(AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Bruce Arena met with the media following the Galaxy’s scoreless tie to the Montreal Impact to talk about the lackluster performance on offense and Dave Romney’s performance on defense. Continue reading “Video: Bruce Arena on Galaxy’s scoreless draw against Montreal” »
The lottery for tickets to the Oct. 10 CONCACAF Cup match between the United States and Mexico at the Rose Bowl opens Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 3 a.m. PT, CONCACAF announced Tuesday. The lottery will close on Friday, Sept. 18 at 8:59 p.m. PT, with winners being announced from Sept. 16 to Sept. 18.
The winner of the CONCACAF Cup match earns a spot in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.
According to CONCACAF, 30,000 tickets have already been sold through independent pre-sales organized by the participating federations. According to Sports Illustrated, the U.S. and Mexican soccer federations are each allocated 30 percent of the 83,000 tickets available for the game. Another 30 percent go to the lottery, and the final 10 percent go toward local teams and sponsors.
Apply for the lottery online at CONCACAF.com. Winners are able to purchase up to six tickets per application.
After lottery winners are announced, a limited amount of tickets will be available to the general public on Sept. 29.
Robbie Keane celebrates a goal in the Galaxy’s 5-1 win over NYCFC. Photo by Steve McCrank/Staff photographer
Post-game notes provided by the L.A. Galaxy after the team’s 5-1 trouncing of NYCFC including the club’s milestone, Robbie Keane‘s incredible stat lines and Giovani dos Santos‘ continued success. Continue reading “L.A. Galaxy vs. NYCFC notes” »
Hundreds of fans mobbed Gio Dos Santos at LAX Sunday as part of his well-publicized arrival in Los Angeles to play for the Galaxy (Photo courtesy LA Galaxy).
Kickoff is at 7 a.m. Sunday on Fox Sports 1.
And Fox Soccer 2Go. #Supercup pic.twitter.com/qnoAxfP2Bi
— Bundesliga on Fox (@BundesligaOnFox) July 31, 2015
A complete Bundesliga schedule is here.
Saturday at 9pm ET, make sure to tune in to @NBCUniverso for the Leon vs Veracruz game! pic.twitter.com/PMSnAbvrqj
— Fut. Mex. Source (@FutMexSource) July 31, 2015
https://t.co/V11nbPwldz special Olympics also Join us at our new spot in LA. Check the link out! pic.twitter.com/CNgmJbZGaV
— Angel City Brigade (@ACBrigade) July 30, 2015
12th Man. Clubs to honor fans by including their pictures on jersey numbers during August: http://t.co/BG7ySEwr8N pic.twitter.com/DDa6w2JiZh
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) July 31, 2015
It’s GAMEDAY in Colorado! #LosDos face @SwitchbacksFC tonight at 6 p.m. PT.
Watch live: http://t.co/fjiX5LLarA pic.twitter.com/CR9YAnYKce
— LA Galaxy II (@LAGalaxyII) July 31, 2015
Giovani dos Santos arrives in Los Angeles this Sunday afternoon at LAX's Terminal 2 at 2:39pm PT. http://t.co/829UwB16cG #LAGalaxy
— Adam Serrano (@LAGalaxyInsider) July 31, 2015
The entire 2015 Women’s World Cup champion U.S. Women’s soccer team will be together for a free, public championship celebration at L.A. Live’s Microsoft Square in Downtown L.A.. tomorrow, Tuesday, July 7, at 11 a.m.
Fans are invited to attend the celebration and meet the members of the team that captured the United States’ record third World Cup title and first Women’s World Cup since 1999. And set TV ratings records.
Parking is free and fans are encouraged to RSVP for the free event here.
Come to @LALive & party with the World Champs tomorrow at 11 am PT. RSVP: http://t.co/IbTyDxyJwf #BestFansintheWorld pic.twitter.com/RQBMm2j6Vp
— U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) July 6, 2015
Not a great game, as coach Bruce Arena observed, but there were some good goals and the continued progression of the classy, unselfish Gyasi Zardes is fascinating to watch as his young career unfolds. Staff Writer Phil Collin has the game story.
A Colombia-USA game preview is here.
The Barclays Premier League League today released the full slate of games for the 2015-2016 season.
Check out the complete EPL schedule here.
The opening day fixtures and the schedules for selected EPL clubs:
A reminder of your opening #BPL fixtures for 15/16
All: http://t.co/SFd9boh4sN
Club-by-club: http://t.co/XB1thCotLE pic.twitter.com/8HdTldhie1
— Premier League (@premierleague) June 17, 2015
#AFC start with home game against West Ham. Download full fixtures to your calendar here: http://t.co/HKueGXFeZi pic.twitter.com/jLMu7dioRa
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 17, 2015
How will #MCFC fare with their fixture list? Download it directly to your calendar here: http://t.co/PDgX78GCfe pic.twitter.com/4KmWbKhtyY
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 17, 2015
#LFC's full #BPL 2015/16 fixtures. To download directly to your calendar click here… http://t.co/jhfdniv1Ej pic.twitter.com/4vYzWRLKaF
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 17, 2015
Jadwal Chelsea season 2015/2016. #EPL #CFC pic.twitter.com/SGEaowN30r
— CHAMPIONS! (@CISCmedan_) June 17, 2015
Manchester United's fixtures for the new and upcoming EPL season.. pic.twitter.com/n6xNNsmfns
— ⚽Sam⚽ (@MaroucheSam) June 17, 2015
Where do you expect #NCFC to finish this season? Add their fixture list to your calendar here: http://t.co/dk6o0BTENO pic.twitter.com/1HKKx80y6z
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 17, 2015
#SAFC 2015/16 #BPL fixtures in full. Download every game to your calendar by clicking here: http://t.co/R5BLe5nJ6E pic.twitter.com/JzKpEYa9I4
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 17, 2015
Can #SWANS build on last season? Download every game to your calendar here: http://t.co/cAPEUvsc7S pic.twitter.com/v8kElyCmBk
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 17, 2015
Will #THFC break into the top four next season? Download every game to your calendar here: http://t.co/CbZ1Yw3cnl pic.twitter.com/VJlxzFpNu8
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 17, 2015
#SCFC 2015/16 #BPL fixtures in full. Download every game to your calendar here: http://t.co/hy6Xwuv017 pic.twitter.com/C9H8RCGsPo
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 17, 2015
This is what #NUFC and Steve McClaren have to look forward to this season http://t.co/Ie3g7RQUOM #FixturesReleaseDay pic.twitter.com/1CZDuSHq7Y
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 17, 2015
This is how #SaintsFC's season will play out. Can they build on last year's 7th place finish? http://t.co/Q3VNiKNq6P pic.twitter.com/vA7s6ibxmX
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 17, 2015
#LCFC's 2015/16 #BPL fixture list. Download to your calendar here: http://t.co/HzT3aX8vt8 #FixturesReleaseDay pic.twitter.com/zZ1hUr3rHS
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 17, 2015
#EFC take on #BPL new boys Watford on opening day. Download full list to your calendar here: http://t.co/imvSyiXovZ pic.twitter.com/6cvQmAkXCI
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 17, 2015
Download #CPFC's full #BPL fixture list to your calendar here: http://t.co/tclbI7lRY8 #FixturesReleaseDay pic.twitter.com/bTxC0X03IG
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 17, 2015
Bournemouth's first ever #BPL fixtures. Download full list to your calendar here: http://t.co/lb3x4iu9kp #afcb pic.twitter.com/7XeBTF5q3x
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 17, 2015
Here's #AVFC full #BPL fixture list for 2015/16. You can download to your calendar here: http://t.co/Rp2O0qqcrH pic.twitter.com/KB58nsIRbl
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 17, 2015
The pretournament fears of USWNT stars have come true, according to an NBC News report:
“All the tournament’s fields — six surfaces in six cities — are made of turf. Wambach and players from Germany, Brazil and Spain filed a lawsuit in Canada last year that demanded FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association install natural grass in the arenas, but the players said they dropped the suit earlier this year because they had filed it too late and FIFA wouldn’t budge.
“Professional sports like baseball and football are played on forms of turf, and it has also been installed in thousands of playgrounds. In a series of on-air and on-line reports, NBC News investigated the safety of artificial “crumb rubber” turf, and whether the playing surface, which is made of recycled tires, has been adequately tested. A soccer coach in Seattle has been collecting anecdotal information about goalies and other players who played on the surface and now have various forms of cancer, but no research has linked turf to cancer or any other disease.
Turf fields are also much hotter than natural grass fields. The surface at this Saturday’s cup opener in Edmonton, in which Canada beat China 1-0, reportedly reached 120 degrees an hour before kickoff. At Sunday’s games in Ottawa, the field temperature reached 130 degrees.
Wambach calls turf a “gender issue through and through,” and embattled FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who announced his resignation last week, has made controversial comments about female players in the past. He once suggested female soccer players wear “tighter shorts.”