UEFA Cup final
today
Valencia (Spain) meets Marseille (France) in the
UEFA Cup final today in Sweden. Game airs live on Fox
Sports World at 1:30 pm, and will be shown again at 7 pm
and 10 pm.
Player roundup tonight for adult summer soccer
Looking for a women's or coed outdoor team? Join
HWSA tonight at 7 pm at Jillian's in the Marq*E
Entertainment Center on I-10, and we'll help you find a
team. Map link at
http://www.hwsa.org/jillians_roundup.htm. If you can't
make the roundup, complete the form at
http://www.hwsa.org/info_request.htm or call
713-267-1517.
Show your support for KPFT's Sunday Soccer Hour
Every Sunday at 5 pm, "Soccer Hour with
Glenn Davis" features live interviews and coverage
of soccer events on 90.1 FM. This Sunday's show will be
part of KPFT's pledge drive -- show your support for
soccer by making a donation of any size during the show.
Just call 713-526-5738. A larger donation can get you a
shirt from Real Madrid, Liverpool or the US national
team, or Dallas Burn tickets. Keep in mind the show is
volunteer-based, and the station tracks donations by
show. Keep soccer on the air!
Coed & men's South Texas State Cup finals
this weekend
All games at the Carl Lewis Complex on the
central UH campus. See
http://www.uh.edu/campus_map/buildings/TT.html. Admission
is free.
Sunday (men's finals)
9 am BSFA VM Equipment v AMSA Thunder
11 am HFA SWC v SAS SK United
1 pm HFA Stallions v SASA D. Peru
Saturday (coed semifinals & finals)
8 am Boozers v Crusaders
10 am 30 Something v Team Rush
noon TNT v Holland
2 pm HWSA Allies v Trouble
4 pm 2nd division final
6 pm 1st division final
FIFA centennial matches
In honor of FIFA's 100th birthday Thursday, two
special international matches will be played in Paris.
The FIFA All-Star team includes Abby Wambach &
Shannon Boxx (USA), Charmaine Hooper (Canada), Marta
& Daniela (Brazil), Victoria Svensson (Sweden) and
Marinette Pichon (France) See
http://www.fifa.com/en/history/centennial/index.html?static=0.
Germany v FIFA All-Stars (women)
Thursday, live on Gol TV, 11 am
France v Brazil (men)
Thursday, live on Gol TV, 1:30 pm
Saturday, tape delay on Telemundo, 3 pm
Fiesta Sand Soccer Tournament
June 11-13. Divisions for men, women, boys &
girls (u10, u12, u14). $100 per team plus $5 ref fee per
game. All games at the sand soccer field at Soccer World
Center in Richmond (southwest Houston). Register online
at http://www.soccerworldcenter.com or call 713-545-8669.
Space is limited.
STYSA offers Spanish C license course
In conjunction with US Soccer, STYSA will host a
national C license coaching course in Spanish this
September in Houston. For info, see
http://www.stxsoccer.org/Primary/Coaching%20Education.htm or
contact James Clarkson at JclarksonSTYSA@aol.com.
Play soccer at Northwest Indoor this summer
Summer leagues are now forming, and the deadline
to register your YOUTH team is May 23. The deadline for
the ADULT league is May 29. Stop by the facility located
at 14647 Walters Rd. in Houston to register your team and
secure a spot! Registration can also be done online at
www.letsplaysoccer.com (click on the NORTHWEST location)
or call 281-444-6947 between 6-11pm now for more info.
Live soccer on TV
Saturday
Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen v Stuttgart, Fox Sports
World, 8:30 am
MLS: NY/NJ MetroStars at New England Revolution, ESPN2, 4
pm
MLS: LA Galaxy at San Jose Earthquakes, Fox Sports World,
9 pm
Sunday
MLS: Columbus Crew at Chicago Fire, ESPN2, 3 pm
Next Wednesday
Mexico: Atlante v Guadalajara, Telemundo, 3 pm
Mexico: Atlas v Pumas, Galavision, 8:30 pm
World Cup update
Tickets for the 2006 World Cup in Germany go on
sale February 1, 2005. No advance reservations will be
accepted. Full details will be published in advance of
the start of sales. Keep an eye on
http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/. The opening match
will be June 9, 2006 in M¸nich, followed by group
matches June 9-23 in 12 cities. The second round begins
June 24, culminating with the final on July 9 in Berlin.
The US men begin World Cup qualifying Sunday, June 13
with a 2-game series against Grenada, but first face
Honduras in a friendly on June 2. See
http://www.ussoccer.com/events/competitions.sps?iType=263
for qualifying info for CONCACAF.
FIFA awarded the 2010 World Cup to South Africa this
week, the first ever World Cup for the continent of
Africa.
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