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Former Major League Soccer Commissioner Doug Logan has a vision for the ideal soccer crowd. "Soccer audiences at their best have got to be a little dangerous," Logan told the Oregonian of Eugene, Ore. "It's three guys with a beer cursing at the guy on the field. It's not a family activity. If you want a family activity, go to the circus." Love of the game Serena Williams won the singles and doubles championships at Wimbledon this year, but off the court it's singles only. "It is hard to have a relationship with me because I'm a little crazy, and I wouldn't want to date me," she told the Daily Mirror of London. "I'm a little psycho, but that's OK. "Am I with anyone now? Yes, I am. I'm with my racket, and his name is Wilson.
== Potomac Soccer Wire - July 7, 2009 ==
Barnes is the third Navy women's soccer player to earn the laurel in the 18 years of the award and is the third-straight and fifth overall Navy student-athlete to receive the accolade.The U18 Richmond Strikers competed in the U.S. Developmental Academy playoffs last week, celebrating their first appearance in the playoffs. The Strikers went 2-1 in group play and, though they tied for first place, didn't go through based on goal differential.Will Bates is the Richmond Times-Dispatch Player of the Year, adding to a list of honors that includes Central Region Player of the Year and Gatorade State Player of the Year. He's a member of the USA Junior National Team.The Lynchburg, Va. News & Advance has named it 2009 All-Area Boys Soccer Team and Coach of the Year.Jefferson Forest's David Rochow has been named 2009 Boys Soccer Player of the Year by the Lynchburg News & Advance.
CHICAGO FIRE'S MARCO PAPPA WINS MLS GOAL OF THE WEEK
Chicago Fire Soccer was founded on October 8, 1997 as a Major League Soccer expansion team. The Fire won the MLS Cup in its inaugural season in 1998 and was crowned the champion of U.S. Soccer's national tournament, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, in 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2006. In June 2006, the Fire moved into its world-class home of TOYOTA PARK, located in Bridgeview, IL. ABOUT TOYOTA PARKLocated 15 minutes from downtown Chicago and minutes from Midway airport off of I-55 on Harlem Avenue, TOYOTA PARK is the Midwest's preeminent outdoor live entertainment and sporting facility. Opened in 2006, TOYOTA PARK not only serves as the home of the Chicago Fire, but also hosts a variety of sporting events, special events and concerts by national and international artists. In 2009, artists ranging from Jimmy Buffett to Phish will perform live at TOYOTA PARK.
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