Texas Pro Soccer Festival 2008
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The Texas Pro Soccer Festival is a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Houston Dynamo
, held in San Antonio, Texas
.
The Dynamo have made San Antonio its annual home for a week-long pre-season training camp. 2008 marks the first year that the Dynamo will host a pre-season tournament in cooperation with San Antonio Metropolitan Youth Soccer Institute (SAMYS) and Ziga-Zoga Sports & Entertainment, Inc. The participating teams will train daily at Soccer International in Schertz, Texas and will compete amongst one another in double-header exhibition matches at Steele Stadium in Cibolo, Texas.
The Texas Pro Soccer Festival also features a celebrity game, played during the day between the 2nd and 3rd matchdays. The celebrities slated to appear include Ethan Zohn
and Jenna Morasca
of Survivor fame, as well as Anthony LaPaglia
and Eric Wynalda
.
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1 goal
Own Goals
Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
, held in San Antonio, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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The Dynamo have made San Antonio its annual home for a week-long pre-season training camp. 2008 marks the first year that the Dynamo will host a pre-season tournament in cooperation with San Antonio Metropolitan Youth Soccer Institute (SAMYS) and Ziga-Zoga Sports & Entertainment, Inc. The participating teams will train daily at Soccer International in Schertz, Texas and will compete amongst one another in double-header exhibition matches at Steele Stadium in Cibolo, Texas.
The Texas Pro Soccer Festival also features a celebrity game, played during the day between the 2nd and 3rd matchdays. The celebrities slated to appear include Ethan Zohn
Ethan Zohn
Ethan Zohn is an American reality television series contestant who won $1,000,000 on Survivor: Africa, the third season of the reality TV series Survivor. He also appeared on the All-Stars edition of the show. After winning Survivor he co-founded Grassroot Soccer, which uses soccer to raise money...
and Jenna Morasca
Jenna Morasca
Jenna Morasca is an American actress, former swimsuit model and American reality TV contestant who was the million-dollar grand prize winner of Survivor: The Amazon and previously worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
of Survivor fame, as well as Anthony LaPaglia
Anthony LaPaglia
Anthony M. LaPaglia is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as FBI agent Jack Malone on the American TV series Without a Trace, for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama...
and Eric Wynalda
Eric Wynalda
Eric Boswell Wynalda is a retired American soccer player, and former sports broadcaster. He was the co-host of Fox Football Fone-In on Fox Soccer Channel and is currently employeed as the president of international operations at Mexican third division club Murcielagos.Wynalda scored the first goal...
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Participating Teams and Results
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic... |
7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| DC United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Toronto FC Toronto FC Toronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.... |
3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Chivas USA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
Matches
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Scorers
2 goals- Cezar (DC United)
- Brian ChingBrian ChingBrian Ching is an American professional soccer forward currently playing for the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
(Houston Dynamo) - Jeff CunninghamJeff CunninghamJeff Cunningham is a Jamaican-born American soccer player who played on multiple Major League Soccer teams. He is the MLS all-time leader in goals scored with 134.-College:...
(Toronto FC)
1 goal
- Martin BrittainMartin BrittainMartin Brittain is an English footballer, who currently plays for Gateshead.-Career:Born in Cramlington, Northumberland, Brittain started his career at Newcastle United as a youngster. Brittain made his debut for Newcastle on 3 March 2004 as a substitute in a 3-1 win over Vålerenga in the UEFA Cup...
(Toronto FC) - Franco CaraccioFranco CaraccioFranco Caraccio is an Argentine football striker, who currently plays for C.A.I., of the Primera B Nacional in Argentina.-Professional career:...
(Houston Dynamo) - Dwayne DeRosario (Houston Dynamo)
- Danny Dichio (Toronto FC)
- Jorge Flores (Chivas USA)
- Josh GardnerJosh GardnerJosh Gardner is an American soccer player currently playing for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...
(DC United) - Quavas KirkQuavas KirkQuavas Kirk is an American soccer player who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL Professional Division.-Youth:Kirk did not play college soccer; he joined the U.S...
(DC United) - Kiki MusampaKiki MusampaKizito "Kiki" Musampa is a former Congolese-born but Dutch-nationalised footballer who earned over 25 caps representing the Netherlands at the U20 and U21 level.-Ajax & Bordeaux:...
(Toronto FC) - Ante RazovAnte RazovAnte Razov is a retired American soccer player of Croatian descent who last played for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-Club:...
(Chivas USA) - Erik UstruckErik UstruckErik Ustruck is an American soccer player who currently plays for Orlando City in the USL Professional Division.-College:...
(Houston Dynamo) - Tony VairellesTony VairellesTony Vairelles is a French football striker. He currently plays for FC Gueugnon.-Club career:A much-travelled striker or winger, the talented Vairelles started his professional career with hometown club AS Nancy before moving to RC Lens in summer 1995...
(Toronto FC) - Chris WondolowskiChris WondolowskiChristopher Elliott Wondolowski is an American soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
(Houston Dynamo)
Own Goals
- Kiki MusampaKiki MusampaKizito "Kiki" Musampa is a former Congolese-born but Dutch-nationalised footballer who earned over 25 caps representing the Netherlands at the U20 and U21 level.-Ajax & Bordeaux:...
(Toronto FC, playing against Chivas USA)