
Eurosnobs and MLS Fans: Happy Together?
Ives Galarcep has a terrific piece on Soccernet today about the need to unite American soccer fans of both the Euro and domestic game. It's a must read. So read it, please.
Huge props to Seattle Sounders owner Adrian Hanuer for driving 60,000+ fans to Qwest field for the DC-Real Madrid match in with only two weeks advance notice. Shame there isn't more support for the hometown Sounders, but it seems that savvy Seattle soccer fans will come out for a quality product, and they don't perceive the USL1 as providing that quality.
More than 70,000 tickets have been sold for New York-Barca tomorrow night at Giants Stadium, and walk-up sales could make the match a sell-0ut. Here's hoping that NY doesn't completely stink up the joint, as they're so prone to doing in front of large crowds.
Your Weekend Television Schedule (ET):
Saturday, August 12th
9:30am: GER: Schalke 04-Eintracht Frankfurt, GOL
11:30am: GER: Hamburg-Armenia Bielefeld, GOL
5:00pm: BRA: Corinthians-Figueirense, GOL
6:00pm: MEX: Monterrey-Pachuca, GALA
7:30pm: EXH: New York-Barcelona, FSC, DK
8:00pm: COL: Nacional-Tolima, GOL
8:00pm: MEX: Chivas-Santos, TELEF
8:30pm: MLS: Chicago-Chivas USA, DK
8:30pm: MLS: Kansas City-Columbus, DK
9:00pm: MLS: Colorado-Los Angeles, HDNet, DK
9:30pm: EXH: Salt Lake-Real Madrid, FSC
10:00pm: HON: Marathon-Hispano, GOL
10:00pm: MEX: Necaxa-Toluca, GALA
11:30pm: PDL: Final: Laredo-Michigan (delay), FSC
12mid: MLS: Houston-FC Dallas (delay), ESPN2
Sunday, August 13th
10:00am: ENG: Chelsea-Liverpool, FA Community Shield, FSC
11:00am: GER: Hannover-Werder Bremen, GOL
1:00pm: ECU: Aucas-El Nacional, GOL
1:00pm: MEX: UNAM-Veracruz, UNI
3:00pm: ARG: Velez Sarsfield-Racing, FSC
3:00pm: BRA: Cruzeiro-Fluminense, GOL
5:00pm: MEX: Club America-Tigres, TELEF
5:30pm: ELS: L.A.Firpo-Vista Hermosa, GOL
7:30pm: COL: Millonarios-America, GOL