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USA Fans Pack Stadium in Johannesburg
June 18, 2010, 9:25 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Well, what a bummer! Off to a slow start then teased with what looked to us as the winning goal we left Ellis Park very dejected. The US fans packed the stadium and made noise (not just with the plastic horns) the entire match. Obviously down 2-0 there wasn't too much to cheer for but small chances gave everyone hope. When Landon when top roof the place went nuts. Everyone wanted to explode and we finally had our chance.As everyone watched around the world the American pressed on and held Slovenia in check.We had great seats again but for the 4th game in a row we had no access to instant replay so someone is going to have to clue me in on why the goal was taken away.In person, we did not see anything wrong with it. As a matter of fact the real speed of the match and that moment looked clean as can be as we were all puzzled what the ref had witnessed.Well, sometimes the game is made to break your heart but coming away with a point still gives us a chance as we play Algeria. The stadium itself is in a very tough neighborhood...Actually, it is right in the middle of an area of apartment complexes. We are back at the hotel planning our evening which will include the English match that is coming up in 10 minutes.Keep the faith and we'll get through over Algeria.Matt » read full article
USA-Slovenia packs Fado
June 18, 2010, 8:23 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
If you weren't at Fado on First Avenue in Seattle today, you missed a jam-packed establishment full of hopeful fans of the US National Team watching what ended up being a 2-2 draw. The mood never wavered, even when Slovenia carried a 2-0 lead into halftime. The entire building erupted when Landon Donovan scored the pull the score to 2-1. Then again when Michael Bradley tied it up. The top blew off the joint when Maurice Edu appeared to put the US up 3-2 and all were collectively quizzical when the goal was waved off. As the lot filed out after the final whistle everyone was calculating what result they were hoping for when England faces Algeria and how each possible result affects the chances of a US advancement to the Round of 16.Where did you watch the match?What were the reactions there?Also, make sure you join me at Azteca in Southcenter for the US-Algeria match on Wednesday the 23rd at 11:30. See you there. » read full article
The World's Blog: Day 7
June 18, 2010, 1:28 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Higuain's hat does the trick; Greece gets a bailout; and Mexico parties like it's the 5th of May! We are a week into our month-long World Cup celebration. » read full article
Sounders FC Youth Camps see Huge Increase in Registration
June 17, 2010, 8:24 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Group Health to provide scholarships to area youth. » read full article
Swiss for a day
June 17, 2010, 7:24 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
I am finally over my jet lag and so I've now been sleeping, eating, and generally operating on the British time zone, and no longer Pacific. So last night, and today, I was able to watch the World Cup games without feeling tired and dozing off and then having to rely on highlights afterward.I watched Brazil play, and even though North Korea kept them off the board in the first half, I was convinced they would score at least a couple and that proved to be case. One of my favorite players in the modern game is Robinho, and all of my friends will tell you how annoying I can be when he gets the ball because I start screaming and cheering even his five-yard passes!Today, I was only able to watch the very end of the Honduras and Chile game so I can't say too much about that, although according to Arlo White's Twitter, Chile were very good.There was only one opening round game I've been looking forward to almost as much as the England and US game, and that was the Switzerland and Spain game. Firstly because Spain are a great team but mainly because Blaise Nkufo plays for the Swiss. Knowing that he will be with us in about a month automatically made me a Swiss fan for the day.I can talk all day about how amazing Spain's passing was, especially from Xavi, Xabi Alonso, Iniesta and Pique, but the most impressive thing was the way Switzerland executed their game plan. They, like the rest of us, knew that they could not afford to get into a passing contest with Spain and so they focused on defending as a team from front to back, and then playing on the counter attack. It worked, and they got a massive win out of it.As for Blaise, I think we can all see what he will bring to Seattle. He can hold the ball up, he scores, he makes good runs, and he was still going strong in the 90th minute. Not bad for a 35-year-old veteran!Now I'm looking forward to the next set of games because teams need to play to win now. A lot of teams played "not to lose" in their first game, which is understandable, but now they have no choice but to attack and try to get some points on the board so that they can qualify for the next round. This scenario should make for some more entertaining games from here on out.Speak soon! Steve #11 » read full article
Cape Town to Johannesburg and Argentina Rolls
June 17, 2010, 7:24 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
We are back in Johannesburg after spending 2.5 days in the Cape Town area. Our hotel was around a mountain from Cape Town in the city of Simons Town. Though it was a bit chilly for the locals the weather seemed to fit us quite well.Our friend that we had met earlier in the week had helped us book this amazing place on the water. Simons Town is about 45 minutes from Cape Town so World Cup prices really didn't apply. Because it is winter here we had a pretty inexpensive rate and we were all thrilled with the location. We were right on the water with a little deck and great spot for people watching.It was very relaxing and we had plenty to do right around the hotel. Bertha's (on the main floor and pictured here) was a great little restaurant where we would meet Steve in the morning. We are not sure how this poor dog got his scarf but we believe that after a late night on Tuesday Steve, from Liverpool, had something to do with it.Ten minutes down the street from our hotel was a very large penguin sanctuary. It was very interesting watching these penguins going about their day to day business. So many tourists walk through area everyday that the little animals don't pay much notice to all the humans walking around their living room. After hanging out with the penguins long enough we all jumped in Steve's friends car and headed to Cape Town for a night out...we first stopped at a great little pub where we watched the Ivory Coast-Portugal match. It was a very friendly place and we were just starting out for what ended up being a great night. On the way from the pub heading into Cape Town we pulled over as there were so many pictures to take from high above the water. It was cold but it was pretty clear so we tried to take advantage of the sights.As we drove into town I realized the national pride that South Africa has for hosting the World Cup. Most cars either had flags flying from them or their country was represented with a small flag that could be pulled around their side mirrors.It was off to dinner where a couple locals sent us in the direction of a great steak house...the food was amazing, wine was tasty, and our waiter was a crack up as he had us dying while taking our picture.Oh, I have to stop right here and ask, WHAT IS WITH ALL THE KFC'S in South Africa...they are everywhere. No really, I couldn't believe how many we've ran into. Sorry, but I had to post the KFC. They are everywhere! .From dinner we headed into the heart of Cape Town to watch Brazil-North Korea. The Koreans gave everything they had but Brazil showed their class and overpowered them in the 2nd half.We had a great time Tuesday night and planned for more "touristy" things for Wednesday. I have to include a picture of our cab driver. With no trains, subways, and a limited bus system your best bet is to meet a nice cab driver that will take care of you no matter where or when you want to go. We met Alfred and hit it off right away. Maybe because we tipped pretty well but Alfred took us back and forth from Cape Town to Simons Town a number of times (45 minute drive minimum). He even picked us up at 4:30 this morning to take us to the airport after he had to work until 1 am. GREAT GUY! After gathering everyone Wednesday morning we decided to go back to Cape Town to see if the weather permitted us to make it to the top of Table Mountain. You get to the top by taking a cable car or gondola straight up the side of the mountain. The car ends up docking 1086 meters above sea level. I really didn't let anyone know that heights aren't my favorite. I'm not sure where this started but the lately I'd much rather be on the ground. A lot less happens there than in a cable car carrying 5100 kilograms. Ok, that's enough. The views were amazing. Basically, you are sitting right above the entire city. The picture that I thought I would throw in is off the beautiful stadium in the heart of the city. We were right across the street from it later in the evening and it is an amazing structure.I had enough of these views after only 20 minutes...something to do with breathing correctly. So I headed down by myself to peak in a couple World Cup shops while my friends, who were surprised I even attempted to go up in the first place, stayed up for another hour.Here is a picture of my sweaty hand while we descended. I hated the whole thing! We ended the evening in packed sports bar to watch South Africa-Uruguay. All the locals were very quiet as their goalie was sent off and the squad went down to defeat. It did make for a much quiet ride back because we did not have to listen to all those wonderful horns. The three of us flew back to Johannesburg very early this morning, checked into our hotel and headed right out to Soccer City to take in Argentina-South Korea. I was very excited for the match. Not only were we going to see Messi play but one of my favorites in the world is Carlos Tevez. The did not dissapoint as they took care of South Korea 4-1. Below is a picture right of South Korea setting up their wall before Messi touches it to Tevez who smashed the ball just over the bar.Soon after Argentina was celebrating their first of four right below us.After a couple days off we are back to going to games...today was Argentina, tomorrow we are headed to USA-Slovenia, and Saturday we'll wrap it up with Cameroon-Denmark. I love going to the matches but checking out Cape Town was thrilling. I'll check back in tomorrow because we are going to head to Pretoria early and run into some Americans that we have met along the way.Talk to you soon,Matt » read full article
Q&A: Blaise Nkufo
June 17, 2010, 7:24 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Blaise Nkufo took some time to check in with Matt Gaschk from Durban, South Africa following the Swiss defeat of World Cup favorite Spain in the group stage. » read full article
The World's Blog: Day 6
June 17, 2010, 1:32 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
All of Chile shouts "finalmente", Nkufo and Swiss pokes holes in Spanish cheese, and vuvuzelas silenced ... temporarily. Just another day in World Cup excitement. » read full article
The World's Blog: Day 5
June 16, 2010, 1:24 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
All Whites prove not all that bad, Ronaldo and Drogba played but so did their teams, and North Korea does not cower to any world power, even Brazil. The World's Blog continues Day 5 of Group coverage. » read full article
CONCACAF Champions League on the horizon
June 15, 2010, 8:23 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Next Monday, June 21, tickets will go on sale for the first leg of the Sounders FC’s CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round. Seattle will host Metapan of El Salvador on Wednesday, July 28 in a 7 pm kickoff at Qwest Field.On August 3, the Sounders FC will travel to El Salvador to play Metapan for the second leg of the aggregate-goal series. The winner will advance to the Group Stage or the regional club tournament. The Sounders FC reached the CONCACAF Champions League with their Lamar Hunt US Open Cup championship last season. They join MLS Cup champions Real Salt Lake, the runner-up LA Galaxy and Supporters’ Shield winning Columbus Crew in the tournament, as well as Canadian entry Toronto FC. Seattle and LA both enter in the preliminary round while RSL and Columbus enter in the Group Stage.Seattle’s preliminary round opponent enters the tournament after winning the Clausura 2010 season in the Primera Division in El Salvador. They finished fourth on the table at 6-2-10, but won the championship with a 4-3 upset of top-seeded Luis Angel Firpo and a 3-1 victory over Aguila. The victory gave them their fourth championship in the past seven seasons. This will be their third consecutive appearance in Champions League after being knocked out in the preliminary round in 2008 and the Group Stage in 2009.Since 2001, when they returned to the Primera Division, they have been one of the most consistent clubs in El Salvador. In 2007, they won their first championship when they bested Luis Angel Firpo to take the Clausura crown.Among their top players are defender Alexander Escobar, midfielder Oscar Jimenez and forwards Lester Blanco and Anel Canales. Additionally, 39-year-old goalkeeper Misael Alfaro is surprisingly efficient on the offensive end, with 31 career goals to his credit.The stadiums that will host the two legs appear to be in stark contrast to one another. Qwest Field has hosted 24 consecutive MLS sellouts and the Sounders current average attendance is 36,146. Metapan play their home matches at Estadio Jorge Calero Suarez, an 8,000-seat multi-purpose stadium.Tickets for the home leg will be available at www.SoundersFC.com, by calling 800-745-3000, all Ticketmaster outlets and the Qwest Field Box office. » read full article
Fun Over The Break
June 15, 2010, 1:25 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Here are a couple of fun Sounders FC stories.First, Sigi Schmid was on New Day Northwest last week to talk about the World Cup and give some analysis of some of the top players and teams. Watch that video here.Also, Freddie Ljungberg is featured in a nice Q&A in New York Times Magazine. For that story, read here.And if you want a good laugh, here is a recap of the US-England match in LegoLand. » read full article
The World's Blog: Day 4
June 15, 2010, 12:29 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
The Danish and the Dutch differentiate themselves once and for all. Honda makes more than cars out of Cameroon, and the defending World champs escape Paraguay with a point. » read full article
Sounders FC Announce Ticket Information for CONCACAF Match
June 14, 2010, 11:23 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Tickets to go on sale on June 21, 2010 » read full article
It's not easy being Green
June 14, 2010, 7:23 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Within a few moments of arriving in London, I couldn't help but notice the amount of people wearing England shirts. In the airport, and on the hour drive to my brother's home, I would say 1 in 3 people had some kind of England gear on. World Cup fever had definitely hit the nation.I had planned on watching the England/USA game in a pub with some friends because the atmosphere is great in there whenever England play, especially if it's a World Cup game. However, I definitely underestimated the power of jet lag. As soon as I laid down on the couch a couple of hours before kickoff, I knew I would not be moving for a good few hours and so I ended up watching the game with my brother, a good friend of ours and his son.The three of them had England jersey's on. I have to confess that when England scored the early goal (there were some wild celebrations in the room, except me of course!), I was convinced they would go on to win by 2 or 3. But the US fought back and defended well, and even though their goal was extremely fortunate, I think they had some good chances either side of the goal to warrant a draw from the game. When Clint Dempsey shot the ball, I actually looked away from the screen thinking that the goalkeeper was going to easily scoop it up. It was only when I heard my friend scream that I knew something went wrong. It was definitely a bad goal for England to concede.The media and fan reaction on this side of the Atlantic has been very negative. Before the game, everyone was upbeat, but now there are doubts about the team's credentials. In my view, England are still very good, and as a footballer myself, I understand that it is not easy to win any game no matter how much you are expected to.In and around my weird sleeping pattern, I've been able to watch small portions of the following games: Ghana vs. Serbia, Holland vs. Denmark, and Cameroon vs. Japan. I haven't seen anything to change my mind in thinking that both England and the US will emerge from their group and that Argentina will win the whole thing. Obviously, along with the rest of the world, I am still waiting to see Italy, Spain, and Brazil play... maybe one of those teams will change my mind about Argentina.Speak soon! Steve #11 » read full article
The Orange Cruise and an evening in Sandton
June 14, 2010, 6:23 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Good Evening from Sandton, Johannesburg. We have returned from Soccer City, in Johannesburg, where we watched the Netherlands take down Denmark 2-0. The Dutch are loaded for this tournament and are currently playing without injured Arjen Robben but they didn't have too much trouble with the Danes. Nicolas Bendter impressed a couple of times but Denmark never seemed to have The Orange on their heals. Speaking of the Orange, we were walking to our new hotel last night looking like complete tourists (backpacks and all) We were behind 5-6 orange clad men as we headed towards the Hilton. We were right on their heals as they were walking quite slow when the man nearest us ask me, "Can I help you with anything?"...."Nope, just headed to our room." I didn't realize that in front of us were Robben and Van Brockhorst taking a walk witih thier physio...they had 3 pieces of security with them as they walked through town and the security men didn't like us walking so close. I told them that I would not sign any autographs tonight but they really did not appreciate my sarcasm. Oh well. Ends up that we are staying in the team hotel with the Dutch squad. Later in the evening we shared an elevator with Inter's midfielder Wesley Shneider...he was not very talkative as he had a very important text to writeStaying at the Hilton in Sandton is quite a change from Arthur's place in Kempton Park. Yesterday we watched all three matches on tv. 2 were pretty dull (Serbia-Ghana and Algeria-Slovenia) but the 3rd had plenty of goals as Germany destroyed Australia 4-0.After the final match we went to the most bizarre disco in all of South Africa. Again, the people watching was amazing as folks tried to out dance others, almost out of Saturday Night Fever. We just finished up watching Japan beat Cameroon 1-0 and now it's off to Cape Town. The weather has been beautiful and we are really looking forward to checking out Cape Town. Talk to you soon, Matt » read full article
The World's Blog: Day 3
June 14, 2010, 4:23 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
The Germans were the Germans, a new leader stands in front of both England and the USA, all the while Africa gets their first victory of this year's World Cup. » read full article
The World's Blog: Day 2
June 14, 2010, 4:23 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
In a much anticipated match between England and the USA, no one prevailed. But finally, after many draws, there was a winner in this year's World Cup action. » read full article
England-USA and an interesting roundtrip to Rustenburg
June 13, 2010, 2:13 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
One of the amazing parts of World Cup travel is that one day is filled with so many new experiences that if I had to head home today I would feel good about it.We are only two days in and I feel like we have been here a week. Friday I wrote about my day at the opener featuring South Africa-Mexico. One day in and it might be the highlight of the entire trip. But then came Rustenburg where the USA faced the mighty English.Nine of us left for Rustenburg at 1:30 in the afternoon and Arthur, the hotel owner and driver, took us through "the country" so we could see all walks of life. As we sped through the country we experienced the contrasts in those that live here. As we moved past an incredible development for the wealthy it took us only 10 minutes to come up to a township where the roof of a "house" was simply a piece of fiberglass over some boards proped up by 2x4's. When we got past the area we all felt the same thing without saying a word...I was thankful for everything we have in the States. It was really mind blowing.The travel to Rustenburg also included street vendors who would come up to your car though even though you might be heading 50 mph. You would have to stop at red lights in the middle of these small highways and the vendors would run up to your car. Flags are very popular plus the horns that have caught their own buzz here....very annoying at the matches!The roads are so narrow and are filled with so many potholes that we were all relieved when we finally found our first destination in Rustenburg.Speaking of the roads, they are so narrow that I compared them to the roads up Highway 2 to Steven pass. If you've been up through Start Up and Gold Bar imagine taking maybe 10-12 feet off of those and fitting two cars going opposite ways travelling 60 mph. Arthur made for a great travel guide and driver as he negotiated the roads while throwing our curse words at what he felt were oncoming hazzards.We finally made it to his friend's bar and stayed for what Arthur thought was the most important match of the day...South Africa vs. France in Rugby. He let us know that soccer was a girl's game and rugby was what men play. With Arthur coming in at 6 foot 3 and a full 280 pounds no one really seems to want to disagree with him. His is a fine man and even better father as we've experienced his gentle side as he has opened his house up to us.We watched the first half of Argentina-Nigeria then headed to the stadium. One our new friends, Steve from Liverpool, had a parking pass so we went all the way through to the stadium. When we would hit a police road block Arthur let the policemen know that everything was ok and we were "supposed to go through." We all laughed when Arthur would translate to us what he told the police. All of the locals here speak AFRICAN which is a language mixed with some German and Dutch with a sprinkle of English. We haven't made too much of an effort to learn the language.I met couple people from Seattle at a bar right across the street and another couple from Portland. It is always fun to meet people that are from your back yard and you run into them on the other side of the world. I will never forget meeting three really cool guys in Jeonju, South Korea 2002. They told me they went to Nathan Hale, Blanchet, and Roosvelt high schools. I couldn't believe it. We actually still run into each other 8 years laterFinally, we headed to the the match and the anticipation was immense. There were tickets everywhere on the streets. The announced attendance was 6000 below capacity. Could we beat the English? Could we contain Wayne Rooney? Would Landon cut through Ledley King? As all of us watched and we now know the result, all the Americans at the stadium felt very proud of our team. The English team and their fans left the stadium rather quickly...The American squad, after trading jerseys, went around the stadium applauding and thanking their fans for the support. It was a tingling moment. Only USA fans were left in the stadium as the tie and one point seemed to please us all.There have been a couple of things at these stadiums that have us scratching our heads...For the second straight match all the food was sold out by halftime...in Rustenburg not only did the big screens not work but there was no game clock or a scoreboard that worked. The trip home was grueling as all of these stadiums seem to have one way in and one way out...this obviously makes for massive lines out and slow trips as everyone winds out of these narrow roads. It took 3 hours to get home (should have been an hour and a half) and by 2:30 am local time we all dispersed to our rooms. Doug, Adam, and I shared stories in our room and laughed hard about a number of happenings throughout the day. One by one we all passed out due to exhaustion and got up today to figure out our next adventure. After 2.5 days here at this compound we are going to go check in a room in Sandton. It is a district of Johannesburg. After all the travel the last two days we have decided that we are going to watch the three matches on TV and travel to Cape Town tomorrow after attending the Netherlands-Denmark match at Soccer City. We are going to meet our new, hysterical friend Steve (from Liverpool) in Cape Town where a ton more laughing awaits us.There are about 20 of us in the log cabing currently watching Slovenia-Algeria as we are all curious (English and Americans) as to see our upcoming opponents. That's about it...I'll check in from Sandton.Matt » read full article
World Cup Blog: Day 2
June 13, 2010, 2:34 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
In a much anticipated match between England and the USA, no one prevailed. But finally, after many draws, there was a winner in this year's World Cup action. » read full article
Three Lions
June 12, 2010, 3:33 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Some of my strongest childhood memories revolved around the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups in the United States and France respectively. The pre-match build up, the goals, the tackles, the skill, the drama, the heartache, and the joy all make this tournament special. It really is an exciting time.In all my life, I have never seen a country that is as passionate about football as England. Football in England is a religion, and so you can imagine how the nation explodes with excitement every four years when this great tournament comes along.Going into every tournament, the English national team is billed as potential winners by its diehard fans, only to disappoint time and again.However, this year, the feeling is different. There is a quiet confidence that 2010 may well be the year that England adds to its 1966 triumph. The talents of Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard, John Terry and company can definitely take the Three Lions very far in this competition, which for England, begins with a mouthwatering game against the United States.To be brutally honest, on paper, this is a game that England should win, but anyone who understands football will know that anything is possible and the last people who will be underestimating the US are the English players and coaches. The game has grown so much in America, and many of the players on the national team now compete in Europe alongside the best players on the planet. I actually want the US to do very well in this competition, just not against England. I plan to watch the game in London with my brother and my friends. Aside from an England win, I am hoping for a great spectacle, a true game of football played in the right spirit. Finally, many people have asked me who I think will win the tournament. It is not easy to choose between some of the top nations but I am going with Argentina. In Messi, Tevez, Milito, Aguero, and Higuain they have forwards who are the best offensive threats on their club teams and so they should never struggle for goals. Spain and Brazil will be very good too. I'll check back in after the England vs US game... Steve #11 » read full article
The World's Blog: Opening Day
June 12, 2010, 1:42 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
The first day of the 2010 World Cup kicked off in South Africa with two draws. The host nation tied 1-1 with Mexico while Uruguay and France battled to a clean sheet final. But what was the REAL story? » read full article
Day 1 of the World Cup---The Opener
June 11, 2010, 11:24 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Well, it was all worth it...alll of it. The 8 hour flight to London where I was sat next to an adorable 1 year old girl named Ola who cried most of the way. The 7 hour layover at Heathrow, and the brutal 11.5 hour flight from London to Johannesburg where the gentleman next to me switched from either snoring or drooling during at least 8 of the 11.5 hours. But this evening I was reminded why I keep making these treks to the World Cup. Doug, Adam, and myself were fortunate enough to have great seats for today's opening match between South Africa and Mexico. The atmosphere was amazing, the action was of high quality, and the people watching was spectacular.I don't really want to analyze the matches that I witness but I'd much rather try to put into words what I witnessed. Mexico had plenty of chances, up to four or five quality chances in the first half. But when they didn't get, as my friend Alan Hinton would say, "a lump of sugar" and rewarded for any of these chances South Africa took advantage and struck for the 1st goal of the match early into the 2nd half. It wasn't just a goal though...it was a cannon of a left foot to the opposite side of the net by Siphiwe Tshabalala. Have I ever seen him play before? No. Have I ever even heard his name? Nope! He plays for the Kaizer Chiefs who I believe play in the South African league. But it was the goal itself that brought the majority of the 85 thousand fans to their feet. It was hope for a country, the host country. It was a statement that let the world know that they belong on this stage. The crowd went NUTZ, absolutley bezerk. More chances came for the home squad before Marquez equalized late. But then another post was hit as the South Africans never let up their pressure and stayed true to their confidence.And this is why I go...I had goose bumps on a number of occasions today. Having not slept in two days I fell asleep in the cab on the way out to the stadium but I have been filled with adrenaline ever since the match started.We are now, there are about 15 of us in a log cabin, watching the France-Uruguay match sharing our experiences from day 1...There are three from LA, a couple from Argentina, and another couple from Germany. Everyone sharing this one common thread. Tomorrow we head to Rustenburg for USA's big opener against England. I will be able to sleep because I'm exhausted but once I wake up my body will fill with excitement as this will be the first time I will witness the English national team.I'll talk to you tomorrow from Rustenburg, South Africa. » read full article
Friends Of Mia
June 11, 2010, 7:36 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
I have been talking with some of the players and coaches over the last few days about what they have planned for the next eight days while the Sounders FC are on a break for the World Cup. Many are headed to their respective homes - whether that be in Los Angeles or Colombia or London, England.Goalkeeper coach Tom Dutra, however, asked me last week about what I am doing on Saturday when the US faces England in each team's first Group Stage match. Dutra will be in his hometown of Olympia watching the game with some of his friends, but also preparing for a game of his own.Every year for the last few years, he has played in an alumni soccer game between North Thurston High School and Dutra's Timberline High School. It's the Melee in Lacey. And this year they are doing it with a special cause in mind.For the past year, three-year-old Mia Deligeannis has been battling Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL). All proceeds from Saturday afternoon's match and the party that follows go to Friends of Mia, which was set up to assist the child's family through a trying time.Click the links for more information about Friends of Mia, the Melee in Lacey or the event to follow. » read full article
Pontius Proves Too Much
June 11, 2010, 8:23 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
DC United midfielder Chris Pontius netted a hat-trick to drop the Sounders FC 3-2. » read full article
Sounders FC Invites Fans to Follow their Exclusive Gowalla Trip to Discover the Best Pubs for Viewing the World Cup
June 11, 2010, 12:23 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
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