Fire makes most of chances, down Earthquakes 3-0
Rookie defender Steven Kinney scored Chicago's first goal on this header off a Freddie Ljungberg corner kick. Photo: Joe Nuxoll, centerlinesoccer.com Center Line Soccer’s complete coverage of the match includes a photo gallery here and audio interviews (after the jump). SANTA CLARA — Thanks to tenacious defending and opportunistic attacking, the Chicago Fire ended a seven-game winless streak by defeating the San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 on Wednesday night. While the score... Read More
Quakes vs Chicago Fire Gallery
The San Jose Earthquakes fell painfully to visiting Chicago Fire 3-0 on September 29, 2010 in Santa Clara, CA. Photo gallery by Joe Nuxoll. Read More Read More
Valencia’s Maduro tabs Mata as a future star for club, country
Juan Mata comes on for Fernando Torres against Honduras in World Cup 2010. Photo: Chris Brunskill, isiphotos.com With David Villa and David Silva gone, up-and-coming Valencia defender Hedwiges Maduro believes that his club already have their next super star in Juan Mata. “We have so much confidence in the young attacker, it’s great to have him in the team.” Mata is still only 22 and yet he is a huge part of the current Valencia side, who are taking on the likes... Read More
San Jose Earthquakes Tuesday training report
Bobby Convey and the San Jose Earthquakes look to push their home shutout streak to five matches when they face the Chicago Fire Wednesday night. Photo: Joe Nuxoll, centerlinesoccer.com As the late September heat wave continued to bake the South Bay on Tuesday, the intrepid reporters from Center Line Soccer hosted the annual CLS Supporters Card training day extravaganza at Buck Shaw Stadium. Settling in the west grandstand to observe the San Jose Earthquakes on field preparations... Read More
There’s a title drought for the Bay Area — except for soccer
If it wasn't for soccer, Bay Area sports fans might not remember what winning championships is like. Here's Ronnie Ekelund kissing the cup after San Jose's 2003 MLS Cup win over Chicago. Photo: John Todd, isiphotos.com It has been a while by local standards, but the Bay Area has another professional sports champion as of Sunday afternoon. FC Gold Pride of Women’s Professional Soccer hosted the Philadelphia Independence at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, on the campus... Read More