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Reporter Jenny Shearer found out that private soccer fields may be on the way to southwest Bakersfield, near the Auto Mall, if they get the OK from the Board of Zoning Adjustment.
Check out her full report here.
Those who want to build them don't want to wait for city or county officials...
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Time for a couple of quick updates before the weekend ...
Bakersfield High's Travis Rasmussen began his run at All-American status at the Senior Nationals wrestling tournament in Virginia Beach, Va., today. He was 1-1, beating an Arizona wrestler 11-4 before losing to an Illionis wrestler 4-2 in...
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I'm a third party person... looking from the outside in, but what is the deal with the Brigade vs Gunners Club Soccer all about?
I'm not a fan of either group, but I do see that there is another split happening. I'm not surprised. But what is the meaning of discontent? The...
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Not sure if anyone will end up reading this... but it will be fun to hear people's opinions.
Who are the All Area Girls and Boys Soccer nominees, in your opinion? Looking at the Central Section stats from MaxPreps.com... Kern County has 11 players in the top 25 for scoring in girls and...
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UPDATE: For some reason, the links I'm throwing into the text aren't working. Until I can get someone to figure that out for me, here are the links I'm trying to lead you to below:
No. 1 — rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp
No. 2 — www.bakersfield.com/225/story/358632.html
No....
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The long-range artillery fest that has been the Women's World Cup is down to three games left, and only two that really matter. I won't say who won the Germany-Norway semifinal, but, well, it's over.
In order to win, the USA essentially has to win two finals: its semifinal against Brazil, a...
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16 teams, four groups, and a series of confounding scheduling choices by FIFA... it can only be the Women's World Cup!
Let me warn you now: This, like the '02 men's cup, is on the other side of the Pacific, so games are played in our early-morning hours. ESPN is airing games live and then...
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Wednesday brings us 42 friendlies and six co-called competitive games. But let's look past the somewhat-less-than-titanic Cyprus-San Marino fixture to the games that will draw our attention (and are on TV here).
The USA is going to Sweden. The press is talking about whether Landon Donovan will...
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While our little corner of the big blue-and-green soccer ball has been focused on the celebrity aspects of the game, there have been some real big things happening elsewhere.
Iraq has been on a run in the Asian Cup, using two draws and a 3-1 win over 2006 World Cup team Australia to make it...
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Brazil pulled out big plays for a big win over Argentina Sunday. The 3-0 scoreline is a lot more convincing than the game itself. Pull back the unfortunate own-goal and nudge the post rattler an inch to the right and it's just a 2-1 game. However, the woulda coulda shouldas count as much in...
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Last year, Argentina beat Mexico with one fantastic goal.
This year, Argentina used two fantabulous goals.
The first was a long free kick that soared over the wall and seemed to be heading well away from the goal, until an Argentine player ghosted in with a high jumping kick to deflect the ball...
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I was mostly busy with other stuff, so I missed the one-sided thrashings that were the Copa America quarterfinals. The results were no surprise, but the scorelines certainly were: 6-0 for Brazil, 6-1 for Mexico.
But the semifinals... these are going to be great matches, just because of the...
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Mexico only needed a draw to advance in first place, and they didn't try very hard for a win. AFP reports they and Chile were booed off the field. Mexico does that when it can afford to, like that game against Italy in the '02 World Cup.
But the point for Chile puts them at 4 points and third...
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The loss Monday night to Paraguay was not as bad as I feared, except for that horrible backpass/giveaway that led to Paraguay's second goal. Well, we all make mistakes, and this is a young team that we can all hope and pray does that in 2007 so it doesn't in 2010.
The U.S. is not eliminated;...
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With a 2-1 win over Ecuador Sunday, after last week's upset over Brazil, it would take a bizarre series of events for Mexico not to advance in the Copa America. Of course, advancing is not enough; Mexico wants to win the group and play a weak team in the quarterfinals. But the way Mexico has been...
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I knew the team the US was putting on the field didn't have a chance. When I recognized almost as many names on the Argentine roster as I did on the US roster, I knew we were toast.
But when Eddie Johnson got a breakaway and all the Argentines could do was run over him like twin moving trucks...
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Mexico fans can correct me if I'm wrong, but I bet they wouldn't trade tonight's win over Brazil for a win over the USA last Sunday.
In a game sponsored by the movie Transformers, I wouldn't have been more suprised if Castillo had transformed into a robot spider right there on the pitch....
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I know we just finished the Gold Cup, but it's time to move on to the next major international tournament: the Copa America. It's the world's oldest continuous international tournament, and the third most prestigious, after the World Cup and the European Championships.
The Copa America is the...
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First half:
I knew we were in trouble when I saw Mexico's first real attack. A Mexican player had the ball and was facing a line of four Americans. But on either end of that line, there was a Mexican. The Mexican with the ball passed to the right, and that Mexican crossed to the guy on the left....
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Mexico was, front to back and start to finish the superior team. At the same time, props to the Little Caribbean Overseas Department of France That Could for putting on a good fight. The game was one of the better ones I've seen this tournament.
In about the 35th minute, a Guadeloupe player went...
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Between the Bakersfield Planning Commission and the Space Shuttle Atlantis, my day job kept me from watching the Gold Cup semifinals sooner than on a 27-hour delay.
Let's go straight to the headline: That should have been 2-2 after regular time. The game was 2-1 for the USA, and Canada scored a...
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With a man advantage for the entire second half, Mexico couldn't score. It took overtime before they could put Costa Rica, down to eight men by the end of the game, away. Mexico looked like a mess. (I only saw the second half and overtime, because I made the mistake of trusting AP to know what...
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I had to work today, so watched the first half of the USA-Panama game before work and then recorded the second half.
Panama's goal was awfully sweet and made me very nervous. I was generally pleased with the U.S., except I'd like them to put more than two past Panama.
Canada's beatdown on...
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So there are two great games on Sunday. There's Mexico vs. Costa Rica at 3, available on just about any TV anywhere. But then there's also Real Madrid vs. Mallorca at noon, available on GolTV, which is on Dish Network.
This is a big game. If Madrid wins, they win La Liga. And it's the last...
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You may remember the Honduras of 2001, the one that came thiiiis close to making it into the 2002 World Cup. This Honduras must be the same team. Mexico, on the other hand... what is the deal?
The quarterfinals are now set. Mexico v. Costa Rica has to be the biggest match, and Mexico's form...
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Real life has gotten in the way of watching soccer this weekend, so I've caught just snatches of the Gold Cup games this weekend.
(Quick note for the uninitiated: the Gold Cup is the continental championship for national teams for our region, CONCACAF, which is shorter than saying North America,...
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Well, Mexico sure took it to the Iranians. That was nothing like the match last year in Germany. Mexico won easily, 4-0, with a goal in the second minute to start and a brace close together at around 80.
My favorite part was the circling run Mexico did around the box at the 78th minute or so....
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I'm torn about the USA's play in its 4-1 win over China today.
On one hand, the young team showed some exciting inventiveness and some of the push-through-it spirit that is the best part of the American style of soccer. (If only every player were like DaMarcus Beasley.)
On the other hand, the...
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Friday's game at Wembley Stadium was fantastic. If you have a chance to catch the re-air, stop reading this post and do that instead.
It had all the quality of a competitive game, without quite the intensity. And Beckham, wow! I generally think he's overrated (no player is worth his money and...
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I know I said I was going to talk about the international game, but this is too big to ignore.
The local PDL team, the Bakersfield Brigade, is hosting a U.S. Open Cup game against the Portland Timbers.
I'm a big fan of the Open Cup. Don't tell my bosses, but back in '96 I faked sick to get...
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Ever wonder if maybe nations should solve their problems without war, but with some sort of sporting contest? Well, they'd pick the one game that unites the world, and Brazil would be the world's only superpower.
This blog is about soccer, mainly the international variety, the kind that pits...
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Just heard an articulate debate between Condors writer Mike Griffith and Web junkie Steve Swenson discussing the merits of soccer and hockey.
I can't repeat the banter verbatim but it was something like: "Soccer is for 5 and 6 years that haven't devoloped the ability to use their arms and...
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We're a Bakersfield girls club soccer team looking for a new coach. We've been playing Coastal and the league season just ended. We're mostly high school 11th graders on various high school varsity teams. We've been together a few years and know each other, like each...
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Forget the World Cup. This is fascinating!Watch robo dogs play soccer!http://current.tv/studio/me...
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