2013 Presidents Cup
The Florida Youth Soccer Association has been selected to host the 2013 US Youth National Presidents Cup, July 11-14, at the Lake Myrtle Sports Park in Auburndale, FL. The Region III Presidents Cup was held in Decatur, Alabama in early June.
The national finals will include Presidents Cup winners from all four US Youth Soccer regions.
USA vs. Mexico Venue
Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, has been selected for the September 10 CONCACAF Qualifying match against regional rival Mexico. The U.S. is 3-0-0 in qualifiers inside Crew Stadium, posting three consecutive shutouts against El Tri.
Kickoff is set for 8:00 p.m. ET and the game will be [show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]televised on ESPN. The U.S. MNT is 6-0-3 all-time in Crew Stadium, dating back to 2000.
’13 MLS All-Star Game
The 2013 game will be played July 31 at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, and will be televised live on ESPN and Univision.
AS Roma will be the international opponent for the MLS All-Stars. With Roma coming to the all-star game, it will mark the return of former MLS and current U.S. MNT midfielder Michael Bradley, who played for the MetroStars (now Red Bulls) in 2004 and 2005 before being sold to Dutch club SC Heerenveen.
U.S. Men’s Friendlies
The U.S. Men’s National Team will play an international friendly against Guatemala on Friday, July 5 in San Jose, CA, in the team’s only competition before beginning the 2013 Gold Cup competition.
The game will be televised on NBC Sports Network and UniMas.
The U.S. has scheduled a friendly on the road in Sarajevo against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Aug. 14. This will be the last game before resuming CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. This will be the first-ever meeting between the U.S. and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Gold Cup Quarters
The 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals will be held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Saturday, July 20.
Two games, featuring teams from Groups A & B are scheduled for 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm.
The other two quarterfinals will be played in Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium. This marks the first time these two venues have hosted Gold Cup matches.
Georgia Meeting
The Georgia Soccer Semi-Annual General Meeting will be held Saturday, July 20, 2013 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel (Galleria). Georgia Soccer member affiliates are required to have a representative at each business meeting.
Florida Soccer AGM
The 2013 Florida Youth Soccer’s Annual General Meeting and Workshop will be held August 2-4 at the Omni Hotels & Resorts, Championsgate-Orlando. The Annual AGM awards will be presented during this weekend. Details are available online at www.fysa.com.
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