Soccer Saturday: Strikers vs Islanders - USA vs Mexico

This weekend we have a soccer Saturday in South Florida.
It begins at 7:30 pm when the Fort Lauderdale Strikers play against the Puerto Rico Islanders at the Mecca of South Florida soccer, Lockhart Stadium.
The Strikers are on a 5 game undefeated streak and look to extend that at home against an Islanders team that come off a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Silverbacks.
The last match the Strikers played was a 0-0 tie away at Montreal. Strikers defender Martyn Lancaster made a last second save to deny the Impact a goal. While the Strikers had a legitimate goal denied by the referee. Also of note on that play was the absence of video coverage on the highlights by the Impact. Something to make you go hmmmmm... But as you can see from the screen shot taken by a fan (Red Harvest on bigsoccer) you can see the ball clearly cleared the goal line. It looked in to us!

But now we must put that in the past and concentrate on the Islanders!
For a full guide to game day visit strikers.com 

Gold Cup Final USA vs Mexico 
The Gold Cup comes to an end Saturday night as the dream final comes true, the United States will play Mexico at 9 pm at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
South Florida soccer fans that view the Strikers game live can actually walk a few blocks away to The Frog and Toad Pub located at 5782 Powerline Road, Fort Lauderdale,FL 33309 Telf: 954-491-3697 where you can watch the remainder of the USA vs Mexico game.
You can also head out to the official AO Bar, Mickey Byrnes in Hollywood located at 1921 Hollywood Blvd  Telf: 954-921-2317
We hope to see you at the games!
Join Uncle Ed, the Miami Ultras  a few of the American Outlaws and the rest of South Florida United at the Strikers game. We will start tailgating at 4:30 pm and after the game head out to Frog & Toad.
Go Strikers! Go USA!

Miami Ultras Alive with Tim Robbie. Ottawa to have a new NASL team by 2013.

The latest Miami Ultras Alive show hosted by Pieter Brown and sidekick Uncle Ed was honored to have Fort Lauderdale Strikers President Tim Robbie as a guest.
Pieter and Ed started off talking about WPS side MagicJack and then went on to an interview with midfielder Brian Shriver who scored a brace and continued with a quick interview with Strikers coach Daryl Shore.
Tim Robbie joined us shortly after at about the 18 min mark to discuss the issues that have developed with the FAA concerning the Stadium. He also let out some great information in reference to a new NASL team out of Ottawa, Canada that will join the league in 2013. (See it at 55 min) It proves that the NASL is here to stay and so are the Strikers that are thought of as the flag ship of the league. The podcast ends with talk about the Gold Cup games in Miami and how impressed I was with the ambiance and the stadium. It reinforces the fact that Miami-Dade is still a good area for soccer.
Listen to the podcast:

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For those that didn't get a chance to see the Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs NSC Minnesota Stars highlights, check them out in the following video:

Miami Gold Cup Success. Strikers, MagicJack win and more.

Gold Cup in Miami was a success as over 18,000 people showed up to watch the beautiful game. FIU stadium was packed and the ambiance was spectacular. Every seat was a good one and it felt as if you could reach out and touch the players due to the proximity of the field to the stands. It's a great stadium to watch soccer and I dare say the only thing that I didn't like was that the ball made a few weird bounces due to the plastic turf. Hopefully, one day, they will put a proper pitch.
The games started off with a vibrant Jamaica versus Guatemala. Which saw the Reggae Boys defeat the 'Chapines' by 2-0. Followed by Honduras against Grenada which saw the Grenadines start off with an early goal only to be destroyed by Honduras with a final score of 7-1. Read more HERE
If South Florida fans wanted to send a message to Major League Soccer it was sent on Friday night and the message is: This area can and will support quality soccer. Let's hope the 'Don" gets the message and an investor steps up.

Strikers Win!
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers continue to win in the NASL as they defeated the NSC Minnesota Stars by 3-0. The Strikers form has been impressive as of late and they had a stellar game by substitute Brian Shriver who had a brace.

“We were struggling in the first half defensively, and we weren't doing well with the chances we had. Once the first goal came, we knew the confidence would be there to add more,” said head coach Daryl Shore about the first half. “After they started throwing numbers forward, the defense buckled down and took pride in the shutout. I'm proud to see the effort they put forth to hold the score to where it was.”

Read more about the game HERE
Be sure to check back for video highlights later today.
The Strikers go on the road this coming Saturday June 18 as they face the Montreal Impact at Saputo stadium. Game time is set for 2:30 pm  Watch it live on www.strikers.com

MagicJack wins
WPS side MagicJack gets a road win this weekend as they visited the Atlanta Beat. MagicJack was short on many players due to the Women's World Cup set to start soon but the reserves proved to be enough to get the job done!
MagicJack came in with an early goal by Ella Masar. Christen Press scored right before the half to give MagicJack a 2-1 lead and Johanna Rasmussen sealed the deal in the second half. Read more about the game HERE
Be sure to follow MagicJack on Facebook

Miami Ultras Alive
Be sure to check out the latest version of Miami Ultras Alive tonight Monday at 10 pm as El Presidente Pieter Brown and Uncle Ed cover everything and anything with regards to South Florida soccer. Topics that will be covered will be Gold Cup, Strikers, NASL, WPS, MagicJack, MLS and more. Call in (323) 927-1455 and join in on our live chat room as our special guest tonight will be Fort Lauderdale Strikers President Tim Robbie.
Be sure to tune in and tell your friends!
Go here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/miamiultras/2011/06/14/miami-ultras-alive-10

SF Soccer News: Robbie takes over Strikers. Ray Hudson 4 Life campaign and Gold Cup

Here is a recap of South Florida Soccer news for today.

Fort Lauderdale Strikers
The Sun Sentinel announced yesterday that the Strikers will have a press conference today to announce that Tim Robbie will take over as the Strikers President, replacing Aaron Davidson who will now concentrate on his role as NASL CEO.
The press conference was scheduled for today at noon at Fort Lauderdale Stadium. Reports tell us Robbie has been on the job since Monday. Here are a few quotes from today's event.

"I am convinced that soccer in South Florida is here to stay"
"We are starting a venture that has the foundation for tremendous success"
"We intend to put a team on the field that will...compete for a championship in a reasonable amount of time."
Tim Robbie

The Robbie family has been involved with the South Florida sports community since 1966 when they brought in the Dolphins and the old Fort Lauderdale Strikers to our area in 1977. By bringing Tim Robbie into the mix Traffic Sports, owners of The Strikers (And most of the NASL) have brought immediate credibility to the Strikers name as well as someone that is very much respected in our community for his contribution to soccer and sports in general.

For more information please visit www.strikers.com
UPDATE: Full audio at NASL.com http://nasl.com/media/audioPlayer/id/10336

Ray Hudson 4 Life

South Florida soccer fans and supporters group the Miami Ultras have started a campaign to retire the number 4 jersey belonging to former Strikers player Ray Hudson.

While there have been many great players for the Strikers, there has been only one that truly left his mark on South Florida soccer. When you think of the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers one name comes to mind above all others and that name is Ray Hudson. Ray has left his mark on South Florida soccer like no other. He wore the hoops longer than any other Striker, commentated and coached for the Miami Fusion, still lives in Fort Lauderdale and can be heard on Gol TV.

If you want to read more about this and contribute to this noble cause visit www.miamiultras.com
You can also join the Strikers 4 Life facebook page

Gold Cup
The Gold Cup is coming to Miami and matches are set to play at FIU Stadium on June 10. The games will be :

Jamaica vs Guatemala at 7:00 PM

Granada vs Honduras at 9:00 PM

Major League Soccer players that may be involved are:

Jamaican National team
Dane Richards New York Red Bulls
Omar Cummings Colorado Rapids
Ryan Johnson San Jose Earthquakes
Shavar Thomas Sporting Kansas City
Shaun Francis Columbus Crew
Lovel Palmer Houston Dynamo

Guatemala National team
Carlos Ruiz Philadelphia Union

Honduran National team
Marvin Chávez FC Dallas
Roger Espinoza Sporting Kansas City
Mauricio Castro New England Revolution

For ticket information visit Gold Cup.
You can also join the page on  facebook

Miami fans where are you? Ticket give away and more drama 4 yr momma by Burrito

Hola Futbol fans! Today Burrito come to you very enojado with Miami Fans. On Friday Burrito go to Gold Cup and see almost 18,000 vatos fill up FIU stadium and Burrito was happy eating Arepas, talking in espanish to all the ladies (Burrito get mucho telefono numbers!). So Burrito think to self, this good time for Miami FC to put flyers on cars! Pero Burrito no see any...
Sunday come and Burrito do usual jump over the fence to get in Stadium and was mad there were only 400 peoples at game! Porque? One thing Burrito always get mad about is how those pinches Miami FC peoples no put sign out in front of stadium entrances saying there is game today!

The good thing is that while eating arepa on Sunday at half time as Miami FC was winning game 2-0, Burrito see on ground 2 tickets! Ah Chihuahua! So Burrito look around, no one there and pick them up! Then burrito see el Presidente of los Ultras, Mr. Pieter Brown and tell him Burrito donate so we can get some peoples to stadium! So if you want FREE tickets go to Ultras site!

Talk about Ultras, el presidente Brown also put up latest podcast "Mindless Thoughts of a Miami Soccer fan". With interviews of Marc Miceli coach/owner of hot mamacitas futbol team Miami Kickers! He also have some words with Miami FC General Manager Luis Muzzi and he also talk to Burritos compadre Kartik Krishnaiyer and Burrito's homeboy Adam Beasley of Miami Heralds. So go HERE and check it out!

Also, come back to this blog to read about the FIU Cheerleaders! Uncle Ed will have info about them as they team up with Miami FC. Burrito tried to see if Uncle Ed let Burrito talk to the ladies pero Ed say Burrito is a pervertido and no let him! He afraid girls fall in love with Burrito! It's ok, Burrito will meet them at game Friday!
Miami Fans, the Blues will play two consecutive games against the second place Timbers on Friday 8PM and Sunday 6PM at FIU Stadium. For more information visit www.miamifc.com
Let's support the Blues! Vamos Miami!
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Weekend of Soccer in South Florida: Gold Cup, Miami Kickers and Miami FC

Who said Miami was not a soccer town? You see games being played all over South Florida, but fans are known to be fickle and demanding when it comes to watching a game live. Well, this weekend they get a little of everything! Friday, Saturday and Sunday will have what I call "A little Soccer Heaven"!
Word has it the Miami Ultras will have a presence in all three events. Be sure to look for the guys in the scarves and say hello!

Gold Cup is coming to South Florida this Friday July 10 at Florida International University Stadium. It will be a double header that will see Costa Rica go against Canada at 7 p.m. and El Salvador vs. Jamaica at 9 p.m. For ticket information go to The Gold Cup site but hurry, the stadium can only fit about 20,000 people so tickets will go fast! For full coverage check out the Kartik Report.

The Miami Kickers FC continue to top the WPSL Sunshine Division. The Kickers traveled to West Palm Beach to take on Palm Beach United this past Friday, July 3rd. but lost their first game of the season, falling to United 3-2. Read more at the Miami Ultras site.
Come out and support the Kickers at their next home game this Saturday July 11th 7 pm at American Heritage High School in Plantation. Miami will take on the Clearwater Galactics as they look to remain leaders of their group.

Last but not least; lets get out there this Sunday July 12th as the Miami FC Blues will take on the MLS bound Vancouver Whitecaps at FIU Stadium. The game is set to start at 6 pm with an Ultras tailgate starting at 4 pm. The Beer at the tailgate is FREE! Yes, I said FREE! So get out there and support Soccer in South Florida!
Vamos Miami! Let's go Blues! Ultras picture by Victor Palkaninec

Gold Cup Games at FIU Stadium. Kickers continue winning streak! WQAM 560 AM Soccer show at 10 pm

Gold Cup is coming to South Florida on Friday July 10 - (Florida International University Stadium) It will be a double header that will see Costa Rica go against Canada at 7 p.m. and El Salvador vs. Jamaica at 9 p.m. For ticket information go to The Gold Cup site but hurry, the stadium can only fit about 20,000 people so tickets will go fast! For full coverage check out the Kartik Report.

The Miami Kickers FC continue stomping the competition as they are now 5-0 and top the WPSL Sunshine Division. The Kickers this time dispatched the Puerto Rico Capitals FC by 6-2! They are unstoppable! Read more at the Miami Ultras site.
Miami will next travel up north and play Palm Beach United on Friday July 3rd at 7 pm at Lake Lytal Park located 3645 Gun Club Rd West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Be sure to go out and support the Kickers at their next home game Saturday July 11th 7 pm at American Heritage High School in Plantation. Miami will take on the Clearwater Galactics.

Soccer Fans, Listen to the DA Show on 560 WQAM tonight as he talks Miami FC soccer. Don’t miss the Miami FC / DA Show giveaway, it will be something special. This will be a really cool prize. Call DA at 305-567-0560 or #560 from AT & T cell phones every weeknight 8-11 pm. You can also email questions to da@wqam.com
Listen to the DA Show live

Miami FC will be offering pre-sale group rates $5 Youth & $10 Adult tickets at outlets Farm Stores, Soccer Max, Soccer Locker and Bourges Market.
Miami FC returns home to play the now traditional Fourth of July game against the first place Puerto Rico Islanders. This game will be played at FIU Stadium and will include fireworks immediately after the game. For more info go to the Miami FC website and get your tickets!
Vamos Miami! Let's go Blues!