Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Field of Dreams
We've talked before about what the city of Elizabethtown is planning. It would be great for the players of Kentucky to get another great place to play and train. Looks like there might be some adjustments to the orginial plan. Check out what is being said.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
5 Cuban Players Missing
Five members of the Cuban Under-23 national soccer team left their hotel Tuesday night and and then Wednesday night two more players left the team, raising the possibility they all may be trying to defect.
The initial players were discovered to have left the team hotel hours after earning a 1-1 draw with the United States in the Pre-Olympic tournament.
I guess this is not a suprising story knowing the political background in Cuba.
To check out ESPN story, jump here.
The initial players were discovered to have left the team hotel hours after earning a 1-1 draw with the United States in the Pre-Olympic tournament.
I guess this is not a suprising story knowing the political background in Cuba.
To check out ESPN story, jump here.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
US Youth Soccer ODP
Over the weekend, US Youth Soccer hosted the ODP National Championship in Frisco, Texas. Other than a small delay due to Snow in Texas, everything went really well. Unfortunately, Kentucky did not send a team this year, but there is always hope in 2009. To check out the stories, pictures, and more, please click here.
US Soccer Blog's
Wanted to share a few links this morning to a few blogs out there you might be interested in checking out if you have time. All of theses are postings from ussoccer.com and have great inside information on the three national teams (Men's, Women's, and Youth). Check them out.Men's National Team
Women's National Team
Youth National Team
Monday, March 10, 2008
U-23 National Team
U.S. U-23 men's national team coach Peter Nowak named the 20-player roster for 2008 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying. The U.S. faces Cuba first on March 11 at 8 p.m. ET at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.
"We have seen many strong players over the past few months, and had some difficult decisions to make," said Nowak. "We feel that the group of players that will compete in the qualifying tournament represent the team that gives us the best chance of going through a difficult stretch of games to advance to the Olympic Games in Beijing."
After playing Cuba, the U.S. will face Panama on March 13 at 8 p.m. ET and then finish Group A play against Honduras on March 15 at 7 p.m. ET. All three U.S. matches will be the second match of three doubleheaders played at Raymond James Stadium and will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel and ESPN Deportes.
Group B features Canada, Guatemala, Haiti and Mexico facing off at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The top two teams from Group A and B will move on to the semifinals on March 20 in Nashville, Tenn., where the winners will earn berths to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
"We have seen many strong players over the past few months, and had some difficult decisions to make," said Nowak. "We feel that the group of players that will compete in the qualifying tournament represent the team that gives us the best chance of going through a difficult stretch of games to advance to the Olympic Games in Beijing."
After playing Cuba, the U.S. will face Panama on March 13 at 8 p.m. ET and then finish Group A play against Honduras on March 15 at 7 p.m. ET. All three U.S. matches will be the second match of three doubleheaders played at Raymond James Stadium and will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel and ESPN Deportes.
Group B features Canada, Guatemala, Haiti and Mexico facing off at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The top two teams from Group A and B will move on to the semifinals on March 20 in Nashville, Tenn., where the winners will earn berths to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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