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Jack Jewsbury, KC Wizards
I had an opportunity to chat with Jack Jewsbury, KC Wizards and Kickapoo Chiefs (’99) earlier this week when he was in town for a Youth Clinic sponsored by Mediacom and Lake Country Soccer. The photo of him with Chad Jaeger, who played for Drury in the mid 90′s and now coaches here with Springfield SC, came after a conversation with the two. Chad noted he remembers Jack when he was coaching youth soccer in the early 90′s and Jack only came up to Chad’s lower chest. Now Jack has returned to coach the youth as well. The circle remains unbroken. Enjoy.
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And here are some photos from the Clinic
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- Chad Jaeger with Jack Jewsbury
We Were Part Of The Record Soccer Crowd In Kansas City!
Bailey Pesek and Taylor Stamper at Arrowhead Stadium
Bailey says: Having the opportunity to see Manchester United play in the United States doesn’t happen every day. When my father told me he had tickets to the match with the Wizards, I was soooo happy. It was exciting to actually watch the big names like Giggs, Berbatov, Scholes and to see how European clubs begin their warm-ups to their field positioning and how different they are from American soccer. I certainly learned some things. I hope to see more events like this no doubt !
Taylor says: I went to the Kansas City Wizards vs Manchester United soccer game with my family & friends and we had a great time! The new Arrowhead Stadium was awesome and this was the first event to be held in the new stadium, and there were over 52,000 people there for the game!! It was cool to see the players from Man U and I had a great time watching the game. This is the 2nd professional soccer game that I have went to and I hope I can go to more!!
The photo was taken on 7-25-2010 during the Manchester United vs KC Wizards match in KC at Arrowhead stadium. It is one of 4 matches of Manchester United’s North American tour. Manchester United is a Premier English football club from Manchester England. Bailey Pesek ( Missouri Elite FC ) on left and Taylor Stamper ( Springfield Soccer Club ) on right are both members of Nixa HS Soccer.
On a related note, at least one British paper is impressed with the soccer spirit they found in the Midwest. Check out Wizards left us spellbound in Kansas City in the Daily Mail.
International Friendlies This Week Include ManU, Tottenham
Plenty of good soccer to enjoy this week on TV as well as live (see 4 Tickets Available for Manchester United game on Sunday). It includes the Barclays Challenge in New York City. Rumor has it Thierry Henry will be playing for Red Bull NY by then!
WEDNESDAY, July 21
International Club Friendly between PHILADELPHIA Union and MANCHESTER UNITED, live at 6:30 pm on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com
International Club Friendly between CELTIC and SPORTING LISBON, live at 7 pm on Fox Soccer Channel.
THURSDAY, July 22
Barclays New York Challenge between NEW YORK Red Bull and TOTTENHAM, live at 7:30 pm on Fox Soccer Channel.
This is Thierry Henry’s first game according to the Red Bull website
FRIDAY, July 23
Barclays New York Challenge between MANCHESTER CITY and SPORTING LISBON, live at 7:30 pm on Fox Soccer Channel.
SUNDAY, July 25 – a triple header on Fox Soccer Channel!
Barclays New York Challenge begins with TOTTENHAM vs SPORTING LISBON, live at 12 pm.
Barclays New York Challenge second match between NEW YORK Red Bull and MANCHESTER CITY, live 2 pm.
The day wraps up with the International Club Friendly between KANSAS CITY Wizards and MANCHESTER UNITED, live at 4:30 pm.
Teal Bunbury Nets First Goal, Game Winner For KC Wizards
Teal Bunbury, KC Wizards by DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star
Nielsen made six saves in the second half, including a right-toe stop of Guillermo Barros Schelotto in the 70th minute, a left arm stop of Emilio Renteria eight minutes later and a Steven Lenhart header in stoppage time. The Crew outshot the Wizards 15-4 after the break and 19-8 for the match but did not convert any of their eight corners.
Bunbury returned to Ohio where he played last season for the University of Akron and scored his first MLS goal in the 14th minute to end KC’s 339-minute scoreless streak.
The Wizards (4-8-3, 15 points) beat Columbus for the first time since posting a 0-5-1 mark over the past meetings.
Check out the analysis on Down The Byline as well.
KC Wizards Capture 3rd Win
The Wizards broke their 8 game winless streak Thursday evening with a 2-0 win over expansion squad Philadelphia Union at home.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The relief, the absolute jubilation after Thursday night’s 2-0 win over the Philadelpha Union, couldn’t have been any clearer. That feeling is what the Wizards had worked and fought hard for during a fruitless, brutal two-month stretch.
More importantly, Kansas City finally got some of its swagger back after their Thursday night, an event that signified the Wizards taking back control of a season marred by an eight-game winless streak in league play. “We needed this big time,” captain Davy Arnaud said. “It felt like this was a game that can maybe define what direction the season might head.”
Another loss at home would have been a devastating blow to a team that hadn’t tasted victory for exactly two months, when they beat Colorado on April 10, and the lack of results had clearly weighed on the team as bad breaks and silly mistakes stretched the streak longer and longer.
The team now goes on a two week break mandated by Major League Soccer in order to not compete with Group play in the World Cup. The next game will be Saturday June 26th at home against the New York Red Bull.
Jack Jewsbury, KC Wizards
Jack Jewsbury, KC Wizards
Denis Irwin Coaching Clinic Wednesday In KC
Denis Irwin, Manchester United
For those who don’t recognize the name, Irwin was a key player for Manchester United in the 1990’s and early 2000’s, scoring 22 goals in 368 appearances with the club. He also was capped 56 teams for the Ireland National Team, scoring four goals in those matches. He currently is a commentator for Manchester United’s TV network, MUTV.
The Clinic is part of an effort to promote the Manchester United game that will be played in Kansas City on July 25th. Tickets can be purchased here.
And for the Ireland fans in my reading community, here are Denis’ thoughts on Thierry Henry.
I can’t find any information on the event on the KC Wizards website unfortunately. I received this information from Coach Ryan Swan at Drury University who forwarded a message about the event. Here is the KC Wizard’s contact info if you need more info.
Jack Jewsbury Interview with The Back Post
Jack Jewsbury, April 2008
KC Wizards Opening US Open Cup Play At Home April 13th
The Kansas City Wizards will play fellow MLS side Colorado Rapids on Tuesday, April 13th at 7:30 p.m. CT in a qualifying game for the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The game will take place at the Stanley H. Durwood Stadium on the campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, which is located at the intersection of Cherry Street and East 51st Street.
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the oldest soccer competition in the United States, having started in 1914 as the National Challenge Cup. Today, the competition involves teams from all levels of the American soccer pyramid, from semi-pro sides in the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) to teams in Major League Soccer.
The Kansas City Wizards’ 2009 run in the cup was cut short in the quarterfinals with a 1-0 away loss to Seattle Sounders FC. The team suffered a similar fate in 2008, falling 6-5 in a penalty kick shootout to the then-USL1 Seattle Sounders in the quarterfinals.
The Wizards have won the U.S. Open Cup once, defeating the Chicago Fire 1-0 in 2004 at Arrowhead Stadium off an overtime goal from Russian forward Igor Simutenkov.
In the event of a tie the match will go to two 15-minute overtime periods. If the match remains tied after overtime, penalty kicks will be used to determine a winner. The winner of this game will advance in the U.S. Open Cup qualification process to play the winner of a three-team pool that includes the New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls and Philadelphia Union at a date to be determined in May. The winner of that game will then enter into the round of 16 in the U.S. Open Cup.
Wizards season ticket holders and UMKC students, staff and faculty will be able to purchase tickets for $10, and tickets will be available to the general public for $15 each. Tickets will go on sale this Friday morning at 10 a.m. CT, and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com/opencup or by calling the Wizards at (913) 387-3413.
Stanley H. Durwood Stadium has approximately 1,000 stadium and bleacher seats, so fans are encouraged to buy early to make sure they get the best seats available. Standing-room only/grass berm seats will also be made available after all of the stadium and bleacher seats are sold.
Parking for the event will be available in the garage located on Cherry Street, right across from the stadium. Parking is free, and will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
