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City Nets World Cup Qualifier
by Solomon Crenshaw, Jr. (Preview | The Birmingham News (Alabama) - December 21)
Birmingham's Legion Field will play host to its most important soccer match ever when the U.S. men's national team takes on Guatemala at 7 p.m. March 30 in the second round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. The Birmingham game, which will air nationally on ESPN2, will be the first of five home games for the men's national team. more details | go to article

City Gives Team USA Home Field
by John Archibald (Preview | The Birmingham News (Alabama) - January 4)
Few people around Birmingham seemed to grasp the significance of a little announcement made a couple weeks ago by the U.S. Soccer Federation. Maybe it was because the news came in the guise of sports. Maybe most folks - sports fans, anyway - were just more concerned with bad-mouthing the BCS. more details | go to article

Major League Soccer Exhibition Coming To Hoover
by Solomon Crenshaw, Jr. (Preview | The Birmingham News (Alabama) - March 1)
A pair of Major League Soccer teams are coming to the Birmingham area to play a preseason game. The Chicago Fire will take on the Colorado Rapids at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 12 at Hoover High School's Buccaneer Stadium. more details | go to article

No Conflict With Major League And Vulcan Cup
by Solomon Crenshaw, Jr. (Preview | The Birmingham News (Alabama) - March 9)
When I attended the press conference announcing that a pair of Major League Soccer teams will be in town this Saturday, I wondered how Skip Brock would receive the news. Brock is the tournament director of the Red Diamond Vulcan Cup, a large youth soccer tournament that's set for Saturday and Sunday. more details | go to article

Major League Soccer Game Coming To Hoover
by Solomon Crenshaw, Jr. (Preview | The Birmingham News (Alabama) - March 9)
Hoover High School's Buccaneer Stadium wasn't the first choice to be the site of a Major League Soccer preseason game. It wasn't the second choice to host the Chicago Fire and the Colorado Rapids. Nor was it the third choice. more details | go to article

Pros Come To Hoover, Battle To 0-0 Tie
by Dennis Victory (Result | The Birmingham News (Alabama) - March 13)
Katie McIntyre thought it was a joke when she first heard Major League Soccer planned to make a stop in Hoover. A senior goalkeeper for the Bucs, McIntyre grew up playing soccer in Scotland where the sport dominates. more details | go to article

U.S. Team Needs A Win Tonight
by Chris Cowles (Preview | The Birmingham News (Alabama) - March 30)
If the United States hopes to advance to the final round of the World Cup next year, winning tonight's qualifying game is vital. That's because it's a home game - at Legion Field at 7 p.m. "You (aim to) win home games and draw away, and then you comfortably qualify for the World Cup," U.S. goalkeeper Kasey Keller said. more details | go to article

World Cup Qualifier Notebook
by Doug Segrest, Andrea Cohen and Mark Almond (Result | The Birmingham News (Alabama) - March 31)
Comedian Carey is in the house: Cleveland rocks. So does Drew Carey. The comedian/actor spent the entire match on the Legion Field sideline taking photos with a VIP pass and using very impressive camera equipment, according to professional photographers in attendance. Also: Arena takes offense at lack of respect for team; everyone pleased with Legion Field; Donovan to announce decision today. more details | go to article

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