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's big finale
Saturday men's games at Robertson Stadium (UH)
6 pm: USA u20 v Canada u20
8 pm: Honduras u20 v El Salvador u20
Note: the USA u20 team features Houston's own Arturo
Alvarez (#9)
Saturday women's games at Carl Lewis Field (UH)
4:30 pm: USASA East v USASA West
6:30 pm: USASA Midwest v USA u17
Note: the USA u17 team features Houston's own Laura
Robertson (#4)
Tickets are on sale at Fiesta and at the gate: $10 per
day per field. Kids under 10 free.
MLS All-Star Game 2003
The MLS All-Stars face CD Guadalajara (aka Chivas) at
2:30 pm Saturday on ABC. The All-Star roster includes
Chris Armas, Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley, DaMarcus
Beasley, Carlos Bocanegra, Frankie Hejduk, Clint Mathis,
Preki and Ante Razov. For more info, see
http://www.mlsnet.com/special/allstar/2003/index.html.
WUSA: 10 days, 7 teams, 4 playoff spots
Seven of the eight WUSA teams remain in the hunt for the
playoffs. The San Jose Cyberrays (Brandi Chastain, Sissi,
Katia) and the Washington Freedom (Mia Hamm, Abby
Wambach, Siri Mullinix) fight for valuable points
Saturday on PAX at 3 pm. The top 4 finishers play in the
semifinals August 16 & 17. The winners head to
Founders Cup III in San Diego, to be aired live on ESPN2
on Sunday, August 24.
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.
MLS °Futbolito! in Houston
MLS °Futbolito! is the official 4v4 tourney of Major
League Soccer and is open to players of all ages and
abilities in men, women and youth divisions. MLS
°Futbolito! will be in Houston on Saturday, September
13.
Opportunity to meet Carlos Valderrama and local MLS
players!
Each participant will receive:
- A MLS °Futbolito! T-shirt
- One ticket to a MLS game
- The opportunity to win Panasonic and/or RadioShack
prizes
- The opportunity to win $100,000 MLS °Futbolito! GOL
prize
- Prizes for the winners of each division
- Elite Division champions in each market will be
eligible to compete in the
MLS Futbolito National Finals (for prize $$) at The Home
Depot Center in
Carson, CA during the 2003 Pepsi MLS Cup.
For more info, call 866-965-7484 or e-mail
<mailto:info@MLSFutbolito.com>info@MLSFutbolito.com
or check out http://www.mlsfutbolito.com/.
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). Until
mid-August, purchases are limited to venue-specific
series tickets. 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/.
Find an adult outdoor team for fall (HWSA/HFA)
Sunday, August 10 at Bear Creek Park (fields 28-30 or
thereabouts): combined new player roundup/coed
scrimmage/men's scrimmage/women's skills clinic/coed
goalkeeper clinic beginning at 9 am. No charge. Show up
ready to play! For more info, email
<mailto:hfa@hfasoccer.com>hfa@hfasoccer.com (men's)
or
<mailto:kingfarias@hotmail.com>kingfarias@hotmail.com
(coed) or <mailto:ChemEhdm@aol.com>ChemEhdm@aol.com
(women's).
Austin 5v5 tourney
Join over 150 teams playing in lovely South Austin August
23-24. We guarantee exciting soccer, great fajitas,
ice-cold drinks, and lots of fun stuff to do in the great
atmosphere of Slaughter Creek Park. Register by August 9
in the following divisions:
• u7 thru u14 recreational boys and girls
• u11 thru u19 open/competitive boys and girls
• adult coed, women, men, and our special
"Soccer Parents" division
More info at http://www.ausc.org/events/5v5fireup/
Questions? Contact Pete Adams at
<mailto:goldengoal@austin.rr.com>goldengoal@austin.rr.com.
More soccer on TV
Friday night on Fox Sports World
USL A-League RICHMOND-CHARLESTON (live), 7 pm
Saturday on Galavaision
Mexican 1st Division TOLUCA-ATLANTE (live), 2:50 pm
Mexican 1st Division NECAXA-SAN LUIS (live), 9 pm
Sunday on Fox Sports World
MANCHESTER UTD.-BARCELONA (live), 7 pm
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