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Another great crowd came out this morning for the USA vs Slovenia Group C match. After drawing a standing-room only crowd last Saturday for the game against England, today’s match was counted at 92 and it was as lively as the last one. With a wide range of fans, from the new American Outlaws US [...]
So I’ve been asked if I would accept a call from Scott Puryear and Ned Reynolds of the Sports Reporters radio show Monday morning. Jock 98.7 FM. I checked out the website last night, doesn’t look they keep it up-to-date other than an weather widget since there is no list of Guests and I wasn’t [...]
From US Soccer comes this summary of Slovenia’s win over Algeria: Former West Brom midfielder and Slovenia captain Robert Koren scored a 79th-minute goal against a 10-man Algeria side to take first place in Group C after the first round of matches. Algeria’s Abdelkader Ghezzal received his second yellow card just 15 minutes after coming [...]
As if I needed another reminder that I’m not 20 anymore… I watched the first two games of the World Cup at Farmer’s Gastropub on Friday in the company of Chris DeRosier. For those not paying attention, Chris is part of a four man team that created TAGsgf.com, a web magazine that targets the same [...]
Enjoyed a great game at Farmers Gastropub this morning and my breakfast. Mmmm good. Saturday’s game kicks off at 1:30 pm with pre-game at 12:30 pm. Come early and take advantage of the quality locally grown food used in all of the recipes. The photo at left shows owner Bill Griffiths in front of the [...]
OK, I broke down and did it. If you want bragging rights, hop over to the ESPN website and sign up for their Bracket Predictor and create your bracket. Then join the group I created – SGFsoccer.com It’s as simple as that, unless you’re the type to agonize over your picks. If that’s the case, [...]
I’ve already posted about the best place to watch World Cup soccer in Springfield. How about those days when you can’t get to a TV but you want to be able to keep up-to-date live? Especially since I think it’s going to be very difficult to avoid hearing scores before you get home hoping for [...]
The greatest way to enjoy the World Cup? With a group of fans! I’ve partnered with Farmers Gastropub this year to promote his British-style pub and restaurant for one reason – the pub is open daily (except Monday’s) at 9am AND Bill Griffiths, the owner, is committed to showing every game with audio for the [...]
In a story titled “Harry Keough Was There When US Played England” that is on the ESPN Page 2 website, writer Kelley Carter opens her story this way: Former U.S. national team member Harry Keough laughs at his favorite memory of the 1950 World Cup match. Keough — who eventually won two U.S. Open Cups, [...]
Do you have all of the necessary tools in place? Let’s go through the checklist: High Definition TV – I upgraded recently and fortunately made the call for follow up service with enough notice. I waited 8 days for Mediacom to come to my place and fix the service and now I’m going to miss [...]
ESPN has released their World Cup preview issue. They offer some teaser material on the website regarding Spain It’s easy to get carried away drawing parallels between a country and its national soccer team, but it’s hard not to notice the anxiety that has simultaneously gripped Spain’s financial markets and its soccer fans. While the [...]
Here’s an update on the Springfield Siemen’s Turblex team that is headed to Germany. Siemens Energy is hosting a worldwide soccer tournament as part of the “We Are Energy!” campaign. The soccer tournament will be June 12 -13 2010 in Erlangen, Germany on the Siemens sports grounds. There will be 40 teams from 24 countries [...]
The World Cup has 32 teams, including the US of A. Do you have a favorite besides the red, white & blue? How about the Oranje? This site might help push you over. Case: KNVB Supporter Shirt Challenge: Develop a premium for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Solution: The heads of the players of the [...]
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