U.S. Olympic Team Held to Scoreless Draw in China Thursday and More
The U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team tied China 0-0 today with all but three members of the squad getting some playing time.
Meanwhile, it seems all but certain that the Galaxy's David Beckham will be reunited with his former Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello, who is expected to become the next Engand manager.
Incidentally, fellow blogger Scott Wolf is reporting that the USC pointy-ball team will practice Dec. 20-22 on the lush soccer fields of Home Depot Center ahead of the Rose Bowl game. "They wanted a different venue to shake up the routine since this is the third straight Rose Bowl," Scott told me in an e-mail.
Here's a look at Wednesday's prep action with stories from the Daily Breeze here and here as well as the Daily News.
A photo gallery of the Banning-San Pedro game is here
Finally, some of you may have noticed the Daily Breeze Web site has a new look, including a page devoted to soccer.
About 100 Percent Soccer
Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook.
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