Coming to the USA:
Serie A's AC MILAN and INTER MILAN, Mexico's CLUB AMERICA, and the Barclay Premier League's CHELSEA FC will compete in a winner-take-all tournament, with matches held from Sunday, July 19, to Sunday, July 26, at six sites including the brand new Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, TX...
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Making the media rounds in New York on Wednesday, July 15, David Beckham reaffirmed his commitment to MLS and the LA Galaxy ahead of his return to play on Thursday night. This is the full news conference; Beckham is joined by head coach Bruce Arena in advance of their match versus RBNY...
WATCH HERE (approx. 30 min.)
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Wednesday morning live segment from NBC's "Today" with Matt Lauer: David Beckham discusses his return to LA, his commitment to the MLS and his long-term contract with the Galaxy. Also, the two discuss "Bruno" and the Beckhams' experience with Sacha Baron Cohen, their new Armani campaign...
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Related article,
"David Beckham pledges to stay in L.A."
(Los Angeles Times)
Photo Credit:
Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images
On Monday afternoon at the White House, a great honor was bestowed upon the reigning MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew. That great team - who spent most of the 2008 season at the top of the table, and then followed through by defeating RBNY in the Final at the Home Depot Center - got their date with the U.S. President, as is traditional for U.S. sports champion teams and individual athletes...
President Barack Obama was familiar with the team and their accomplishments, and even had a chance to show off his skills during the ceremony in the Rose Garden. He spoke eloquently, and took the time to single out and speak with many of the players and personnel individually...
The team's day also included a full tour of the White House, as well as being the first U.S. champions sports team to participate in The President's new volunteer program, as they helped introduce it together with him...
You can read the full transcript of The President's remarks below, as well as several news articles on the event.
Transcript of President Obama's remarks --- from MLSNet, "Crew reunite at White House ceremony" "Crew visit Obama at White House" --- Official White House video, (6.07 min.) ...
Main Story Source Link via MLS Expansion and Development Blog
excerpt from Most Valuable Network --- Numerous upsets took place during this first round (you can also see earlier match reports and videos in previous posts here). The teams who made it through to the quarterfinals are: CANADA, COSTA RICA, GUADELOUPE, HAITI, HONDURAS, MEXICO, PANAMA, USA...
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Selected match reports:
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Selected articles:
"Wizards impress in Gold Cup play"
"MLS in the Gold Cup spotlight"
"Quaranta returns to USMNT...with flourish"
Sunday: Your running commentary
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Videos and reports from all matches at the Official tournament website
