I’ve seen a lot of Terri Coulter and Eric Coulter this past week due to their efforts at the Missouri State Cup but I mentioned to them I hadn’t heard from Buddy. He had volunteered to write some stories regarding his adventures in Germany attending the US matches at the World Cup. As [...]
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There were 30 folks who showed up for the game on Saturday afternoon at the Fox & Hound. Nice turnout, decent game (we got a point) and there was even a contingent of Italian fans wearing the blue of the Azuri to ensure there was some flava’ to the event. Of course, that [...]
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Folks, it’s not a war but the US Men’s National Team must earn at least a point against the Italians if they expect to have any chance of moving on to the Round of 16.
I will be at the Fox & Hound taking in the game and invite you to come [...]
I’m proud to introduce my newest contributor, Nathan Jordan. Nathan is a soccer player and lacrosse player, headed for Cornell College in Iowa, and it turns out he’s also a fan of the Croatian National Team. I had the pleasure of playing against the Croatian Soccer Club in Chicago as well as working [...]
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Today’s the day, when the US National Team begins play in World Cup 2006 against the Czech Republic. The Springfield Soccer Club coaching staff has kindly agreed to provide game previews for the first round matches and Director of Soccer Operations Jeremy Alumbaugh is the first up.
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All of the hype and excitement [...]
Folks, I’ve confirmed arrangements with The Fox & Hound to provide a soccer friendly viewing environment this month so that Springfield Soccer readers will have a place to congragate and enjoy the games together. Events Coordinator Christa Lane phrases it thusly:
We are a World Cup friendly environment for viewing all the games [...]
This game report is provided by Professor Richard Garrad, aka Hannah & Megan’s dad, and a fellow who carries a British passport.
The first game in the World Cup is nerve racking, for the fans, and I’m sure for the players and coaches. England had the best start possible. England was awarded [...]
June’s turning into quite a month, almost overcoming the disappointment of the State Final runs that ended too early for Kickapoo & Catholic. As the days turn to weeks and months, the success those two squads had will shine brighter. For now, we have our favorite quadrennial event to console us. Oh, [...]
Defense wins championships. Spending 15 years in Chicago, arriving at the same time as Michael Jordan did, it’s a transformation he understood. What about the US defense:
“He’s an explosion waiting to happen.”
– Clemson coach Trevor Adair on US National Team player Oguchi Onyewu as pointed to by Jarrett. Or how about this [...]
I took the time this weekend to settle in and watch the two specials on ABC that I wrote about late Friday. Full of commercials from the usual suspects (Nike, Gatorade, Adidas, Pumas) it was also great to feel the excitement building for the games. Saturday’s show featured highlights from the Top 10 [...]
