3/16/06: World Where you Live

[The Blind Pig]

Mynerick's Travels will help Team Plan - Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/3726793.html)

Dynamo Summary - Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/soc/3726893.html)

Four Wizards picked for US - KC Star (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/14108858.htm)

Residents kick about Soccer Park - Akron Beacon Journal (http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/14111683.htm)

Soccer Whos Who honors Hamilton - LA Daily News (http://www.dailynews.com/sports/ci_3606434)

Kicking into Spring, American Style - Atlanta Journal-Constitution (http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/soccer/entries/2006/03/15/kicking_into_sp.html)

MLS fines Nowak an undisclosed Amount - Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/15/AR2006031502049.html)

United's Olsen named to US Roster - Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/15/AR2006031501960.html)

AZFC sets Sights on National Success - Arizona Republic (http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/0316tr-azfc0315Z12.html)

Allure of Youth Soccer outweights MLS Offer - Arizona Republic (http://www.azcentral.com/community/ahwatukee/articles/0315tr-azfcsidebar0315Z14.html)

[OldFanatic]

Residents kick about Soccer Park - Akron Beacon Journal (http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/14111683.htm)

I'm confused. Which city are they talking about here? I had heard some rumours about Cleveland in the past, but this is an Akron newspaper and doesn't clarify which of the 2 they're referring to. I looked both up in the map, and Akron is some 37 miles away from Cleveland. Not exactly a close suburb. Going to Akron for a team sounds very podunk. (Don't want to upset any readers here, if they're from Akron, but even you'll agree that more people have heard of Cleveland than Akron.) Here are the 2000 populations of cities in Ohio:

Columbus: 711,470
Cleveland: 478,403
Cincinnati: 331,285
Toledo: 313619
Akron: 217,074
Dayton: 166,179

[Frankie Boy]

I'm confused. Which city are they talking about here? I had heard some rumours about Cleveland in the past, but this is an Akron newspaper and doesn't clarify which of the 2 they're referring to. I looked both up in the map, and Akron is some 37 miles away from Cleveland. Not exactly a close suburb. Going to Akron for a team sounds very podunk. (Don't want to upset any readers here, if they're from Akron, but even you'll agree that more people have heard of Cleveland than Akron.) Here are the 2000 populations of cities in Ohio:

Columbus: 711,470
Cleveland: 478,403
Cincinnati: 331,285
Toledo: 313619
Akron: 217,074
Dayton: 166,179

The distance between downtown Cleveland and downtown Akron is about 1 hour-the stadium would be somewhere between the two, in a suburban area full of soccer-playing families.

[ritsoccer86]

That AJC article was poorly written by wendy whoever. i dont even think she is a fan of soccer becaused she dissed it in the article. she even said 'get ready to shell out money for that one' referring to the USMNT game in nashville. wow, what a lie. the other leagues seats cost more than what its costing to see the game...sheesh, that stupid lady!!