USA vs. Scotland soccer

[Bridges]

We'll be hosting a tailgate in Lot J, please feel free to stop by and have a beer or 3!

Hopefully be set up around 4:30- 5

Look for the Intuition flag!

Dang, I chose poorly.  Picked Lot D. 

[blizz01]

Take that (rest of) Florida!  There's a new Sheriff in town!  Tampa is still sitting on 8k for a QUALIFIER.  In fairness, Scotland is a nice match up.  Soccer has obviously come a long way in JAX since the (respectable) 17k way back vs. Germany.  Look for TONS of kids from the 'burbs to be at the stadium Saturday night.

[control]

Take that (rest of) Florida!  There's a new Sheriff in town!  Tampa is still sitting on 8k for a QUALIFIER.  In fairness, Scotland is a nice match up.  Soccer has obviously come a long way in JAX since the (respectable) 17k way back vs. Germany.  Look for TONS of kids from the 'burbs to be at the stadium Saturday night.

I think you are right, my kids play youth soccer in St Johns and teams were buying tickets 20 at a time

[blizz01]

Soccer moms in full effect, too.....

[marksjax]

Tartan Army starting to arrive. I have been in contact with some of this group and what started out as trying to get some of their business I have actually discovered a great group of people and have made some new friends. A nicer group you will not meet.
I just saw that they also do a donation to a charity in each city where they play a match. They have selected the School for Autism in Jacksonville for this match.

Anyway, in addition to the 500 or so coming from Scotland there will be about 3000 others coming in for this match.
I would encourage everyone to take the time to 'chat them up' as they are easy to talk to and very friendly. Just look for the kilts!  And of course, they do like to drink!

[fsquid]

We'll be hosting a tailgate in Lot J, please feel free to stop by and have a beer or 3!

Hopefully be set up around 4:30- 5

Look for the Intuition flag!

cool, I'll make my way over.

[fsquid]

Take that (rest of) Florida!  There's a new Sheriff in town!  Tampa is still sitting on 8k for a QUALIFIER.  In fairness, Scotland is a nice match up.  Soccer has obviously come a long way in JAX since the (respectable) 17k way back vs. Germany.  Look for TONS of kids from the 'burbs to be at the stadium Saturday night.

I think you are right, my kids play youth soccer in St Johns and teams were buying tickets 20 at a time

yea, Creeks Soccer bought a nice block of club seats that sold quickly in March.

[fsquid]

Soccer moms in full effect, too.....

I'm pro MILF

[Tacachale]

USA Scotland to Break All-Time Attendance Record for U.S. MNT International Friendly in the State of Florida

May 21, 2012

32,000 Tickets Already Sold for May 26 Match at EverBank Field;
Free Public Training to be Held at Stadium on Friday, May 25 

CHICAGO (May 21, 2012) â€" With nearly 32,000 tickets already sold, the match against Scotland on May 26 at EverBank Field in Jacksonville will set the attendance record for a U.S. Men’s National Team international friendly in the state of Florida.

Tickets starting at $22 are still on sale at ussoccer.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and at all Ticketmaster ticket centers throughout the Jacksonville area (including many Walmart stores). Groups of 20 or more can obtain an order form at ussoccer.com or call 312-528-1290.

U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has named 27 players into camp which is taking place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. The team will train in Orlando until May 25, when Klinsmann will select a final 23-man roster for the match against Scotland.

The group then departs for Jacksonville and the match on May 26 against Scotland which kicks off at 8 p.m. ET. Prior to matchday, the team will host a free public training session May 25 at EverBank Field.

The previous record was set on March 25, 2007, when 31,547 witnessed the U.S. MNT defeat Ecuador 3-1 behind a hat trick from Landon Donovan at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.

The USA’s game in Jacksonville will be its first in the city in more than a decade, with the last match representing one of the biggest upsets in U.S. history. On Feb. 6, 1999, the MNT defeated defending European Champion Germany 3-0 in front of 17,259 fans, the previous attendance record for a U.S. match in Jacksonville.

The U.S. holds an all-time 1-3-2 record against Scotland and last played the team to a 1-1 tie in Glasgow on Nov. 12, 2005. The Jacksonville game will be the first meeting on American soil between the sides since May 30, 1998, when the teams tied 0-0 in Washington, D.C.

http://www.ussoccer.com/news/mens-national-team/2012/05/usa-scotland-to-break-all-time-attendance-record.aspx

[marksjax]

This just in:

Full USA squad with the new additions - VERY strong looking squad now!   

GK: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa)   
GK: Tim Howard (Everton)   
GK: Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)   

DF: Carlos Bocanegra (Rangers)   
DF: Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo)   
DF: Edgar Castillo (Club Tijuana)   
DF: Steve Cherundolo (Hannover)   
DF: Clarence Goodson (Brondby)   
DF: Alfredo Morales (Hertha Berlin)   
DF: Oguchi Onyewu   
DF: Michael Parkhurst (Nordsjaelland)   

MF: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake)   
MF: Michael Bradley (Chievo Verona)   
MF: Joe Corona (Club Tijuana)   
MF: Mo Edu (Rangers)   
MF: Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim)   
MF: Jermaine Jones (Schalke)   
MF: Jose Torres (Pachuca)   
MF: Danny Williams (Hoffenheim)   
MF: Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)   

ST: Clint Dempsey (Fulham)   
ST: Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar)   
ST: Terrence Boyd (Borussia Dortmund)   
ST: Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)   
ST: Herculez Gomes (Santos)   
ST: Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)   

[Ajax]

Yes, I like the squad as well - especially some of the newer faces. 

I'm interested to see how Cameron looks - he's been great for Houston.  I'm also interested in seeing what Morales can do.  He's not cap-tied yet, I think he can play for Germany and possibly one other team.  Castillo has looked like garbage every time he's played for the US - I wonder if the only reason he's here is because Chandler decided not to come. 

I would like to see a little bit of Joe Corona and I've always liked Paco Torres - I hope he gets a shot to play against Scotland.  I wonder if Zusi gets some playing time since he's sort of a local guy - I think he's from Orlando. 

I really liked the way Terrence Boyd played in the Olympic qualifiers - the guy has heart.  I would love to see him make the senior squad with Dortmund.  I think he's very sincere in his desire to play for the US, even though I would have said the same thing about Chandler last year. 

I'm most excited to see how Jacksonville looks.  32,000 tickets already - I'm blown away.  I was hoping we could top 20 or 25k, now 35k or more looks realistic.  We probably could have pulled more fans from Orlando if they didn't have a PDL game Saturday night - I'm sure some of their supporters' groups would have come and made their case for an MLS team. 

I knew there were soccer fans here, but I thought most of them were my friends and people I play soccer with.  I didn't realize there were so many others!

[Ajax]

Take that (rest of) Florida!  There's a new Sheriff in town!  Tampa is still sitting on 8k for a QUALIFIER.  In fairness, Scotland is a nice match up.  Soccer has obviously come a long way in JAX since the (respectable) 17k way back vs. Germany.  Look for TONS of kids from the 'burbs to be at the stadium Saturday night.

Yeah, I went to Tampa for the USA-Panama Gold Cup game, and they only had about 25k for that.  Hopefully this bumps us ahead of them in the rotation. 

[CityLife]

Good post Ajax. I follow the Bundesliga a bit and Boyd is likely going to move this summer. Just too much talent at Dortmund. He's actually not even the best forward prospect on their B team. He wants a move to a lower table BL or 2 BL team.

Ticket sales are unreal. Hopefully this will get us put into the regular rotation for national team games.

[blizz01]

While the Jazz Festival & Sharks game are nice compliments - I wonder how many more tickets could/would have sold if this were a stand-alone event.

[fsquid]

I don't believe Altidore is reporting to camp until after the Jacksonville match.