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Sunday, April 27, 2008
"Get over it!" T-shirts go online
Woo-ed at Soccerpalooza
Soccer skills wow crowd
Published: April 27th, 2008
At SoccerPalooza in Tacoma, a South Korean soccer artist known simply as Mr. Woo impresses hundreds of spectators with his command of the ball. Fifteen-year-old Hannah Branch relished watching Mr. Woo run around the artificial turf field while bouncing the soccer ball on his head. Her friend Kaylee Garvey, 14, enjoyed the ways he juggled the ball with his legs.
Two 12-year-olds from Kent, Desirae Woodford and Kendra Wallace, compared their favorites of the routine: Desirae liked the times Mr. Woo twisted his torso while keeping the ball balanced on his head. Kendra said the highlight was when Mr. Woo took his warm-up shirt off while still managing to keep the ball in place on his back.
The highlight of Saturday’s SoccerPalooza, a daylong youth soccer fair at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, was watching the South Korean freestyle artist perform feats of soccer skill.
Read the rest here.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Sounders hit the season...crawling
Seattle lost 2-0 in Portland on April 26th to get off to yet another slow season start.
Sure it's tradition, but so are things like Lutefisk and jumping into frozen lakes. Since 2004 the Sounders are 0 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses combined after their first two league matches.
The Sounders actually had some good possession in the first half. Result: down 1-0.
The second half was a mess on both sides with Seattle over crossing and lacking anything remotely resembling a finishing touch.
Le Toux? Levesque? Le ghosts.
Then the Sounders subbed in Seattle University rookies Cascio and Fishbaugher. Result? 2-0.
The Sounders are winless on the season after two road matches (0-1-1) and will face Atlanta next Friday on national TV in the southern city at 5:00 PM Seattle time on Fox Soccer Channel.
Hey, is it July yet?
(What the fans are saying.)
Match Reports:
www.SeattleSounders.net
Seattle Times
Tacoma's Greg Howes wins third indoor MVP award
From today's Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Greg Howes won his third most valuable player award Friday, putting him in elite company in the Major Indoor Soccer League. But the 31-year-old Milwaukee Wave forward couldn't help casting an envious glance toward the three members of the Baltimore Blast sitting at an adjacent table. Blast goalkeeper Sagu, defender P.J. Wakefield and midfielder Denison Cabral will be playing against Monterrey La Raza in the MISL final tonight at the U.S. Cellular Arena, while Howes will be only a spectator.
"It is bittersweet," Howes said of winning his third MVP award in five years, after also winning in 2004 and 2005. "I'm sure when I go to the game (tonight), it's going to be tough watching it. But I'll go there and support the league."
Baltimore ousted the Wave, 14-13, in Game 2 of the semifinals Sunday, marking the fourth consecutive time the Blast has beaten Milwaukee in a post-season series.
Gabriel is bridge between "Sounders"
Pepe Fernandez, Jimmy Gabriel, Adrian Hanauer, Alan Hinton.Jenni Conner photo.
Matt Gaschk reports in today's Seattle P-I:
Though it took some time to catch on, the imprint of Gabriel and the long list of players and coaches who brought big-time soccer to Seattle in the NASL will be remembered through the new team's name.
"The fans wanted to call this team Seattle Sounders, and the way they did it was fantastic," Gabriel said of the grass-roots write-in campaign that landed the MLS club on its name. "It shows that we left an impression. (Former Sounders coach Alan Hinton) and I were especially proud that the fans wanted to keep the name."
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Sounders re-sign Tomlinson, add Kante
Kante on the prowl in pre-season. Jenni Conner photo.Sounders Press Release:
The Seattle Sounders announce today the signings of Youssouf Kante and Craig Tomlinson, pending international clearance, for the 2008 season.
This year will be Tomlinson's eighth season with the Sounders and it will be Kante's first with the team.
A staple of Sounders sides since 2000, Craig Tomlinson is a familiar and loved figure in the community. A three time Sounders community player of the year, Tomlinson has been involved with outreach programs and has spearheaded the "Sounders in Schools" program for the last three years.
"Craig has been a positive influence both on and off the field for eight years," Coach Schmetzer said. "Craig is also, arguably, the fastest guy in the league and I will use him in the right situations."
A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Tomlinson adds depth at the forward position and has scored 11 goals and notched 6 assists in his career. He also scored the fourth and final goal in Seattle's 4-0 victory over the Atlanta Silverbacks in last season's championship game.
Youssouf Kante was born in Paris, France and came up through the Paris St. Germain academy. A fast, skilled midfielder, Kante has impressed the coaching staff with his hard work and confidence on the ball. Standing 5-10, Kante comes to the Sounders after trials with Toronto FC and Kansas City.
"Youssouf is the surprise player from the preseason. He's a technically gifted player and we hope to have him eligible as soon as possible", said Schmetzer. "Youssouf has an opportunity to have a big impact on the team."
Wenatchee Fire will look for local talent
"We fully anticipate the team will be comprised of mostly local and regional players, and when I say regional, I mean North Central Washington," he said. "We also have identified several players outside of our area that have a lot of experience and would be key components to having a successful franchise."
Osborn said the team will hold open tryouts in addition to inviting specific players to camp, but no dates for the tryouts have been set.
"We really do want to give anyone and everyone a chance to compete for their local club."
Beginning next fall, the newly-formed Professional Arena Soccer League will count the Wenatchee Fire among its charter members.
Players on the existing Wenatchee Fire club, coached by Mike Thompson, will be invited to try out for the professional team.
The Fire will play 12 home games (24 total) at the 4,300-seat Greater Wenatchee Regional Events Center, which is scheduled to open in October. The Fire will be the Events Center's primary tenant.
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