US
women face Brazil; US men begin Gold Cup play
The US women kick
off Sunday at 3 pm in New Orleans, televised live on
ESPN. The roster includes Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy, Abby
Wambach, Briana Scurry, Brandi Chastain; the Brazil
roster includes WUSA stars Daniela, Katia and Pretinha.
The US men face El Salvador Saturday in Foxboro at 5:30
pm; fans can follow the match live on www.ussoccer.com.
The match will be broadcast July 13 on Galavision at 6
pm. The US roster includes Landon Donovan, Kasey Keller,
DaMarcus Beasley, Brian McBride, Clint Mathis and Claudio
Reyna.
The
got milk? 3v3 Soccer Shootout National Tour
is coming to Austin
August 2nd and 3rd at the Town and Country Sports
Complex. The national tour makes 65 stops, including 56
local events and 8 regional qualifiers, leading to the
National Finals held at Disney's Wide World of Sports
Complex in Orlando, Florida. Whether you are 6 or 60, out
for fun or to compete with the best, the got milk? 3v3
Soccer Shootout is the place to experience it all.
Applications for the Austin tournament must be received
by July 20. You can email austin@3v3soccer.com for an
application or log on to 3v3soccer.com to register your
team and learn more about other cities on the 2003 Tour.
WUSA/MLS/A-League
on TV
3 pm
Saturday on PAX: WUSA-leading Atlanta Beat
(Briana Scurry, Cindy Parlow) face the resurgent
Washington Freedom (Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach)
3 pm Saturday on ESPN2: NY/NJ MetroStars
(Tim Howard) take on New England Revolution (Joe-Max
Moore)
6:30 pm on Fox SportsWorld: Chicago Fire
face DC United
7 pm Friday on Fox SportsWorld: Syracuse
Salty Dogs vs. Montreal Impact
Skills
clinic for women
Sponsored by
Fiesta: Sunday, July 20, 9:30 - 11 am, at the GOALS
complex in Spring Branch (http://www.hwsa.org/goals.htm).
RSVP to <mailto:keeper@rice.edu>keeper@rice.edu.
Minimum age 16. All skill levels welcome. $5/person.
Competitive
Excellence Goalkeeper Camp for ages 10-18
July 14-16 at Pin
Oak Middle School, Bellaire
9 am - 11:30 am, $150 per person
Sessions will be conducted by former professional keeper,
national goalkeeper clinician, and owner of Competitive
Excellence, Steve Branz. This is a great opportunity for
keepers of all levels to continue their overall
development at the game's most demanding
position. The camp will focus on:
• Dealing with crosses
• Hand and foot distribution
• Proper diving techniques
• Shot handling
• Backpasses
For info, contact Steve Branz at 713.385.5467 or
cegoalie@pdq.net.
Women's
World Cup tickets
The online presale
continues through July 17 at 4 p.m. Purchases are limited
to venue-specific series tickets. A series ticket
consists of all matches scheduled at a single venue.
Limit 8 series tickets per venue, with the exception of
the Home Depot Center, which is limited to 6 series
tickets. All dates are doubleheaders except the final and
3rd place match. Mexico & Japan play this weekend to
decide the final participant. The draw for the 16-team
tournament will be held July 17, one day after FIFA
releases its first-ever women's world rankings.
Washington, DC / RFK Stadium / Sep. 21, 24 & 27
Opening ceremony and US opener on Sep. 21
Philadelphia, PA / Lincoln Financial Field / Sep.
20 & 25
Tournament begins Sep. 20, US visits on Sep. 25
Columbus, OH / Columbus Crew Stadium / Sep. 20, 24 &
28
US group finale on Sep. 28
Boston, MA / Gillette Stadium / Sep. 27, Oct. 1 Oct. 1
Quarterfinal match-ups could feature US
Portland, OR / PGE Park / Sep. 28, Oct. 2 & 5
Quarterfinals and semifinals
Los Angeles, CA / Home Depot Ctr / Sep. 1, Sep. 21, 25,
Oct. 11, 12
2003 crown decided at Home Depot Center; US send-off
match Sep. 1
Go to http://www.fifaworldcup.com, click on Buy Tickets
and follow the instructions, using this password: shoe9.
u20
Canada vs South Texas select
On Friday, July 25, the u20 Canada men's national
yeam faces the South Texas Select Team at Dow Park in
Deer Park at 6 pm. The game is free of charge.
Groups
of ball kids needed for US Soccer Festival
The festival needs
of groups of children 11 and older to be ball kids July
27-August 2 at UH. Most games are in the
evenings. Contact Patty Crane at
patriciascrane@thekentgroup1.com or 281.531.5368 (day) or
281.531.8768 (evening).
The preliminary schedule is available at
http://www.tssas.com/usfest/sched.htm. Tickets go on sale
July 14 at Fiesta stores in Houston. Kids under 10 get in
free.
Coed
over 30 indoor soccer
West Houston Indoor
is starting a coed over 30 league on Saturday evenings
beginning August 9. Call 281-858-8080 for information or
check out www.westhoustonindoor.com.
Soccer
Hour with Glenn Davis
Every Sunday at 5
pm, 90.1 FM radio's "Soccer Hour with Glenn
Davis" offers interviews from the world of soccer,
updates, coverage of local events, and opinions. Call-ins
welcome: 713-526-5738.
Over
40 friendly in Austin
In preparation for Veterans Cup, Austin is hosting a
friendly between HWSA's Forte and AWSL's Texas Heat this
Saturday, July 12 at Austin's Zilker Park #6 at 12:30 pm.
Fans welcome! Barton Springs pool will be open for a cool
dip afterward.
Shout
out to ...
Team Dolores from
Liga Ejectiva of San Antonio, who qualified for the
quarterfinals of "Copa Tecate 2003," to be
played in Chicago later this month.
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