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Nigeria part company with Amodu
Nigeria sack coach Shaibu Amodu despite the team's third-place finish at the Africa Cup of Nations....
Home nations await Euro 2012 draw
England are among the top seeds as they, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland await the qualifying draw for the Euro 2012 tournament on Sunday....
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Plymouth and West Brom in the Championship....
St Mirren v Rangers (1230 GMT)
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between St Mirren and Rangers in the Scottish Cup fifth round....
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship....
Bridge ready for Man City return
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says Wayne Bridge will be mentally ready to face Hull on Saturday....
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Win World cup tickets see every England game
Win tickets for you and a friend to be at every England World Cup group game Sign up to Wrighty’s XI and you and a friend could be going to the World Cup in South Africa, with Category 1 tickets for every England group game. From the 22nd February you can play...
Meerkat Andrey Arshavin Compare The Teamate
Here is the little russian Arsenal’s very own Meerkat Andrey Arshavin talking about his team mates and what he think of them with some classic one liners in a sky interview(video below). Sol Campbell is “double like me” or, twice the size of Andrei. Which is funny because it’s true. Cesc Fabregas is slow...
Video: Probably the best Football Crasher in the world
How this fan gets onto the pitch and becomes part of this cup winning team without anyone knowing only god knows but its dead funny. This fan gets away with just about everything from getting his hands onto the cup to signing autographs and even has the cheek to get a hug from the...
Video: Mohammed Mosad extraordinary 80 yard goal
Tales of the Unexpected how about this for a goal then, from all of 80 odd yards by Mohammed Mosad as he hoofs the ball away to find out a few seconds later its in the back of the net! The footage was from Cup match between Hajer and Al Ahli Jedda...
Wag of the Month – Belen Rodriguez Mamma Mia
Belen’s boyfriend is one lucky Marco Borriello who plays for for AC Milan in Italy. Belen is a 25 year old orginally from Argentina, is a Virgo and as a professional model she has finally been able to regulate her legal visa documents in order to work and stay in Italy. It’s been for this reason...
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Video Highlights: Birmingham Vs Manchester United,1-1,9/1/10
Manchester United drew 1-1 against Birmingham.- Soccer...
Video Highlights: Arsenal Vs Everton, 2-2, 9/1/10
Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Everton. The Gunners were lucky to escape with 1 point having to come from behind twice in the game....
Vdieo Highlights: Stoke Vs Fulham, 3-2, 5/1/10
Stoke City held on to all three points despite conceding 2 late goals at the Britannia Stadium....
Video Highlights: Tottenham Vs Peterborough,4-0,3/1/10
Tottenham beat Peterborough 4-0 in White Hart Lane....
Video Highlights: Chelsea Vs Watford,5-0,3/1/10
Daniel Sturridge performed brilliantly and inspired Chelsea beat Watford 5-0 in the FA Cup 3rd Round....
Video Highlights: Manchester United Vs Leeds, 0-1,3/1/10
Manchester United is the first high profile casualty of the FA Cup 3rd Round....
Football Boots
Greeny and Sully return with the second instalment of the Footy Boots Show....
Fabio Capello sacks Chelsea defender as the national skipper following news of his alledged affair....
We take it that by now, you will have all seen the Footy Boots Show 2. If so, now's your chance to take a look at the second most important release of the weekend, the PUMA PowerCat 1.10....
Football boots from the 1953 FA Cup final will go to the highest bidder....
French captain in line for first game for Manchester City....
REDKNAPP CALLS FOR PLAYER STANDARDS
Behave or get out of the game says Redknapp....
OleOle - Football News and Opinion
Today is Saturday and it's the traditional day for fans to watch their team's in action. However that has not been the case for Arsenal fans in recent times as we haven't had a Saturday kick off since January...
Today Today, we are be mostly, not playing. So I'll look briefly at the matches today and what they mean for us. And I'll do a proper match review tomorrow. ...
As of February 5, 2010, the England National Team does not have a captain. Earlier today, Fabio Capello decided to remove John Terry's status of "Captain of England". I believe this decision will have tremendous, and disastrous effects. ...
Anyone else feel that looking at the back pages of the daily rag is becoming increasingly difficult these days. When did our national sport turn in to a celebrity freak show? Did it start with Becks? I’m racking my...
Unrating The Gemme: Send In Jock Stirrup Edition.
Tale Of The Tape KILMARNOCK…1 (Maguire 53) CELTIC…0 KILMARNOCK (4-4-2) Bell; Clancy (Kiernan 73), Ford, Pascali, Hay; Hamill, Bryson, Taouil (Sammon 64), Kelly; Kyle, Maguire (Severin 80) Subs not used: Robinson, Fowler, Invincibile, Old CELTIC (4-4-2) Tubby, Handy Andy (The Cad 30), Hair, Jos (Clubfoot 52), The Weasel (Broonie 73); Aiden (Y), Davie, Landry (Y), Kris;...
Slumdug lookin' meerkats and Slumleague Millionaires
It started at 5pm on Monday night when my Korean manufactured mobile started bleeping like a Belarusian Industrial techno record trying to burst yer ear drums. Robbie Keane Blah, Glesga, Blah, Loan, Blah, private jet, blah.... The yellow Sky ticker confirmed the news that Keane wis oan his way...
EPL Talk
Chelsea-Arsenal: What Arsène Wenger Can Use From Loss to Manchester United
If Arsène Wenger and Arsenal can take a page from Sir Alex Ferguson’s book, the Gunners can replicate last year’s result at Stamford Bridge. Then – November 30, 2008 – Arsenal got two goals from Robin van Persie, winning 2-1 at Stamford Bridge. Ahead of Sunday, with van Persie recovering with a...
Stewart Robson Interview: EPL Talk Podcast
Stewart Robson made 150 league appearances as a midfielder for Arsenal in the first half of the 1980s before moving on to stays with West Ham and Coventry City. On this edition of the EPL Talk podcast, Robson talks about his playing career and his view of the...
Premier League Preview – Feb. 6-7
Another Big Four match and the Merseyside Derby highlight this weekend’s slate, but really, the one key question is this: Will Arsenal fall from title to contender to afterthought in a week’s time? That may sound a bit drastic, but after falling to Manchester United last weekend the Gunners now have to cross London and face...
Oliver Kay Interview: EPL Talk Podcast
Oliver Kay is a Chief Football Correspondent for the Times. He joins us on the Thursday edition of the podcast to talk about the current state of the Premier League, the John Terry saga, the state of the England national team, his background in sports journalism and the future of...
Portsmouth Football Club Now For Sale On eBay
Times are bad at Portsmouth Football Club, but when the club is put up for sale on eBay, you know things can only get worse. To be clear, the actual listing is a prank. But there’s already been 80 bids and the highest bid is now at £999,999.00 The auction is listed...
Everyone's Blog Posts - Soccerama - Bloggin' La Vida Soccer
By DAVID BROOKS After Hitler came to power, the sociologist Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy emigrated to the United States. Rosenstock-Huessy began teaching at Harvard and converted his lectures into English. He noticed, though, that his students weren’t grasping his points. His language was not the problem,…...
Livin' La vida soccer - Heart Attacks and World Cup Soccer
Events that induce environmental stress in a large number of people in defined areas — such as earthquakes, war, and sporting events — may increase the risk of cardiovascular events. Reports of the association between soccer matches and rates of illness or death from cardiac causes have been controversial.…...
The peril of today’s ‘sportainment’ business
Fans can hope for a great game but they have no right to expect it. The stage was set, the arena packed to capacity and the main characters ready to play their parts to perfection. But rather than putting on a show to remember, the performers fluffed their way through a 90-minute...
MLS, Players Union agree to push negotiation deadline to Feb. 12
NEW YORK -- Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Major League Soccer Players Union (Players Union) announced Thursday that the two organizations have agreed to continue to negotiate through February 12, as they work towards reaching a new collective bargaining agreement. "While we still have areas of disagreement, the talks have...
Stars shine for Haiti in Lisbon fundraiser
An A list of footballing talent was on show in Lisbon on Monday night for the seventh edition of the Match Against Poverty, a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) initiative, backed by UEFA, which Zinédine Zidane and Ronaldo helped to organise. Show of support Sixty international footballers and more than 50,000 spectators...
Maradona wanted for anti-drug campaign
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- President-elect Jose Mujica of Uruguay wants Digeo Maradona to work on an anti-drug campaign. Mujica said in Tuesday's edition of El Observador newspaper that Maradona's struggles with his own drug addiction would help him connect with younger people. He said Maradona, being on…...
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Arsenal ace Arshavin: Gaffer, I’m frustrated. Why didn’t we buy?
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Arsenal ace Cesc: I will return to Barcelona ... when I retire
Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas says he's thinking of returning to Barcelona - when he retires. And although the Spain midfielder admitted he was fed up with the English climate, he said London would remain his home for now. The Gunners captain told Catalunya Radio: "I've never hidden that one day I would...
Liverpool boss Benitez: I am confident Jovanovic will sign
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is confident of winning the Bosman race for Standard Liege striker Milan Jovanovic. The Daily Mail says Benitez is confident of seeing off competition from AC Milan and Valencia for Jovanovic, who is available on a free transfer from Standard Liege in the summer. The Liverpool boss said:...
Wenger teases Arsenal fans: Deadline deal was almost done
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has teased fans by admitting he came close to signing a player during January. Wenger confirmed he was working hard throughout Monday to bring in a new player before the deadline expired. “We did [try to sign someone], yes,” he told arsenal.com. “I do not like to lie...
Arsenal captain Cesc warns Chelsea: Best form of my career
Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas says he goes to Chelsea tomorrow in the best form of his young career. Fabregas believes he is playing the best football of his career at the moment. He said: "At an individual level this is probably the best. I want to focus on what is happening. There...
Man Utd keeper Van der Sar heaps praise on Kuszczak
Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has spoken of his admiration for teammate Tomasz Kuszczak. The pair were reported to not see eye-to-eye, but Van der Sar insists he is delighted with the way Kuszczak has performed in his absence this season. "I’d like to go on record as saying what...
This Is American Soccer, US Soccer, MNT, WNT, and MLS
two sides of the mexican pipeline
After hearing from a few people about the poor sound quality of the interviews on last week’s Waiting For Gaetjens podcast (sorry about that), I figured I’d transcribe the two interviews and post them here. I normally wouldn’t do this–I hate the whole, I write the same thing that I...
vietnam star or league minimum
Did I just learn why the negotiations over the collective bargaining agreement are so contentious? Did I find out just how disrespected the Vietnam league is? Or did I discover that MLS doesn’t think he’s worth it? There is plenty to learn from the professional path taken by Lee Nguyen,...
fifa & the year of african football
Do FIFA and its international tournaments really make a difference for the countries that host them? Could they? Should they? And what responsibility must the host country take on? What if instead of leftover stadiums host nations received fully integrated, brand new transportation systems? Will that be what South...
book excerpt – one (every)man’s dream to own a pro soccer team A native of Buffalo, NY, born to German immigrants, Ronald P. Maierhofer, 74, has been involved with soccer in the United States for eight decades. In 1942 his father started the first youth soccer league in Buffalo. Ron and...
I’ve asked Lyle Yorks for an interview several times to no avail. Agents aren’t known for talking to press and short of Scott Boras are famous for the low profiles they keep in the shadowy underbelly of professional sports. So when Michael Wheeler appeared on Twitter, giving up information not...
it’s awesome (according to them)
TIAS’s Senior Hair Band Correspondent scores world exclusive with the Group of Death If you were one of the lucky few who snagged a t-shirt in Seattle during the Supporters Summit, than you might know the Group of Death. For the rest of you, it’s merely the hardest group, with the...
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Revolution Keeper Reis Has Surgery on Left Knee
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis has had surgery on his left knee. ...
Boxx Goes First to Saint Louis in Dispersal Draft
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) -- Midfielder Shannon Boxx has been selected first by Saint Louis Athletica in the Women's Professional Soccer disperal draft. ...
Goal: Nani Elevates His Play in Match Shown in 3-D
Manchester United’s Nani displayed a showman’s timing by having a breakout game In the first sporting event televised in 3-D. ...
Roundup: Egypt Beats Ghana 1-0, Earning African Cup Title
Egypt won the African Cup of Nations for the third time in a row after substitute Mohamed Gedo scored in the 85th minute, earning a 1-0 victory over Ghana. ...
Soccer Roundup: Derby County Ends Nottingham Forest’s Streak
Rob Hulse scored in the 78th minute as Derby County ended Nottingham Forest’s 19-game unbeaten streak. ...
Women’s League Shutters Popular Los Angeles Team
Women’s Professional Soccer, which is preparing for its second season, said it had decided to fold the Los Angeles Sol. ...
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Chelsea Will Host Arsenal at Stamford Bridge
TV Schedule on Fox Soccer for February 6 - 10 Premier League Chelsea will host Arsenal at Stamford Bridge and both teams have something to prove. Last weekend Arsenal lost to Manchester United 3 - 1 while Chelsea only tied 1 - 1 with bottom of the standings Hull City . Fourth-place Tottenham...
Standings in German Bundesliga: Jan 31, 2010
Standings in Bundesliga after January 31 GP W D L Pts Bayer Leverkusen 20 12 8 0 44 Bayern Munich 20 12 6 2 42 Schalke 04 20 12 5 3 41 Borussia Dortmund 20 10 6 4 36 Hamburg SV 20 9 8 3 35 Werder Bremen 20 7 7 6 28 Eintracht Frankfurt 20 7 7 6 28 Mainz 20 7 6 7 27 TSG Hoffenheim 20 7 4 9 25 VfB Stuttgart 20 6 7 7 25 VfL Wolfsburg 20 6 7 7 25 Borussia Monchengladbach 20 7 4 9 25 FC Cologne 20 6 6 8 24 VfL Bochum 20 5 6 9 21 SC Freiburg 20 5 3 12 18 Hannover 96 20 4 5 11 17 Nurnberg 20 4 4 12 16 Hertha Berlin 20 2 5 13 11 ...
Standings in English Premier League: Feb 3, 2010
Standings in Premier League after Feb 3 GP W D L Pts Chelsea 24 17 4 3 55 Manchester Utd 24 17 2 5 53 Arsenal 24 15 4 5 49 Tottenham 24 12 6 6 42 Liverpool 24 12 5 7 41 Manchester City 22 11 8 3 41 Aston Villa 23 11 7 5 40 Birmingham 23 9 7 7 34 Everton 23 8 8 7 32 Fulham 24 8 6 10 30 Blackburn 24 7 7 10 28 Stoke City 22 6 8 8 26 Sunderland 23 6 6 11 24 Wigan 22 6 4 12 22 West Ham 23 4 9 10 21 Bolton 22 5 6 11 21 Wolverhampton 23 5 6 12 21 Hull City 24 4 9 11 21 Burnley 23 5 5 13 20 Portsmouth 23 4 3 16 15 ...
Standings in Spanish Primera Liga: Jan 31, 2010
Standings in Primera Liga after January 31 GP W D L Pts Barcelona 20 16 4 0 52 Real Madrid 20 15 2 3 47 Valencia 20 11 6 3 39 Sevilla FC 20 11 3 6 36 Mallorca 20 10 4 6 34 Deportivo La Coruña 20 10 4 6 34 Getafe 20 10 1 9 31 Athletic Bilbao 20 9 3 8 30 Villarreal 20 7 5 8 26 Osasuna 20 7 5 8 26 Sporting Gijon 20 6 6 8 24 Racing Santander 20 6 6 8 24 Atlético Madrid 20 6 5 9 23 Espanyol 20 6 5 9 23 Málaga 20 4 8 8 20 Almeria 20 4 7 9 19 Valladolid 20 3 9 8 18 Real Zaragoza 20 4 5 11 17 Tenerife 20 4 5 11 17 Xerez 20 2 5 13 11 ...
A Contraversial Tie Keeps Mali Out of Quarter-Finals
African Nations Cup 2010 day 10 Mali 3 - 1 Malawi Monday’s action saw Mali beating Malawi pretty convincingly by a score of 3 - 1. But the win wasn’t enough for Mali to advance to the knock out stage. Instead it was Angola and Algeria who advanced because they played to goalless...
Cesc Fabregas Secures a 2 - 0 Win for Arsenal
Weekend Round Up of Major European Leagues Serie A Six points are now separating AC Milan from the first spot in the standings occupied by their city rival Inter. AC won 4 - 0 with Siena in a match where reborn Ronaldhino scored a hat-trick. Juventus was defeated 1 - 0 by...
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More New Faces at Arizona Camp
With the squad training south of Phoenix, some new faces and names are in camp as trialists… Eddie Johnson, a forward that started his pro career with Manchester United when he signed as a junior player in 1999. He played for the Austin Aztex last season in USL-1 Derby Carillo, a goalkeeper...
Brad Evans Gets Called to USMNT
Sounder FC Midfielder Brad Evans has been recalled by US Men’s National Team Coach Bob Bradley for the February 24 friendly with El Salvador in Tampa. Release: The U.S. players will gather in Los Angeles beginning on February 10 and train at the Home Depot Center through February 20. The team travels...
Looking at the Sounders Schedule
Yep, the 2010 Seattle Sounders FC MLS League Schedule was announced yesterday. Now we have some time to look at some of the intricacies of what Sigi Schmid has called a “very balance schedule”. Only 4 games are during the day with a start at 1p or sooner. Only 4 games...
Planning on Joining the Sounders on the Road?
I was able to hit 2 road games last year. This year, at a minimum I’ll be headed to 3. If you could go to 1 Road League Match, which would it be?...
The Seattle Sounders FC 2010 Schedule has been released [Download Calendar File] All times are PT Date Opponent Time TV 03/25 – Thursday Philadelphia 630p ESPN2, Deportes 04/03 – Saturday New York 730p FSC, FSE 04/10 – Saturday at Real Salt Lake 6p KING5/KONG6 04/17 – Saturday Kansas City 12p KING5/KONG6 04/22 – Thursday at FC Dallas 5p ESPN2, Deportes 04/25 – Sunday at Toronto FC 11a KING5/KONG6 05/01 – Saturday Columbus 730p KING5/KONG6 05/08 – Saturday LA Galaxy 1p TeleFutura 05/15 – Saturday at New York 430p KING5/KONG6 05/22 – Saturday San Jose 12p KING5/KONG6 05/29...
According to the Washington Post’s Steven Goff, Seattle Sounders FC have signed their 2010 1st Round Draft Pick, David Estrada....
World Soccer News
Marcelo has signed a new contract with Real Madrid tying him to the club until 2015....
Terry stripped of England captaincy
Fabio Capello has stripped John Terry of the England captaincy following allegations over his private life. Terry's future as skipper of his country has been the subject of intense speculation ever since allegations emerged that he had an affair with England team-mate Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend....
Salifou still haunted by Angola Togo attack
Salifou still haunted by Angola attack...
Belgium central defender Daniel Van Buyten has signed a contract extension with Bayern Munich, as have promising youngsters Thomas M��ller and Holger Badstuber....
Remy frustrated that Lyon move collapsed
Remy frustrated that Lyon move collapsed...
Chainrai has no interest in owning Portmouth
Hong Kong-based businessman Balram Chainrai says that despite taking control of Portsmouth on Thursday, he has no intention of remaining in charge in the long term and that he is not the ''owner'' of the club....
The Beautiful Game
VIDEO: That goal covered more area than Verizon
Certainly the best long-distance effort in recent memory....
VIDEO: Pitch invader 1, security 0
Check out the player celebrate.Now that's good, fair, light-hearted comedy. Unlike all this JT stuff....
John Terry dropped as England's captain
Inevitable. Here's coach Fabio Capello's statement:Capello issued the following statement: "After much thought, I have made the decision that it will be best for me to take the captaincy away from John Terry. As a captain with the team, John Terry has displayed extremely positive behaviour. However, I have to...
You know it's gonna be good when the Russian starts rambling on about his teammates....
Man, he is getting the Tiger Woods treatment.Jokes galore at his expense....
Check out this TV announcer dude faint during the broadcast.Wait for it...Wait for it...Thump....
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Billups' 39 points buoys Nuggets to big win over Lakers
Chauncey Billups scored a career-high 39 points, including nine three-pointers, and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 126-113 ... ...
T'wolves rally to snap 13-game losing streak to Mavericks
Jonny Flynn scored 19 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves finished the game on a 13-2 run to snap a 13-game losing streak against Dallas, beating ... ...
Devils burn Maple Leafs with third-period spurt in Kovalchuk's debut
Jay Pandolfo capped a three-goal outburst in the final 3:04 and the New Jersey Devils welcomed Ilya Kovalcuk by rallying for a 4-3 victory over ... ...
Butler's buzzer-beater caps Wizards' comeback over Magic
Caron Butler made a 19-foot jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining, capping the Washington Wizards' comeback from a 21-point deficit in a 92-91 victory ... ...
Capitals make it 13 straight wins at Thrashers' expense
Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 39th goal and had an assist, and the Washington Capitals extended their team-record winning streak at 13 ... ...
Weekend Tip-off: Villanova, Georgetown play in snowy D.C.
The Super Bowl isn't the only big game on TV this weekend. Several key conference matchups are also must-watch. ...
BBC Sport | Football | Premier League | World Edition
Fulham's Johnson out for season
Fulham striker Andrew Johnson is ruled out for the rest of the season following exploratory knee surgery....
Saha signs new Everton contract
Everton striker Louis Saha signs a two-year contract extension....
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Bolton and Fulham in the Premier League....
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Burnley and West Ham in the Premier League....
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Hull and Manchester City in the Premier League....
Liverpool v Everton (1245 GMT)
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Liverpool and Everton in the Premier League....
Seattle Soccer Examiner
Sounders FC Youth Academy Teams to Join U.S. Soccer Development
RENTON, Wash. - The Seattle Sounders FC announced today its Youth Academy teams will begin play in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) this summer. Washington Premier Football Club’s (WPFC) membership in the USSDA is being transfer......
Seattle City FC / Blue Arrows Join Forces with Seattle United
In recent weeks we've published press releases regarding personnel and coaching hires by Seattle United. Today we post the announcement of a merger between Seattle United and Seattle City FC. SEATTLE UNITED RELEASE (February 5, 2010) – Bolster......
Changing soccer landscape could entice Kitsap Pumas to jump up a division in 2011
Watching the developments in US soccer right now is sort of like watching an Etch A Sketch. Just a soon as one thing is scribbled in, it disappears into an update. Today the United Soccer Leagues (USL) released a statement with hints towards the futu......
Friday soccer news from GOALSeattle.com
We featured the accomplishments of the Sounders FC / Washington ODP clubs in their recent trip to Phoenix. Now the Washington Youth Soccer channel on Youtube takes us behind the scenes of the special moment for local players. See below. S......
So far, Sounders betting standing pat will not be standing still
There have been no big names connected with the 2010 Seattle Sounders FC roster this training camp, despite best guesses that the club still has expansion allocation money to spend. Instead, we have heard consistent talk about keeping the gang togeth......
Tacoma Tide FC announce 2010 league schedule
2010 Tacoma Tide FC Schedule (Exhibition Matches to be released soon...) From the Tacoma Tide FC press release: Tomorrow's superstars will return this summer for the 5th season of Tacoma Tide FC! The schedule will begin with presea......