The Retweet: Tweeting around the Quakes and the League
In a new feature for Center Line Soccer, Lisa Erickson takes a look at the comments and conversations going on over at Twitter. We call it, in the parlance of the microblogging site, The Retweet. Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, sometimes informative — The Retweet promises to highlight tweets from in and around the San Jose Earthquakes family. The Players: Morning Golf, Taco Bueno, Equinox workout/ massage, Thai food …. Call it a DAY! — Anthony Ampai (@AnthonyAmpai)... Read More
San José Earthquakes 2012 Pre-Season and a Look at Pre-Seasons Past
To understand the present, we must often look to the past. Today, the San José Earthquakes have released their pre-season agenda for the upcoming 2012 season. As MLS fans eagerly await for March 10, 2012, it is nice to see that in less than a month most training camps around the league will be open in hopes to find the keys that lead to the elusive MLS Cup. With this goal in mind, San José has announced that they will be spending this year entirely in the United States instead... Read More
Une Américaine Falls for the Beautiful Game
When asked what the most defining moment or turning point for US Soccer was, Tab Ramos, Marcelo Balboa and Claudio Reyna all pointed to the 1994 World Cup. They all agreed that it was the catalyst which led to the creation of Major League Soccer in the United States two years later. I, however, was in a small town in Oregon the summer of 1994 sadly unaware of this major global event that had descended upon the rest of the country. To me, soccer was a sport with half-time orange... Read More
San Jose Earthquakes Goal-of-the-Year voting now open: what was your favorite finish of 2011?
While the San Jose Earthquakes were unable to repeat their playoff caliber performance from the prior season, 2011 was still filled with some special moments. From the dedication of the fans that survived the rain-soaked home opener to the final game of the season when star striker Chris Wondolowski nearly captured his second straight MLS Golden Boot award, the Quakes played to an appreciative crowd at Buck Shaw Stadium week in and week out. In fact, from the end of July until... Read More
Closer than ever before: San Jose Earthquakes proposed new stadium Planned Development Permit approved by City of San José Planning Director
(San Jose, CA) In a well-attended City of San José Planning Director’s Hearing meeting Wednesday morning in the city council chambers, the planned development permit sought by the San Jose Earthquakes in support of their proposed new stadium was approved. Before the Earthquakes organization can go forth and announce plans for the new project, a ten-day appeal period must pass without action. Following that time, today’s approval of the use permit will allow the team to finalize... Read More