according to article in Boston Globe, 'The US national team will be based at Gillette Stadium during the CONCACAF Gold Cup, scheduled for July 12-27 next year, Gulati said. ''This will be the best schedule of games since the 1994 World Cup tournament,'' Gulati said.' http://www.globe.com/dailyglobe2/311/sports/Revolution_buck_the_trend+.shtml Put it on your calendar!!
2003 Gold Cup where 13 debuts in full force in games that count. Mark your calendars bhoyz. USA v El Salvador is the proving ground for those who couldn't make it out to the Far East and... Gold Cup 2K3 is where it ALL COMES TOGETHER. REPRAZENT MUHFUKKA 13
It is so nice that Foxboro is finally getting a USMNT game. The USSF was making a big mistake by putting most games in the same two cities. Seriously, thanks for posting this. The more notice we get of game dates the better!
CHICAGO Tom, I'm still hoping that Chicago gets some kind of Nats game in the near future. Perhaps when the New Soldier Field is finished. I have never been to Chicago and would love to see a Nats game there.
Maybe if BC hockey beats ND on Fri, BC football beats ND on Sat and USA destroys Mexico in ChiTown the next day at New Soldier Field, I'm in. Three wins in a weekend, that would be a great time! Hardest thing to accomplish that weekend is whether or not Mexico would be up for the game. Everything else would be a walk in the park and easily accomplished.
My question is this: would there be enough crops from Humboldt County in NoCal, Amsterdam and Kingston, Jamaica to keep me well err..."rocked"
Sweet. After using up all my vacation time and cash going to Asia this summer, I couldn't justify a trip out to DC for a friendly in November. Next July for the Gold Cup, though, I am there.
Victory, you could go to the first game or two and then really bear down for the Bar Exam. It would clear your head out to go to a game before the ordeal. Boston is lovely in the summer. There are still a lot of students around and you don't have the same hotel reservation problems as during peak times in the school year. There is a wonderful summer youth hostel near BU where I stayed 2 years ago. Safe and cheap and near many nice bars and restaurants in Kenmore Square. The main hostel near Copley Square is also great. There were many fans staying there before the WCQ against Jamaica last October.
Wonder if Giants Stadium would be included? Even though having matches at RFK is great for me personally, having more (any) matches in Dallas, Colorado, Seattle, etc. would be a boost for MLS. Is there any chance these matches could be MLS doubleheaders? I hope so. Doubleheaders would be a boost to both CONCACAF and MLS. Sachin
Last year, they were all doubleheaders (two Gold Cup games each date at a given venue) anyway. Even the knockout rounds were all doubleheaders. So, it doesn't sound like there'll be room for MLS games in the mix.
One of the problems with soccer in this country is terrible TV ratings. Putting game after game after game in Foxboro and DC may be convenient for people who live near there, but it a death knell for popularity in the rest of the country. There are many cities that are regularly snubbed. Next week will be the third consecutive Nats game in DC, following many other games there in the past 3 years. It is supposed to the National Team, not the DC-Foxboro team.
In saturday's washington Post, it is reported that RFK and Gilette are canidates for the Gold Cup. The article implied that Foxboro was a done deal and RFK was close. That would be great. Last year with games in Miami and LA created a sence of two seperate tournaments, not one. So this would definatly be a good thing. I imagine that if Rochester had their stadium up, which is another story, they could have hosted a double-header. Too bad. But this should be good.
Good point. I'd forgetten about that. Question for everyone who keeps talking about having matches outside of DC and Foxboro: From the Washington Post article, and various others, it sounds like the different stadia place bids on hosting events. This isn't a case of the USSF calling up RFK, Gillette or CCS and asking "Are you free on these dates because we'd like to come play a soccer match there." Well, what's in those bids? And why are bids from other cities falling short? OK, so that's two questions. Keep in mind, I'm all for having national team games all around the country. If it were up to me, every soccer-specific stadium (at all levels of the game), MLS-use stadium (RFK, Gillette, Invesco, Cotton Bowl, etc.) and potential expansion site with a facility in place would get at least one match during a 4 year cycle. US National Teams of all ages (men's and women's) must have played more than 150 matches on home soil during the past 4 years. Surely there are at least 75 venues suitable for international soccer here in the US. Sachin
Questions on Gold Cup I read on some spanish site that Peru had already been formally invited to Gold Cup 03. Anybody know of any other invited teams from out of the CONCACAF? As far as the the venues, I think it's about time that the Confederation switched the cup to the east coast. San Diego, LA, and Miami get their fair share of games all the time due to their great weather. The east coast deserves all the games they can get while they can get them. Even with Chicago's cold weather, they are constantly getting Mexican games also. I would assume that RFK, Giants Stadium, and Foxboro would be the three venues if you wanna keep it in the east. Crew stadium would not make any sense at all if you don't have the national team in there. The central americans will come out in New York and especially in DC, while Peruvians are definetely present in the Jersey area. Wouldn't it be sweet if Giants Stadium got a final for once as opposed to the LA monopoly of all the big soccer games and tournaments in this country? Hopefully somebody can bring up some new information on the teams and venues in the next few days.