I had originally been scheduled to work last week in Southern California so I could attend both games knowing the airfare and hotel was being paid for. Of course, that fell through so that I was obliged to watch both games on TV (the Stanford game was televised on a Spanish only channel I don’t [...]
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A few links I’ve come across recently that you might enjoy:
Highlights video of Chelsea’s win over LA Galaxy - See John Terry’s excellent left foot strike, and Steve Sidwell’s “welcome to the game” tackle on David Beckham. Nice one, Steve. Terry scored two great goals during the pre-season tour of California: see his other game-winner, [...]
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Chelsea’s pre-season in America resumes early tomorrow morning with a game against David Beckham’s new club LA Galaxy at the Home Depot Center in Carson City, California. Kick-off is 2am UK time.
Defeats of Mexican side Club América and South Korean champions Suwon Bluewings in the last seven days have left Jose Mourinho pleased at how [...]
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Chelsea kick-off their pre-season against Mexican side Club América at Stanford Stadium, San José early tomorrow morning, 2am UK time.
América is a Primera Divisià³n club based in Mexico City and one of the most popular, hated and traditional football clubs in Mexico, according to Wikipedia.
