US national
teams in action
The women's national team is in China this week
(sans Brandi, Mia & Parlow) as they prepare to kick
off their 2004 campaign. The team will face World Cup
runner-up Sweden, longtime nemesis China and CONCACAF
rival Canada in the Four Nations tournament beginning
Sunday. Meanwhile, the u23 men's national team (yep,
Landon & DaMarcus are still u23) are in Mexico for
2004 Olympics qualifying. No word yet if US Soccer will
carry any of these matches on "Matchtracker" at
http://www.ussoccer.com.
Tryouts for Houston's WPSL team: the Houston
Stars
Open tryouts for the 2004 Houston Stars will run
through early May. Next session is this weekend at Bear
Creek Park (both Saturday & Sunday). For more info,
email Luis Labastida at luis@soccerworldcenter.com or see
http://www.soccerworldcenter.com. The Women's Premier
Soccer League (WPSL) is a national adult amateur league,
created to develop and promote women's soccer at the
highest amateur level in North America
(http://www.wpsl.info).
"Green Space for Great Sports" fun run
This fundraiser for the South Campus Sports
Association will be Saturday, February 7 at the South
Campus complex at Stella Link & West Bellfort, home
to West U Soccer and other youth sports leagues. Three
events are offered: the 5K at 8:30 am, the 2K (ages
11-14) at 9:15 am, and the 1K (ages 6-10) at 9:30 am. All
races will be run on the 65 acres that make up the
complex — participants can see where the new
baseball, softball, football, lacrosse and soccer fields
will be. See http://www.scsports.org for more info.
Update on the WUSA!
The WUSA relaunch committee recently announced
that the world’s best women's soccer players will
return in 2004 with several summer WUSA Soccer Festivals.
These events will serve as a bridge for the league as it
prepares to return to full operation in 2005. For more
info, see http://www.wusa.com/press_room/403468.html.
Great live soccer on TV
Saturday
English Premier League: Man U vs Southampton, 6:30 am,
Fox Sports World
Mexican First Division: Chiapas vs Guadalajara, 3 pm,
Telemundo
Sunday
German Bundesliga: Freiburg vs Bayer Leverkusen, 10:30
am, Fox Sports World
Mexican First Division: Club America vs Veracruz, noon,
Univision
KPFT's Soccer Hour
Every Sunday at 5 pm, 90.1 FM's "Soccer
Hour with Glenn Davis" features live interviews and
coverage of local events. Call-ins welcome: 713-526-5738.
Or check out Glenn's weekly soccer notebook in the Sunday
Chronicle.
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