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  • This page contains an archive of all entries posted to Pronto* in the “Soccer” category. They are listed from newest to oldest. For a list of other category archives, see the right sidebar; you may also look through the archives or search by keywords.

MLS soccer starts (sort of)

Posted February 19, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (1)
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At least two MLS teams start their season (sort of) in the inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship (PPC), which pits teams from each of the following leagues: North America’s MLS (Houston Dynamo & LA Galaxy), Australia & New Zealand’s A-League (Sydney FC), and Japan’s J-League (Gamba Osaka).

Neither my beloved DC United nor K8’s Chicago Fire are in it, but I still hope to catch some of the LA Galaxy v. Gamba Osaka due to the magic of DVR. It’s a good way to get ready for the regular season, which starts March 29th. By August, Javi should be just old enough (eight months) to appreciate his first trip to RFK stadium.


¡Dale Oriente!

Posted January 23, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (3)

Me & Javi Me & Javi (victory sign)

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24 de septiembre

Posted September 24, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (1)
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I don’t have time to post much today, but (since K8 reminded me): today is “Santa Cruz Day.” Today’s also the Oriente Petrolero vs. Blooming cross-town “clasico” match. Here’s hoping Oriente wins!


Soccer & politics

Posted July 28, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Stories like this make me glad I decided to add Frank Foer’s How Soccer Explains the World to the reading list for next semester’s comparative politics course. It’s a story about Iraq’s national soccer team (by Time magazine’s Tony Karon), which plays tomorrow (against Saudi Arabia) in the Asian Cup final. Could a victory help bring an end (even a temporary one) to the violence? The Ivory Coast’s civil war ended in similar circumstances last year. The combination of sports (and other elements of pop culture) & politics is often underappreciated.

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PS. Iraq won the 2007 Asian Cup, it’s first ever.


Summer school blues

Posted July 11, 2007 | Permalink
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Summer school is much more time-consuming that I remember (from my student days). I’ve only three students, but I have to prepare daily lectures. I only hope the students are somehow keeping up w/ the 30+ pages of reading per day; we’re trying to cram a semester’s worth of material into four weeks (the fifth week is devoted to them writing their research paper). It’s certainly an experience.

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Back in town

Posted July 2, 2007 | Permalink
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It’s been a long trip. And it’s good to be back home. But before the unpacking, it’s time to catch up w/ some Copa América action. I just called to activate my sports package subscription (for GolTV), where I just saw USA tie Paraguay 1-1. Here’s hoping for victory.

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Copa América

Posted June 26, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (5)
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Just a notice that the Copa América (the world's oldest soccer tournament) starts this evening. Bolivia debuts against Venezuela at 8:45pm. The US is also in the tourney (it debuts Thursday against Argentina).

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