International doubleheader at Reliant
Tuesday, July 8: MLS's Kansas City Wizards (Tony Meola, Chris
Klein and Missouri City's own Eric Quill) play Mexico's Santos Laguna
at 7 pm, then El Salvador plays Guatemala at 9:15 pm. Tickets are on
sale at Fiesta and Ticketmaster. Tickets are $25, $32 and $40. Groups
of 20+ can purchase the $25 tickets for $15 by calling 1-866-GOTEXANS.
WUSA/MLS
on TV
3 pm Saturday on PAX: WUSA-leading Boston Breakers
(Kristine Lilly, Kate Sobrero, Maren Meinert) face a hungry Philadelphia
Charge (Marinette Pichon, Lorrie Fair) trying to pull themselves up
from the bottom of the standings.
3 pm Saturday on ESPN2: The top two teams of MLS' Eastern Conference
fight for the lead: NY/NJ MetroStars (Tim Howard, Clint Mathis) and
Chicago Fire (DaMarcus Beasley).
6:30 pm on Fox SportsWorld: Colorado Rapids (Pablo Mastroeni,
John Spencer) face the New England Revolution (Joe-Max Moore, Taylor
Twellman).
Ecuador vs Nigeria at UH
Catch two World Cup 2002 teams on Saturday, July 5 at Robertson
Stadium, 7 pm. Tickets are on sale at Fiesta, at the stadium box office,
by phone 1-800-506-4429 or at http://www.omega-sports.com/.
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:
For more info, contact Steve Branz at 713.385.5467 or cegoalie@pdq.net.
Volunteers needed for
the US Soccer Festival
If you'd like to be a festival volunteer, either for
a few hours or a few days, contact pasc@thekentgroup-usa.com. No experience
necessary! We need drivers, ticket takers, security, help on the field
during the games. The festival returns to Houston in late July, featuring
the country's best youth players, and visiting youth national teams.
Stay tuned to http://www.tssas.com
for more info.
CBS Sunday morning: the greatest World Cup
upset ever
This Sunday at 8 am, the CBS morning show will feature a
story about the 1950 US v England World Cup match where the Americans
upset the English, 1-0. A movie about this historic game is soon to
be filmed. See http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/07/09/sunday/main13562.shtml.
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 at rjwfish@aol.com.
Soccer Hour with Glenn
Davis
Every Sunday at 5 pm 90.1 FM radio's "Soccer
Hour with Glenn Davis" will include guests from the world of soccer,
updates, coverage of local events, and opinion. Call-ins are welcome:
713-526-5738. Also, check out Glenn's weekly column in the Sports 2
section of the Sunday Chronicle.
Cast your vote
Speak now or forever hold your peace: vote online at http://www.mlsnet.com/
for the MLS All-Star lineup that will face Chivas on August 2, and help
choose the 2002 best female soccer player for the ESPY awards at http://www.wusa.com/espy_awards/