Yallop fined by MLS
Per a press release from MLS, San Jose head coach Frank Yallop has been fined $750 for “confronting the officiating crew” following the Quakes 1-1 tie with Colorado on Friday. Yallop has not been suspended. Read More Read More
Tuesday news day
With fall officially set to arrive at 2:19 p.m. here on the West Coast, it’s the last morning of summer. The equinox creates a reflective mood, so we’ll mark its Tuesday afternoon arrival with a suitable song as today’s Solar-Powered Soccer Blog soundtrack. One of the things worth reflecting on is last Saturday night’s SSV Community Foundation dinner, a noteworthy event not only because it marked the public debut of the illustrations of the Earthquakes’... Read More
Monday, Monday
As it turns out, the pain the Quakes endured from Friday’s 1-1 tie with Colorado was physical as well as mental. Read More Read More
Wolff unveils stadium plans at SSVCF Annual Dinner
This rendering shows the Earthquakes’ proposed stadium from the air. (Courtesy 360 Architecture, San Jose Earthquakes)San Jose Earthquakes owner Lew Wolff gave illustrations of the team’s proposed stadium their public debut last night at the Soccer Silicon Valley (SSV) Community Foundation dinner, an event which drew nearly 400 to the Regency Ballroom at the San Jose Fairmont Hotel. Read More Read More
The time is now for a new Earthquakes stadium
Since the publication of W.P. Kinsella’s book Shoeless Joe and its screen adaptation in “Field of Dreams,” American sports fans have grown to accept a seven-word phrase as the rationale behind any new stadium: “If you build it, they will come.” Last night at the SSV Community Foundation’s annual dinner, Earthquakes owner Lew Wolff had a different message for the nearly 400 in attendance: If they come, we will build it. The “they”... Read More