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2014 Desert Diamond Cup
The 2014 Desert Diamond Cup was a soccer exhibition featuring five soccer teams from Major League Soccer and one from USL Premier Development League, held between February 19 – March 1, 2014. The preseason tournament was played at the Kino Sports Complex 11,000 seat main stadium in Tucson, Arizona. This was the 4th annual Desert Diamond Cup. Teams The following six clubs participated in the 2014 tournament: * Chicago Fire (first appearance) * Chivas USA (first appearance) * Colorado Rapids (first appearance) * FC Tucson (second appearance) * New England Revolution (third appearance) * Real Salt Lake (third appearance) Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara was also announced to play in the final match in place of FC Tucson. Standings Matches The tournament featured a round-robin group stage followed by third-place and championship matches. Tournament Finals References External links 2014 FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup {{DEFAULTSORT:Desert Diamond 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Desert Diamond Cup
The 2013 Desert Diamond Cup was a soccer exhibition featuring four soccer teams from Major League Soccer, held between February 13–23, 2013. The preseason tournament was played at the Kino Sports Complex 11,000 seat main stadium in Tucson, Arizona. This was the 3rd annual Desert Diamond Cup. Teams The following four clubs participated in the 2013 tournament: *New England Revolution (second appearance) *New York Red Bulls (third appearance) *Real Salt Lake (second appearance) *Seattle Sounders FC (first appearance) Table standings Matches The tournament featured a round-robin group stage followed by third-place and championship matches. Tournament Third place match Final Final placement References External links 2013 FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup {{DEFAULTSORT:Desert Diamond 2013 2013 Desert Diamond Cup The Desert Showcase (formerly the Desert Cup, the Desert Diamond Cup, the Mobile Mini Sun Cup, and the Visit Tucson Sun Cup), is a preseas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SB Nation
''SB Nation'' (an abbreviation for their full name ''SportsBlogs Nation'') is a sports blogging network owned by Vox Media. It was co-founded by Tyler Bleszinski, Markos Moulitsas, and Jerome Armstrong in 2005. The blog from which the network formed was started by Bleszinski as ''Athletics Nation'' in 2003, and focused solely on the Oakland Athletics. It has since expanded to cover sports franchises on a national scale, including all Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Football League, and National Hockey League teams, as well as college and soccer teams, mixed martial arts and professional wrestling, totaling over 300 community sites. In 2011, the network expanded into technology content with ''The Verge'', leading to the parent company Sports Blogs Inc. being rebranded as Vox Media. ''SB Nation'' operates from Vox Media's offices in New York City and Washington, D.C. Corporate affairs and business model From 2005 to 2011, the sports blog networ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Stott
Kevin Stott (born 1967) is a soccer referee for PRO from the United States. He was a FIFA referee from 1995 to 2008. Stott was selected as a referee for the 2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host th ... in Germany. Stott was selected as MLS Referee of the Year in 2010, after being selected as a finalist seven times. He has been a referee in MLS for 20 years. Honors * MLS Referee of the Year: 2010 Card statistics References External links * archive * archive * * 1967 births Living people 2006 FIFA World Cup referees American soccer referees CONCACAF Gold Cup referees CONCACAF Champions League referees Major League Soccer referees {{US-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Wingert
Chris Wingert (born June 16, 1982) is an American professional soccer player for New York Cosmos B in the National Premier Soccer League. He spent fourteen seasons of his professional career in Major League Soccer (MLS) with the Columbus Crew (2004–2005), Colorado Rapids (2006–2007), Real Salt Lake (2007–2014, 2016–2017) and New York City FC (2015–2016). He was a starting defender with Real Salt Lake's MLS Cup Championship team in 2009. Career College Wingert attended St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School and played college soccer for St. John's University, where he was the 2003 Hermann Trophy winner as that year's best collegiate player. During his college years Wingert also played with the Brooklyn Knights in the USL Premier Development League. Professional The Columbus Crew drafted Wingert in the second round (twelfth overall) in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. Despite his collegiate success, MLS teams were skeptical about his ability to ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deshorn Brown
Deshorn Dwayne Brown (born 22 December 1990), is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club Sacramento Republic. Club career Early and collegiate A native of Jamaica, Brown attended St. Elizabeth Technical High School. He then moved to the United States to attend the University of Mobile in Alabama. After his sophomore year, he transferred to the University of Central Florida. In 2013, he elected to forgo his senior year to enter the MLS SuperDraft. Professional Brown was selected by the Colorado Rapids with the sixth overall pick (first round) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft on 17 January 2013. He scored his first professional goal on 16 March 2013 in a game against the Real Salt Lake. The goal came in the 37th minute and the game resulted in a 1–1 tie. During the 2013 season, Brown achieved many accomplishments. He earned the 2013 Rapids Golden Boot award leading the team with 10 goals and also lead all MLS rookies in scoring as well, j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakary Soumaré
Bakary Soumaré (born 9 November 1985) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played professionally in the United States, France, Germany and Canada, and earned twelve caps for the Mali national team. Early life Born in Bamako, Mali, Soumaré moved as a two-year-old to France with this family, growing up in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris. At sixteen he left France for New York City where he attended the Catholic high school La Salle Academy for four years, eventually earning a degree. Through an athletic scholarship he was then able to go to the University of Virginia where he stayed for three semesters until he was drafted into MLS. Club career Chicago Fire Soumaré was drafted 2nd overall by the Chicago Fire in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft. After appearing on a substitute bench several times, Soumaré made his debut, coming on for Brian Plotkin, in a 0–0 draw against Real Salt Lake on 27 May 2007; on 1 July 2007, Soumaré received a straight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex (footballer, Born December 1988)
Alex Monteiro de Lima (born 15 December 1988), simply known as Alex, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club East Bengal. Club career Alex began his career in the youth system of Grêmio Mauaense. In 2008, he left Brazil to sign with FC Wohlen in Switzerland. During the 2009/10 season he was loaned to Gossau. He returned to Wohlen the following season and became a regular starter for the club as he made 48 league appearances and scored six goals in two seasons. On April 26, 2012, Alex signed a deal with Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. He officially joined the squad on June 27, 2012 with the opening of the summer transfer window. As of April 13, 2015, he was traded to the Houston Dynamo. Alex was released by Houston at the end of their 2017 season. He later signed for K League 2 side Suwon FC. In 2020, he moved to India and signed for the Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC, for which he appeared in 11 matches o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldomero Toledo
Baldomero Toledo (born February 6, 1970) is a Mexican-born American soccer referee. He has been a Major League Soccer referee since 2004 and a FIFA referee from 2007 to 2017."Baldomero Toledo" . ''proreferees.com''. Career Toledo was born in Mexico, where he started refereeing at the age of 15 in local school leagues. Later, he moved to and continued working as a referee in local leagues until he made it to the U.S. Soccer academies. He was the referee for the , the |
Quincy Amarikwa
Quincy Obinna Amarikwa ( ; born October 29, 1987) is an American soccer player. Career College and Amateur Amarikwa attended Liberty High School. He was a member of the Bakersfield Alliance club soccer team and played college soccer at UC Davis. In 2008, he led the team to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. During his college years, Amarikwa also played with Bakersfield Brigade in the USL Premier Development League. Professional Amarikwa was drafted in the third round of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes. He made his professional debut in San Jose's first game of the 2009 MLS season against the New England Revolution and scored his first MLS goal on October 7 against FC Dallas. After 25 games for San Jose and one goal, he was traded to Colorado Rapids in April 2010 in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. Amarikwa made 31 league appearances for Colorado scoring three goals and was a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Ward
Grant Anthony Ward (born 5 December 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bristol Rovers. He has previously played for Tottenham Hotspur, Chicago Fire, Coventry City, Rotherham United, Ipswich Town and Blackpool. Club career Tottenham Hotspur Ward signed with the Tottenham Hotspur Academy in 2011. During his time at Spurs, he progressed through the club's youth system. He appeared for their Under-18 side during the 2011–2012 season, scoring 3 goals in 16 starts and 10 substitute appearances during the season, as well as featuring in 3 FA Youth Cup matches. He continued to feature for the club's under-18 team during the 2012–13 season, making 17 appearances in the U18 Premier League, while also making 3 appearances in the FA Youth Cup and featuring twice in the 2012–13 NextGen Series. Chicago Fire (loan) On 22 March 2014 Ward signed on loan with Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire. Ward's debut was delayed due to his injury on m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Mari (footballer, Born 1987)
José María Martín Bejarano-Serrano (born 6 December 1987), commonly known as José Mari, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for and captains La Liga club Cádiz. He spent most of his career in the lower leagues of his country, competing in La Liga with Zaragoza, Levante and Cádiz, and also played a season with the Colorado Rapids in the United States. Club career Early years and Zaragoza Born in Rota, Andalusia, José Mari played amateur football until the age of nearly 22, representing and Atlético Sanluqueño CF. In the summer of 2009 he joined Real Murcia Imperial of Segunda División B, being relegated in his only season. Subsequently, José Mari stayed in that level, spending two years at Real Jaén. In the 2012 summer he moved straight to La Liga, signing for two years with Real Zaragoza and initially being assigned to the reserves after the preseason was over; however, he managed to convince first-team coach Manolo Jiméne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dillon Serna
Dillon Paul Serna (born March 25, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Colorado Rapids 2 in MLS Next Pro. He previously played in Major League Soccer for Colorado Rapids and in the USL Championship for Sporting Kansas City II and Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Career Club Serna joined the U.S. Soccer Development Academy with the Rapids' academy in 2009. After graduating from high school, he played one year of college soccer for the University of Akron, scoring two goals and contributing eight assists. He signed with the Rapids as a homegrown player in January 2013. Serna made his MLS debut in a 3–0 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps in the 2013 regular season finale. Serna scored his first professional and his first MLS goal on April 26, 2014, in a 4–1 loss to the Seattle Sounders. On November 21, 2019, the Rapids announced that Serna was out of contract with the club, but did not announce that they were working on a new contract. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
