Copa de Tejas
kicks off Thursday night!
Everton faces Pachuca Thursday at 7:30 pm at
Reliant Stadium in their first-ever match in North
America. The Toffees then play Club America on Sunday at
2 pm. See http://www.houstontexans.com. Tickets are available at all Soccer4All
stores and Fiesta Marts in Houston, or at the Reliant
Stadium box office. See you Thursday!
Promotions for Thursday night's game
$5 off: Academy is offering fans $5 off Everton
v Pachuca tickets. Stop by any Houston area Academy store
to pick up a coupon.
Free soccer ball for 5,000 kids: The first 5,000 kids (16
& under) receive a free soccer ball courtesy of
Gallery Furniture. Kids pick up a voucher coming into
Thursday's game, then at the conclusion of the match must
exit through the Gallery Furniture gate to pick up a
brand new, full-size soccer ball.
And congrats to Shelly Landry, winner of two Everton v
Pachuca tickets, for getting the most new subscribers to
Keeper Notes!
Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game Saturday
The East v West game airs live on ABC Saturday
at 1 pm. Starters for the East include Frankie Heyduk,
DaMarcus Beasley, Jaime Moreno, Eddie Pope and Chris
Armas; starters for the West include Carlos Ruiz, Brian
Ching, Pablo Mastroeni and Landon Donovan. See http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/mls/events/all_star/2004/West.
US women v China
It's the last warmup match before heading to
Athens: the US women face China at 2 pm this Sunday live
on ESPN2. The Olympic roster includes veterans Mia Hamm,
Julie Foudy, Briana Scurry and Kristine Lilly, plus
first-time Olympians Shannon Boxx, Abby Wambach and
Heather Mitts. See http://www.ussoccer.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=77780&itype=113&iCategoryID=0. All of the US Olympic matches will be
broadcast live on MSNBC.
ChampionsWorld Series live on Fox Sports World
Wednesday: Man U v Celtic, 7 pm
Thursday: Chelsea v Roma, 7 pm
Friday: Porto v Liverpool, 7 pm
Saturday: Man U v AC Milan, noon
Saturday: Celtic v Roma, 7 pm
Sunday: Porto v Galatasaray, 2 pm
Monday: Chelsea v AC Milan, 7 pm
Tuesday: Liverpool v Roma, 7 pm
Sunday Soccer Hour on KPFT
Every Sunday at 5 pm, "Soccer Hour with
Glenn Davis" features live interviews and coverage
of local events on 90.1 FM. Call-ins welcome:
713-526-5738. And check out Glenn's soccer column in the
Houston Chronicle every Thursday & Sunday.
Website of the week
A celluloid tour celebrating the history of the
beautiful game all over the world: http://www.fifa.com/en/history/index/0,1284,101873,00.html?articleid=101873.
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