28 July 04

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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.