January 31st, 2007
US Major League Soccer clubs FC Dallas and Columbus Crew will play a games in title the inaugural Pioneer Cup on March 11 in honor of Lamar Hunt at Pizza Hut Park. Hunt is the investor-operator of both clubs who passed away in December following a long battle with prostate cancer.
“The Pioneer Cup is an event that is near and dear to all of us at FC Dallas,” said FC Dallas General Manager Michael Hitchcock. “We have a chance to honor our great leader and everything he’s done for this sport that we all love, while raising much needed money for Dallas Scores and the Pioneer Soccer League, in his honor. We look forward to seeing all sports fans at Pizza Hut Park to help us pay tribute to a true sports pioneer, Lamar Hunt.”
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January 26th, 2007
Former USA national team captain, Claudio Reyna, completing his move from English Premier League club Manchester City to MLS club New York Red Bulls. Reyna signed under the new designated player rule in MLS, was formally introduced at a press conference Wednesday afternoon at Giants Stadium.
“The interest to start wanting to move back home with my family was about six months ago with really no idea of a team or destination and in the last month the interest came from New York and I spoke to Bruce,” Reyna said. “To come back home where I grew up, just miles from here went to high school as well, made the decision very easy.”
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January 26th, 2007
Major League Soccer has announced that the 2007 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game will take place on July 19 in the heart of Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. “It will feature the best players in Major League Soccer against one of the legendary and historic clubs in all the world, Glasgow Celtic FC, the current Scottish Premier League champions.” said MLS Deputy Commissioner Ivan Gazidis.
Glasgow Celtic is currently in first place in Scotland, having lost only once in their last 25 games. They qualified for the knockout round in the UEFA Champions League last November with a 1-0 upset of Manchester United, and will face Italian superpower AC Milan in a home-and-home series beginning next month.
“It will be a tough test for our players,” Gazidis emphasized. “They’re playing against a club that’s 120 years old. We’re only 11 years old. We ourselves think we’re up to the test. We like to match ourselves up against the best in the world, and we believe Celtic certainly represent that.”
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January 23rd, 2007
USA national team midfielder, Claudio Reyna has been released by his club Manchester City for free. Reyna expected to return to his homeland and join USA MLS club New York Red Bulls, who are coached by Bruce Arena — his former coach at the University of Virginia and the U.S. national team.
The 33-year-old midfielder had played in Europe for 12 years, with stints at Bayer Leverkusen and Wolfsburg in Germany, Glasgow Rangers in Scotland and Sunderland. He joined Manchester City in August 2003 from Sunderland, and scored four goals in 77 games.
Reyna retired from international soccer after last year’s World Cup. He scored eight goals in 112 appearances and was on the U.S. roster for the 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Cups, as well as the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.
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