Mexico's identity rides on outcome of match - Houston Chronicle U.S. team likes having upper hand in rivalry - Houston Chronicle Mexicans arrive with new look, long memory - Houston Chronicle U.S.-Mexico soccer sellout takes on Texas proportions - Houston Chronicle Congressman suggests U.S.-Iraq soccer series - Cincinnati Post U.S. men set for 'game of year' vs. Mexico - USA Today U.S. men face Mexico today - The Press of Atlantic City (AP) Rhinos choose LeChase to build PaeTec Park - Rochester Democrat Browns Stadium to host international soccer - Miami Herald Youth soccer: Paying the price - Gainesville Times
The Houston Chronicle has been dynamite all week. In fact, its soccer coverage is really quite good -- especially for a city with no MLS team.
somehow it seems quite common in the U.S. i'll be a tad bummed if the field is a mess for such a spectacular game. o well. i guess i'll just have another beer or two.
thanks, Astorian Mexico has Score to Settle with US - San Diego Union-Tribune Wizards Defender Burciaga has Torn ACL in Right Knee - K.C. Star Women's Soccer in US could benefit again - Chicago Daily Herald Comets Delviski to give Outdoor Game a Kick - K.C. Star Kicking it off with the Chaos - Charleston Gazette Record Crowd expected for US vs Mexico - San Antonio Express Q&A on the Wizards - K.C. Star Bigger than Big - Chicago Daily Herald Soldier Field sounds like a very good Idea - Chicago Daily Herald Mexico gets Shot at Revenge vs US - Chicago Tribune US Team Commitment could Test Crew's Depth - Columbus Dispatch O'Brien's Injury sends a Message - Dallas Morning News Discontent festering for D.C. United - Dallas Morning News Record Crowd could Watch US 'host' Mexico - Ft. Worth Star-Telegram Mexico tries to Close in on the US - L.A. Times Venues in US kick into Exhibition Mode - L.A. Times US Congressman suggests Soccer Series between US and Iraq - L.A. Times USA -Mexico Match is only Semi-Friendly - N.Y. Daily News Kante sees Red - Boston Herald US ready to Face Mexico in Rematch - South of Boston Patrit-Ledger
The Bengals have had problems at Paul Brown Stadium since the day it opened. They just recently hired a new head groundskeeper - the guy who was the Crew's head groundskeeper at Crew Stadium.
And I hear there's a team in Holland called Ajax or something that has a state-of-the-art stadium that features major turf problems, too. It's not just an American problem, in other words.
Man, if you're not fired up after reading the "bigger than big" article by Kent McDill, you don't have a pulse. What a great article.
If I remember correctly, they park cars under the Amsterdam Arena, and the exhaust of the cars cause problems with the grass. Plus the staduim has horrible lighting from the sun. I think they replace the grass three or four times a year.
Eh. I don't know what it is about his writing, but even when he gets his facts straight (in and of itself a rare event) he somehow manages to miss the point somehow.