9/7/05: Road Trip

[GPK]

This one will be kids' stuff-Daily Southtown (http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/072sd4.htm)

Topping-off time in Bridgeview-Daily Southtown (http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/072sd5.htm)

One on one with ... Fire head coach Dave Sarachan-Daily SOuthtown (http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/072sd6.htm)

Rapids making bid for third place-Denver Post (http://denverpost.com/rapids/ci_3006054)

For U.S. players, tryouts continue-Dallas Morning News (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/soccer/stories/090705dnspodavis.12329509.html)

Auditions continue for U.S.-Star-Telegram (http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/12579623.htm)

Red, Yellow Cards Leave Club Short-Handed-Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/06/AR2005090601976.html)

Wizards to get playoff preview-KC Star (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/soccer/mls/kansas_city_wizards/12568617.htm)

Players Get a Shot to Impress Arena-LA Times (http://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-ussoccer7sep07,1,2252629.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-soccer)

Young U.S. players looking to impress Arena-Daily Breeze(AP) (http://www.dailybreeze.com/sports/articles/1821037.html)

Irreplaceable Reyna-North Jersey Herald News (http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk1NzAmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY3NjUzNTgmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2)

FIFA Discards Rule No. 1-NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/iht/2005/09/07/sports/IHT-07soccer.html)

US taps Revolution for four-Boston Globe (http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2005/09/07/us_taps_revolution_for_four/)

MLS Power Poll-Mercury News (http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/soccer/12579224.htm)

Ching moving forward after hamstring injury-Contra Costa Times (http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/sports/12579297.htm)

U.S. takes a big step with fifth straight World Cup berth-Chicago Sun Times (http://www.suntimes.com/output/soccer/cst-spt-soccin07.html)

Wizards work to impress-KC Star (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/12576511.htm)

[BringBackTheBlizzard]

$60 million soccer stadium set for Toronto - Toronto Star (http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1126043418799&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t=TS_Home&DPL=IvsNDS%2f7ChAX&tacodalogin=yes)

[vmax71]

$60 million soccer stadium set for Toronto - Toronto Star (http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1126043418799&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t=TS_Home&DPL=IvsNDS%2f7ChAX&tacodalogin=yes)


Hello MLS FC Sporting toronto, AC Toronto, .... but i need to see a shovel hit the ground before I believe it.

[tacos]

Irreplaceable Reyna-North Jersey Herald News (http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk1NzAmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY3NjUzNTgmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2)


Great article. I find it awesome that something that in-depth and soccer-knowledge-assuming was printed in a major paper.

[keem-o-sabi]

oh yeah, this would be fantastic as the closest team to me is 5.5 hours in columbus :) only 90 minutes is sooooo much better

[KGDG2005]

Steve Davis writes (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/soccer/stories/090705dnspodavis.12329509.html):

"Look no further than FC Dallas' Eddie Johnson for the perfect example. The young forward has a decent shot at a World Cup roster spot. But other young Americans scorers are right behind: Taylor Twellman, Clint Dempsey, Brian Ching, Jeff Cunningham and emerging MLS rookies Chris Rolfe and Scott Sealy, to name a few."

Scott Sealy?

I was under the impression that Scott Sealy was Trinidadian. He made his debut for the Socawarriors in 2004 (http://www.socawarriors.net/scott_sealy.htm)

KGDG
Come On United (States and DC)

[purojogo]

Great article. I find it awesome that something that in-depth and soccer-knowledge-assuming was printed in a major paper.
I'd say in the New York/New Jersey area there are plenty of soccer knowledgeable people.... The fact that the Metro seems to have sucked for 10 years does not take away from that fact

[soulman]

[QUOTE=KGDG2005Scott Sealy?

I was under the impression that Scott Sealy was Trinidadian. He made his debut for the Socawarriors in 2004 (http://www.socawarriors.net/scott_sealy.htm)

KGDG
Come On United (States and DC)[/QUOTE]
Seally is tied to T&T - he played against the US in our last match against them.

[Longshoe]

Steve Davis wrote:

Arena will carefully study players during these games. With perhaps only three or four friendlies being lined up for early 2006 – including one against Germany that could be announced soon – his opportunities to assess talent against international-caliber opponents are dwindling fast.

Why only 3 or 4? Excluding the '02 Gold Cup, the US played 9 friendlies prior to leaving for Korea in 2002. I hope this changes...

[VioletCrown]

Steve Davis wrote:

Arena will carefully study players during these games. With perhaps only three or four friendlies being lined up for early 2006 – including one against Germany that could be announced soon – his opportunities to assess talent against international-caliber opponents are dwindling fast.

Why only 3 or 4? Excluding the '02 Gold Cup, the US played 9 friendlies prior to leaving for Korea in 2002. I hope this changes...

I'm sure it will. They always do a pre-tournament 'tournament', at least two games in a WC first round time frame, as a final prep. I expect the opponents for those will be drawn from the teams that aren't drawn into the US's group.

[Saeyddthe]

10 if you count the game in S.Korea in December.

[Noah Dahl]

Great article. I find it awesome that something that in-depth and soccer-knowledge-assuming was printed in a major paper.


Yes. What a bunch of horseshjt.

[Stan Collins]

Nathaniel Whalen wrote:

With plans to make the field heated, stadium officials are hopeful the playing season can last from late March to early December.

That's pretty cool, and I know it dovetails with MLS's long range plans to alter the season, but the question is: will fans come out to see it?

[Revs007]

Nathaniel Whalen wrote:

With plans to make the field heated, stadium officials are hopeful the playing season can last from late March to early December.

That's pretty cool, and I know it dovetails with MLS's long range plans to alter the season, but the question is: will fans come out to see it?


That is indeed interesting. I certainly hope that they do, because this facility will prove to be world class IMO.

There is certainly significant pressure for this stadium to be successful next year, not only for the team but also for the village of Bridgeview itself.

For those who don't know, S&P, a prominent rating agency just recently downgraded their long-term debt rating for the village one notch, sighting the debt levels of the community to be extraordinary.

Of course we don’t have the slightest idea of the details of the lease agreement between the town and the team, but I can tell you this, the town has significant debt service payments to make in the coming years and they want to make sure the team and AEG are given every opportunity to succeed.