This offer is good for the July 11 game with the Montreal Impact and the July 14 game with the Crew featuring Mike Grella of Glen Cove and Luis Argudo of Queens.
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As is the case most times the mid season classics are popularity contests voted on by the fans, and the home teams stuff the ballot box. Clearer heads prevailed as Bradley Wright-Phillips, Aaron Long & Amir Murillo were selected for this high honor. Long & Murill were coaches picks as BWP was a Commissioner's pick.
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Soccer Long Island Magazine continues its weekly feature as it looks back at some historical events/games, both on and off the field, from the region of North, Central America and Caribbean.
In this week’s edition you have: El Salvador wins playoff qualifier against Honduras in 1969; Pelé first NASL goal in 1975; and U.S. shocking victory over England at 1950 World Cup.
readBack to the friendly confines of Toyota Park for the Fire as the Second City team hosts one out of the Big Apple. The home team looks to get a game closer to .500 as they bring in their 5-7-5 record to bear against the far better 9-3-4 record of the visitors. This kicks off at 7 p.m. CT. The FIre at 1-3-3 facing NYCFC but will go over .500 at home with a win from 1-1-1. The away game for the Fire is Sept. 6 @ 6pm CT. USMNT player and 4th round pick of Chicago in 2010 will surely be between the pipes, he was there for Chicago for 176 games.
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New York Cosmos B topped visiting NY Athletic Club (NYAC), 4:1, at Columbia University’s Rocco B. Commisso Stadium on Saturday evening, to remain in first place and undefeated (6-0-0 record) in 2018 NPSL’s (National Premier Soccer League) North Atlantic Conference.
Polish forward Wojciech Wojcik and midfielder Joey Sanchez scored in the 19th and 24th minutes, respectively, to give the hosts a 2:0 lead.
U.S. international midfielder Danny Szetela made it 3:0 in favor of Cosmos B just before halftime.
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