Soccer Kids, LLC will begin offering an elective program for children at their local Day Care center in September of 2009. Soccer Kids uses a proven curriculum that’s been successful in teaching kids the wonderful game of soccer for nearly 10 years!

Actively Building Character through Soccer!

As a daycare activity for your child, Soccer Kids is sure to put a smile on the face of your child each time you pick them up after their specially designed, and especially fun, soccer for kids session!  Our goal is for your children to have fun, stay fit and build character during each and every one of our weekly sessions.

If your Day Care provider isn’t currently offering our elective program, please use our Contact form to send us a note and we’ll be happy to help introduce Soccer Kids, LLC to your provider!

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Azteca Stadium, home to over 100,000 angry fans!

With an overall record of 0-22-1 at Azteca, the USA faces a daunting task in securing their first-ever victory on Mexican soil.  The lone result came on November 2, 1997 in a 0-0 draw.  This isn’t a must win match for the USA, as they’re currently second in the CONCACAF standings, but aftering suffering an embarrassing 5-0 defeat to Mexico in last month’s Gold Cup Final you can be sure the boys are out for revenge.  On the other hand, Mexico must get 3 points from this match as they’re currently in 4th place, trailing Honduras by 1 point.  

Now is as good a time as any for the US to earn their first victory in Mexico, but a more probable (and still highly acceptable) result is a draw.  Mexico is virtually unbeatable at home, having only lost one match at Azteca in the last 45 years!  And with 100,000+ supporters on hand, never mind the suffocating smog present at the 8,000 foot elevation, the task at hand will be extremely challenging.  

Here’s a look at the rosters for both sides:

U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION 
GOALKEEPERS (2): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa: 5/3 SO), Tim Howard (Everton FC: 11/7 SO)
DEFENDERS (7): Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes: 21/3), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA, 2/0), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover: 18/0), Jay DeMerit (Watford: 2/0), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew: 1/0), Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan: 16/1), Jonathan Spector (West Ham: 2/0)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Michael Bradley (Borussia Mönchengladbach: 10/4), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo: 5/0), Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC: 17/4), Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus: 1/0), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo: 0/0), José Francisco Torres (Pachuca: 5/0)
FORWARDS (5): Jozy Altidore (Hull City: 8/5), Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids: 5/0), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo: 15/6), Charlie Davies (FC Sochaux: 2/1), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy: 30/11)
*numbers indicate all-time World Cup Qualifying caps/goals

Mexico Roster by Position
GOALKEEPERS (2): Guillermo Ochoa (América), José de Jesús Corona (Cruz Azul)
DEFENDERS (7): José Antonio Castro (Tigres), Aarón Galindo (Guadalajara), Efraín Juárez (UNAM), Jonny Magallón (Guadalajara), Ricardo Osorio (Stuttgart), Carlos Salcido (PSV Eindhoven), Oscar Rojas (América) 
MIDFIELDERS (4): Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Chicago Fire), Israel Castro (UNAM), Andrés Guardado (Deportivo La Coruña), Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul) 
FORWARDS (6): Nery Castillo (Shakhtar), Guillermo Franco (out of contract), Alberto Medina (Guadalajara), Giovani dos Santos (Tottenham), Miguel Sabah (Monarcas), Carlos Vela (Arsenal)

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