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Soccer on TV this Weekend

Ole — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 05:27:28 +0000

It’s a pretty interesting weekend. The USL W-League (one of two Women’s professional leagues) will have the semifinals broadcast live this evening on Fox Soccer Channel and the final will be broadcast on a tape delayed basis Sunday. Saturday we get the MLS All-Star game against Chelsea and Sunday has a couple of international friendlies of note, including Barcelona and Boca Juniors.

And if you’re looking for a reason to take in the MLS All-Star game, how about this quote from one of my all-time MLS favorite players (remember, I’m a Chicago Fire fan!), Piotr Nowak - “Chelsea is very competitive. They’ll put out their best 11. Their coach is all about winning. So am I. It will be an attractive game for all fans.” And remember, it’s live from the newest MLS soccer specific stadium, Toyota Park in Bridgeview (Chicago), IL

FRIDAY FOX SOCCER CHANNEL
US Youth Soccer Show, 4 pm
USL CHARLOTTE-OTTAWA W-League, Semifinal (live), 7 pm.
USL VANCOUVER-SEATTLE W-League, Semifinal (live), 9:30 pm.

SATURDAY ESPN
MLS MLS ALL-STARS-FC CHELSEA (live), 5:30 pm.

SUNDAY FOX SOCCER CHANNEL
Argentina BOCA JUNIORS-BANFIELD (live) 3 pm.
Friendly GUADALAJARA-BARCELONA (live), 9:30 pm.
USL W-League, Final (delay), 11:30 pm.

Jessica Brixey Sets Zizzer’s Scoring Record

Ole — Tue, 02 May 2006 03:50:49 +0000

I’m glad I took the time to ignore the weather and get out to catch the majority of the match between the Glendale Falcon’s and the West Plains Zizzer’s this evening. It was a good game with both teams working hard with an eye to the upcoming District matches. I was also interested in seeing if Jessica Brixey would be able to penetrate the Falcon’s defense which has solidified in front of goalkeeper Laura McElroy as the season progresses.

You may recall that last week, Jessica (#7 pictured above behind the goalkeeper) tied the Zizzer’s scoring record. From April 25th:

After waiting out the storms, West Plains defeated Hillcrest tonight 6-0. Jessica Brixey tied the school record for goals in a game with 4 and is now 1 Goal shy of the school single season record of 16 set by Alina Alaimo in 1998. Alina went on to play 4 years at what was then Southwest Missouri State.

Alina coaches for the Windy City Pride club in Chicago. From the Pride site - Alina Alaimo, is a graduate of Southwest Missouri State University. Alina earned All-Conference honors all four years, as well as regional honors one year. She was named to the All-Tournament team two year in a row in the conference finals, and helped lead the team to their first conference championship. Alina currently plays semi-professional soccer in the W-league for the Windy City Bluez.

Jessica scored her goal in the 77th minute of the match when she outraced two defenders from midfield into the box, where she calmly slotted her shot over the onrushing goalkeeper before tumbling to the ground in a hard collision. Coach Schmitt substituted her out of the game at that point to allow her to recover and be greeted by her teammates on the bench who were seemingly more excited then Jessica by her efforts. Congratulations Jessica!

W-League Championship on FSN

Ole — Sun, 07 Aug 2005 04:44:44 +0000

The W-League holds their Championship Sunday and the game will be broadcast live at 6pm CDT on Fox Soccer Channel (401). The game will feature the Ottawa Fury vs the New Jersey Wildcats, a cross border clash. The Wildcats will be in their 2nd consecutive Final and facing the only team to have defeated them in the past two years, losing 0-1 on July 24th. The Wildcats feature several National Team players including Cat Reddick, Heather O’Reilly and Lindsey Tarpley and have only given up two goals this season to 58 scored. Should be quite a match! For those without cable (like me) there will be a live internet feed courtesy of the Wildcats.