Quakes dominate Fresno in 3-2 win
Despite the blemish of two late goals from Fresno, the San Jose Earthquakes registered a solid 3-2 victory against the Fuego on Saturday night. Center Line Soccer’s Embele Awipi was on hand for the action and offers these notes from the game, as well as a minute-by-minute match report and brief post-game comments from Ike Opara and Frank Yallop— editor. FRESNO — Neither rain nor sleet nor CBA could keep the game from happening. In front of about a thousand fans, San... Read More
This week in Quakes training — a look at the veterans
Despite the off-field wrangling between Major League Soccer and the Players’ Union over a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, it was “business as usual” on the pitch, according to Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop this week. Continuing their preparations for the scheduled start of the 2010 season on March 27, the team continues to build on their extensive fitness training while increasingly introducing drills and scrimmages to their daily practices. Read More Read More
Gold Pride pre-season schedule features three local exhibitions
Bay Area fans will get three free opportunities to see the new and improved FC Gold Pride during their month-long preseason schedule, with exhibition matches taking place in Danville, San Francisco, and Santa Clara. Read More Read More
CBA deadline passes without any resolution
The Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiation deadline day, already extended twice, arrived today. With next to little progress being made toward a resolution this week, since both sides went public with their arguments over the prior weekend, the real possibility of a work stoppage for Major League Soccer seems on the horizon. At least for the time being, as announced by both sides in the negotiations, the preseason will continue as planned. Read More Read More
Mexico smashes Bolivia, 5-0, in kickoff to World Cup tune-up tour
Mexico striker Javier Hernández bagged a pair of goals in his first start for El Tri. Photo: Joe Nuxoll, centerlinesoccer.com. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – In a coming out party for striker Javier Hernandez, Mexico demolished Bolivia 5-0 Wednesday night at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. A rising star with Chivas de Guadalajara in his country’s top domestic league, Hernandez scored two goals in the first half to lead Mexico to the easy victory. Hernandez earned just his... Read More