FSC - USL-2 Final
10:30 PM: Chivas USA v San Jose - LIVE - HDNet - MLS
Sunday, August 24, 2008
11:00 AM: Man City v West Ham - LIVE - FSC - EPL
1:00 PM: Puebla v Monarcas - LIVE - FSE - Mex
3:00 PM: NY Red Bulls v Houston - LIVE - Tfutura - MLS
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=== Tryouts ===
> Real Maryland FC Under-17 and Super-20 Tryouts in September
Real Maryland FC has scheduled an open tryout for our USL SUPER 20 men's and Under-17 boys youth teams. Tryouts will be held on September 3rd and 30th, 2008 a the Maryland Soccer Plex in Boyds, MD. Spaces are limited, so please register online, email, or call now with your interest. Our web site is www.realmaryland.us. Email juve192003@yahoo.com or call 301 933-6460.
=== Tournaments ===
> 2008 Discovery Cup at Maryland SoccerPlex
The Maryland SoccerPlex invites your team to apply for participation in the 2nd Annual DISCOVERY CUP! The tournament is a premier level tournament for highly competitive teams. ALL teams will play their games at the finest soccer facility in the United States. This premier event is played in Germantown which is conveniently located thirty minutes from the Mall in the nation's capital and is readily accessible via the BWI Airport, Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport. The tournament is open to USYS and US Club Soccer League and Premier teams from U11 - U19 Boys/Girls. Apply ONLINE at www.discoverycup.com. For specific information, please contact Tournament Director, Louise Waxler at director@discoverycup.com. Application deadline is September 1, 2008.
> 2008 VIP Tournament in Great Falls, VA - Columbus Day Weekend 2008
The Great Falls Soccer Club (GFSC) and the Vanessa Pean Foundation invites your team to apply for participation in the 3rd Annual VIP Tournament! The tournament is accepting Travel teams in U9-U19 Age Groups. All games will be played in the Great Falls, VA area over Columbus Day Weekend. Apply ONLINE at www.viptournament.net. For specific information, please contact Tournament Director, Roman Matijkiw at viptournament@cox.net. Application deadline is September 10, 2008.
=== Soccer Jobs ===
> Real Maryland Seeks Professional Head Coach
Real Maryland FC, a member of the Second Division of the United Soccer Leagues, is seeking a Head Coach. Applicants must have a strong knowledge of the game, proven leadership/communication skills and knowledge of fitness programs necessary to develop athletes who play professional soccer. Applicants should have previous coaching experience at the college and/or professional level and have connections in the Washington, D.C. soccer community as successful candidate will also be involved in public relations activities designed to benefit the team (including conducting clinics and making appearances before local soccer organizations). Salary is negotiable. Please send resume and salary history to Victor Moran, President, Real Maryland FC, at victor@realmaryland.us. No phone calls please
> Real Maryland Seeks General Manager for Professional Soccer Club,
Real Maryland, FC, a member of the Second Division of the United Soccer Leagues, is seeking an experienced, enthusiastic, and qualified individual to fill the role of General Manager. Applicant will be responsible for the day to day activities in running a professional soccer club, and duties will include, but not be limited to: development of community outreach programs, negotiation of contracts with players, vendors and suppliers, sales and marketing and oversight of sales force, oversight of soccer camps and clinics, recruiting and training volunteers, liaison with local media, interface with local county and community leaders, and responsibility for game day activities. This person must have strong leadership skills, be highly self motivated, and must possess excellent communication skills, computer knowledge and website experience. Salary is negotiable. Please send resume and salary history to Victor Moran, President, Real Maryland FC, at victor@realmaryland.us . No phone calls please
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