Wondolowski scores, San Jose Earthquakes open season with 1-0 win
(Santa Clara, CA) For the first time since re-joining MLS in 2008 San Jose opened their season with a win, as Chris Wondolowski scored in the 15th minute to lift the Earthquakes past New England 1-0. “It wasn’t our prettiest game,” Wondolowski said. “To a man we missed a couple passes we normally don’t miss. But last year, we’d end up losing a game like this, or tie 1-1, so it’s nice to grind it out and get a win.” On a night where both teams struggled in the... Read More
The Retweet, Volume 5: Trialists, Signings, and Two-a-Days, Oh My!
In The Retweet, Volume 5, Lisa Erickson takes a look at the comments and conversations going on over at Twitter as preseason training camp continues along in high gear for the San Jose Earthquakes. With the regular season less than six weeks away, the news is piling up fast on the goings on around the Quakes. Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, sometimes informative — The Retweet promises to bring you the best tweets from in and around the San Jose Earthquakes and Center Line... Read More
San Jose Earthquakes complete first week of 2012 preseason training camp
The first week of preseason camp is in the books for the San Jose Earthquakes and the team is wasting no time getting up to speed. Coming off the shortest offseason to date since the organization returned to MLS in 2008, coaches and players could understandably be expected to take it easy at the beginning of training camp. Instead, with two-a-days scheduled since Monday’s first session at the Nutrilite Training Facility, fitness building drills and on-the-ball activities are... Read More
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
Getting to know the DV8 Defenders: Bay Area participants in the 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup begins this Tuesday, and the unlikeliest of teams remains the lone entry from Northern California. Through all tiers of soccer in the region, from the San Jose Earthquakes of MLS down to amateur teams playing in local adult leagues, the last team standing is USASA qualifier DV8 Defenders of Redwood City. Courtesy of a stoppage time goal in a win-and-your-in game in the recently completed Region IV tournament, DV8 gained entry as one of just 40 teams... Read More