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 [...]
Some soccer on TV this weekend to get us ready for the games. ABC is showing American Soccer’s 10 Greatest Moments on Saturday at 2pm and then on Sunday at 1:30 pm check out The Drive to Germany.
How many of you have a Yahoo address? Have you added my site to your Yahoo [...]
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OK, I don’t know about you but I’m getting the fever. I signed up for Mediacom Digital cable yesterday, even if I will be watching it on the 31″ TV I bought for the 1994 World Cup, I’ve got to make certain I can see (or tape) any game I want. In that [...]
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US - Venezuela recap
The United States showed excellent energy from the opening whistle. I liked the younger line up that the Americans used. Our players really ran at the Venezuelans. We did a good job of using our wide players and their services were brilliant. We switched the point of attack [...]
