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Ireland to Face Costa Rica at PPL Park

Relevent Sports and the Philadelphia Union today announced that the national teams of Ireland and Costa Rica will face off on June 6 at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania at 8 p.m., ET.

Tickets start at just $40 and will be available online at ComcastTIX.com, by phone at 1-800-298-4200 or in person at the PPL Park box office, beginning Thursday, May 1 at 10 a.m.

Costa Rica is in Group D of the World Cup this summer and will open up against Uruguay in Fortaleza on June 14 before facing Italy in Recife on June 20. Four days later the Ticos will close out the first round against England in Belo Horizonte. Costa Rica is coached by the Colombian Jorge Pinto and led by Bryan Ruiz (PSV, Holland), Joel Campbell (Olympiacos, Greece) and Keylor Navas (Levante, Spain).

Ireland comes to the United States after missing out on the upcoming World Cup by finishing fourth in Group C in European qualifying. The Irish are now coached by former Aston Villa and Celtic manager Martin O’Neil and are led by LA Galaxy striker Robbie Keane as well as the Everton trio of Aiden McGeady, Seamus Coleman, and James McCarthy. Ireland will also face Portugal four days later at MetLIfe Stadium in New Jersey.

“We are excited to present another exciting interesting international match prior to the World Cup this summer in Brazil” said Relevent Sports CEO Charlie Stillitano. “Costa Rica is one of the region’s top teams while Ireland is always one of the best-supported national teams in our country so we have no doubt that it will be a great match with a fantastic atmosphere.”

Opened in 2010, PPL Park is home to Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union. The stadium is located in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester and holds 18,500 fans. In addition to Philadelphia Union matches, PPL Park serves as a destination for capacity crowds and high energy events. In just four years of operation PPL Park has had the pleasure of hosting three consecutive Collegiate Rugby Championships, Army-Navy Cup I & II, USA Rugby vs. New Zealand Maori All Blacks, Villanova University Football, NCAA Men’s College Cup, and a variety of other high profile events.

“We are proud to be hosting what will be one of the most exciting weeks for ‘the world’s game’ in Philadelphia,” said Philadelphia Union CEO & Operating Partner Nick Sakiewicz. “This match, coupled with the Greece vs. Nigeria match up on June 3, will give fans one last opportunity to see teams before they travel to Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.”

Hmm i USA - Men jeg var sgu nok ikke kommet til at se kampen alligevel. Det er nok i min mest travle periode i løbet af året.

Hislop delighted by Caribbean’s Centennial inclusion

MIAMI BEACH, Florida -- The initial details of an agreement announced Thursday between CONCACAF and CONMEBOL for the organization of Centennial Cup America (Copa America Centenario) 2016, which will be played the United States, prompted a positive reaction from a respected football authority.

Former Trinidad & Tobago international Shaka Hislop, who made two appearances at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, believes that the prospect of taking part in such a high-level competition will stimulate football’s growth in the Caribbean.

“To have guaranteed Caribbean representation, at the very least one team, possibly more, it is an exciting development for football in the region,” said Hislop, now a well-regarded football analyst for ESPN. “To have our teams participate at this big a stage is as monumental as 1998 had been for Jamaica and in 2006 for Trinidad & Tobago.”

The next Caribbean champion, to be decided through the 2014 Caribbean Cup, will secure one of CONCACAF’s six berths in the tournament.

Cuba is the current titleholder, defeating Trinidad, 1-0, in the 2012 final.

The Trinidadians hold the overall record with eight championships, but they haven’t lifted the trophy since 2001. Jamaica is second with five crowns.

Hislop believes the fact that participation needs to be merited will be beneficial.

“The region has to step up and this ticks all the boxes,” he declared. “You have to earn your right to share this big a stage.”

The 45-year-old, though, is looking at the bigger picture of player development and how the Centennial Cup America can play a role in facilitating that process.

“As small a region as we are, if you look at our history, some of the players we’ve developed and had represented us on the world stage, Theodore Whitmore, Dwight Yorke, names go one, but things have stagnated somewhat partially because we haven’t had the opportunities to perform at this type of level,” Hislop concluded. “Hopefully, we will now have household names come from the region.

“Playing in the Copa America is a great step forward.”

Transfer og nyheder:

-Caio Junior er fyret som træner hos Criciuma. Afløseren er fundet i Botafogo-SP, Wagner Lopes.
-Botafogo´s angriber Henrique skifter til Salvador-klubben Bahia
-Guto Ferreira bliver ny træner hos Figueirense efter man har fyret Eutrópio
-Marcos Assunção har overraskende valgt at forlade Figueirense efter 5 måneders ophold i klubben
-Botafogo henter Goías´ midtbanemand Carlos Alberto

Det er jo perfekt at holdene i Brasilien ofte spiller kl 21.20. Jeg kan se at Vascos næste kamp er hjemme d 10 mod Oeste FC. Det gør trods alt at man ikke behøver at holde sig vågen hele natten for at se deres kampe. Fedt nok at 3 af de første 4 kampe er hjemmekampe. De to indtil videre har dog "kun" kastet en uafgjort og så sejren i går af sig.

Godt med kampe i dag.

Det ægte Arsenal - NOB kl. 22.00

Gimnasia - Lanus 22.10

River - Racing 23.15


Honduras , returkamp Olimpia - Marathon - mesteren findes efter 0-0 i første kamp.

Brasilien...

Flamengo - Palmeiras mener den vises på kanalsport (?) kl.21


Mexico:

Toluca - Tijuana kl. 19

Pumas - Pachuca Kl. 00.00

River - Racing 23.15

Den er selvfølgelig booket. Lad os se, hvad Ayala så i ham nyindkøbet El Elegante på kanten.

Først skal Madrid dog lige indtages!

River - Racing er jo også dagens første clasico El mas Grande vs El primer grande

Syntes jeg så at Atletico var bagud ?

Har Palestino - Cobreloa ( 0-0 play-off) kørende i baggrund til madlavning...

Palestino kan nemt blive et nyt kult-hold ikke mindst pga deres trøjevalg/polemik - senest det her kort halløj...her er en gammel en fra starten af 0´erne - så bliver det ikke mere gennemført ..tjek sponsoren og husk Palestino er som navnet antyder grundlagt af palæstinensere....

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1-0 Palestino, kontrangreb hvor Ramos´ aflevering finder Duma midt foran mål...

Toluca - Tijuana er lige startet...0-0 i første kamp, anden halvleg startet i Santiago....1-0 føring, sammenlagt 2-0 Palestino.

Toluca trykker godt på skud fra distancen, header tæt på mål...fortsat 0-0 og 1-0 i Santiago.