International
match at UH tonight
Duelo de Campeones: Monterrey (Mexico champion
2003) faces Olimpia (Honduras) tonight at 7:30pm at
Robertson Stadium. Gates open at 6 pm. Tickets are
available at the UH box office and Fiesta. Hosted by the
Houston Toros Soccer Academy.
US Soccer Festival kicks off at UH
Men's games begin Sunday:
Robertson Stadium
6 pm: USASA South v El Salvador u20
8 pm: Honduras u20 v Canada u20
Carl Lewis Field
4:30 pm: USA u20 (featuring Bobby Convey and Houston's
own Arturo Alvarez)
v USASA Midwest
6:30 pm: USASA East v USASA West
Women's games begin Monday at Robertson Stadium:
6 pm: USASA West v USASA Midwest
8 pm: USASA East v USA u17
The full schedule is online at http://www.tssas.com/usfest/sched.htm. Games continue through
Saturday, August 2. Tickets are on sale at Fiesta and at
the gate: $10 per day per field. Kids under 10 free.
WUSA/MLS on TV
3 pm Saturday on PAX: Instead of a live game, this
broadcast will feature a unique setup: WUSA players Julie
Foudy (San Diego) and Shannon Boxx (New York) providing
the commentary for the game their teams played Wednesday
night. In addition to the commentary, the broadcast will
air features about the teams and players, including
behind-the-scenes accounts and best-of compilations.
7:30 pm Saturday on Fox Sports World & HDNet: Kansas
City Wizards (Preki, Eric Quill) at Chicago Fire
(DaMarcus Beasley) in a cross-conference game.
9 pm Saturday on ESPN2: Dallas Burn (Chris Gbandi) faces
Western Conference leader San Jose (Landon Donovan).
u20 Canada vs South Texas Friday
This Friday, the u20 Canada men's national yeam
faces the South Texas Select Team at Dow Park in Deer
Park at 8 pm. The game is free of charge.
Directions: http://www.baysa.org/docs/maps/eastbelt.pdf.
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 are welcome:
713-526-5738. Also, check out Glenn's weekly column in
the Sunday Chronicle.
Women's World Cup update
The full schedule of matches, including kickoff
times, is posted at http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/t/match/index.html. The USA first-round
games for the 2003 WWC are:
Sunday, September 21
US v Sweden, RFK in Washington, DC
Thursday, September 25
US v Nigeria, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Sunday, September 28
US v N Korea, Columbus Crew Stadium, Ohio
Tickets are now on sale to the general public (see http://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/3084), but at this point
purchases are limited to venue-specific series tickets.
(Single-game tickets will go on sale later). A series
ticket consists of all matches scheduled at a single
venue. All dates are doubleheaders except the final and
3rd place match. For more info, see http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/03/en/.
Summer Adult Soccer Clinics
Improve your game or enjoy the fellowship. Current,
former and future HWSA, HFA, FBASA & TORSO female
& male field players and keepers welcome. Clinics are
Thursdays 6:30–8 pm through July 31 at Missouri City
Community Park, field L4. Visit http://www.qvsa.com for a map. Cost is
$10/person per clinic. Contact Bob Wilde, 713-822-6968 or
rjwfish@aol.com.
HWSA fall season: outdoor women's & coed
Player registration deadline for the spring season is
Wednesday, August 27 at the HWSA league meeting. Details
at http://www.hwsa.org/. Teams must register a
minimum of 11 players by this date to be included in the
fall schedule. Season begins September 7/8.
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