Showing posts with label soccer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label soccer. Show all posts

Saturday, June 11, 2016

Euro Cup Is Underway!

Sweet goal from England's Eric Dier.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Thursday, June 5, 2014

2014 World Cup TV Schedule

Thanks to Philly.com

Group Stage

Thursday, June 12
4:00 p.m.: A1. Brazil vs. A2. Croatia at Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
- ESPN (Ian Darke and Steve McManaman)
Friday, June 13
12:00 p.m.: A3. Mexico vs. A4. Cameroon at Estadio das Dunas, Natal
- ESPN2
3:00 p.m.: B1. Spain vs. B2 Netherlands at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
- ESPN
6:00 p.m. B3. Chile vs. B4. Australia at Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
- ESPN2
Saturday, June 14
12:00 p.m.: C1. Colombia vs. C2. Greece at Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
- ABC
3:00 p.m.: D1. Uruguay vs. D2. Costa Rica at Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
- ABC
6:00 p.m.: D3. England vs. D4. Italy at Arena Amazônia, Manaus
- ESPN
9:00 p.m.: C3. Ivory Coast vs. C4. Japan at Arena Pernambuco, Recife
- ESPN 
Sunday, June 15
12:00 p.m.: E1. Switzerland vs. E2. Ecuador at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia
- ABC
3:00 p.m.: E3. France vs. E4. Honduras at Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
- ABC

6:00 p.m.: F1. Argentina vs. F2. Bosnia-Herzegovina at Estadio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

- ESPN
Monday, June 16
12:00 p.m.: G1. Germany vs. G2. Portugal at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador 
- ESPN
3:00 p.m.: F3. Iran vs. F4. Nigeria at Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
- ESPN
6:00 p.m.: G3. Ghana vs. G4. UNITED STATES at Estadio das Dunas, Natal 
- ESPN (Ian Darke and Taylor Twellman)
Tuesday, June 17
12:00 p.m.: H1. Belgium vs. H2. Algeria at Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
- ESPN
3:00 p.m.: A1. Brazil vs. A3. Mexico at Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
- ESPN
6:00 p.m.: H3. Russia vs. H4. South Korea at Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
- ESPN
Wednesday, June 18
12:00 p.m.: B4. Australia vs. B2. Netherlands at Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
- ESPN
3:00 p.m.: B1. Spain vs. B3. Chile at Estadio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro 
- ESPN 
6:00 p.m.: A4. Cameroon vs. A2. Croatia at Arena Amazônia, Manaus
- ESPN
Thursday, June 19
12:00 p.m.: C1. Colombia vs. C3. Ivory Coast at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia
- ESPN
3:00 p.m.: D1. Uruguay vs. D3. England at Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
- ESPN
6:00 p.m.: C4. Japan vs. C2. Greece at Estadio das Dunas, Natal
- ESPN
Friday, June 20
12:00 p.m.: D4. Italy vs. D2. Costa Rica at Arena Pernambuco, Recife
- ESPN
3:00 p.m.: E1. Switzerland vs. E3. France at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
- ESPN
6:00 p.m.: E4. Honduras vs. E2. Ecuador at Arena da Baixada, Curitiba 
- ESPN
Saturday, June 21
12:00 p.m.: F1. Argentina vs. F3. Iran at Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
- ESPN
3:00 p.m.: G1. Germany vs. G3. Ghana at Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
- ESPN
6:00 p.m.: F4. Nigeria vs. F2. Bosnia-Herzegovina at Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
- ESPN
Sunday, June 22
12:00 p.m.: H1. Belgium vs. H3. Russia at Estadio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro 
- ABC
3:00 p.m.: H4. South Korea vs. H2. Algeria at Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre 
- ABC
6:00 p.m.: G4. UNITED STATES vs. G2. Portugal at Arena Amazônia, Manaus
- ESPN (Ian Darke and Taylor Twellman)
Monday, June 23
12:00 p.m.: B2. Netherlands vs. B2. Chile at Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
- ESPN
12:00 p.m.: B4. Australia vs. B1. Spain at Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
- ESPN2
4:00 p.m.: A2. Croatia vs. A3. Mexico at Arena Pernambuco, Recife
- ESPN
4:00 p.m.: A4. Cameroon vs. A1. Brazil at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia
- ESPN2
Tuesday, June 24
12:00 p.m.: D4. Italy vs. D1. Uruguay at Estadio das Dunas, Natal
- ESPN
12:00 p.m.: D2. Costa Rica vs. D3. England at Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
- ESPN2
4:00 p.m.: C4. Japan vs. C1. Colombia at Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
- ESPN
4:00 p.m.: C2. Greece vs. C3. Ivory Coast at Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
- ESPN2
Wednesday, June 25
12:00 p.m.: F4. Nigeria vs. F1. Argentina at Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
- ESPN
12:00 p.m.: F2. Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. F3. Iran at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
- ESPN2
4:00 p.m.: E2. Ecuador vs. E3. France at Estadio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
- ESPN
4:00 p.m.: E4. Honduras vs. E1. Switzerland at Arena Amazônia, Manaus
- ESPN2
Thursday, June 26
12:00 p.m.: G4. UNITED STATES vs. G1. Germany at Arena Pernambuco, Recife 
- ESPN (Ian Darke and Taylor Twellman)
12:00 p.m.: G2. Portugal vs. G3. Ghana at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia
- ESPN2
4:00 p.m.: H4. South Korea vs. H1. Belgium at Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
- ESPN
4:00 p.m.: H2. Algeria vs. H3. Russia at Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
- ESPN2
Round of 16
From here on, team designations refer to place in the group standings. For example. 1C. is the first-place finisher in Group C, not team C1 in the Group Stage.
Saturday, June 28
12:00 p.m.: Match 49, 1A vs. 2B. at Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
- ABC
4:00 p.m.: Match 50, 1C vs. 2D. at Estadio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
- ABC
Sunday, June 29
12:00 p.m.: Match 51, 1B. vs. 2A. at Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
- ESPN
4:00 p.m.: Match 52, 1D. vs. 2C. at Arena Pernambuco, Recife
- ESPN
Monday, June 30
12:00 p.m.: Match 53, 1E. vs. 2F. at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia 
- ESPN
4:00 p.m.: Match 54, 1G. vs. 2H. at Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre 
- ESPN
Tuesday, July 1
12:00 p.m.: Match 55, 1F. vs. 2E. at Arena Corinthians, São Paulo 
- ESPN
4:00 p.m.: Match 56, 1H. vs. 2G. at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
- ESPN

Quarterfinals

Friday, July 4
12:00 p.m.: Match 58, Winner of Match 53 vs. Winner of Match 54 at Estadio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
- ESPN2
4:00 p.m.: Match 57, Winner of Match 49 vs. Winner of Match 50 at Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
- ESPN
Saturday, July 5
12:00 p.m.: Match 60, Winner of Match 55 vs. Winner of Match 56 at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia
- ABC
4:00 p.m. Match 59, Winner of Match 51 vs. Winner of Match 52 at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
- ESPN
Yes, Match 58 kicks off before Match 57 and Match 60 kicks off before Match 59. FIFA does strange things sometimes, because it can.

Semifinals

Tuesday, July 8
4:00 p.m.: Match 61, Winner of Match 57 vs. Winner of Match 58 at Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
- ESPN
Wednesday, July 9
4:00 p.m.: Match 52, Winner of Match 59 vs. Winner of Match 60 at Arena Corinthians, São Paulo 
- ESPN

Third Place Game

Saturday, July 12
4:00 p.m.: Loser of Match 61 vs. Loser of Match 62 at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia
- ESPN

Championship Game

Sunday, July 13
4:00 p.m.: Winner of Match 61 vs. Winner of Match 62 at Estadio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
- ABC

Thursday, May 22, 2014

U.S. Men's World Cup Team Roster Announced



GOALKEEPERS (3): 
Brad Guzan (Aston Villa) 
Tim Howard (Everton) 
Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)

DEFENDERS (8): 

DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla) 
Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City) 
John Brooks (Hertha Berlin) 
Geoff Cameron (Stoke City) 
Timmy Chandler (Nürnberg) 
Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy) 
Fabian Johnson (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 
DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC)

MIDFIELDERS (8): 

Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake) 
Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes) 
Michael Bradley (Toronto FC) 
Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo) 
Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg) 
Julian Green (Bayern Munich) 
Jermaine Jones (Besiktas) 
Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)

FORWARDS (4): 

Jozy Altidore (Sunderland) 
Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC) 
Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar) 
Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)



No Landon Donovan?  What in the hell?  I don't know everything, but I know Donovan is U.S. soccer.  Good luck getting out of the Group of Death.  Unreal.

USA is in GROUP G with Germany, Portugal, and Ghana.

Game 1 is June 16th vs. Ghana.

Friday, June 8, 2012

Soccer At It's Best: Country vs. Country


Look flags!  UEFA Euro 2012 is underway.  Do I like soccer?  Eh.  Do I like World Cup soccer?  Yes I do.  Anytime you have a battle of countries I am in.... in sports.... I'm not here to get political  But the Euro Tournament is right up my alley.  I've been watching today as Poland vs. Greece and Russia vs. Czech Republic kick things off.

My favorite teams are the Netherlands (always like their orange jerseys and using them in FIFA games, even own an authentic jersey that my mom actually bout over there) and of course I will also be rooting for Ireland. 

And don't forget the importance of having these games on during the day to give you an excuse to start drinking way earlier than you should.

-Keefe