FIESTA presents KICK CANCER SOCCER CAMP Dec. 11,12,13 organized by SOCCER MATTERS WITH GLENN DAVIS……..for information go to nicksteam.org, glenndavissoccer.com, FIESTA.com and look under community. Brochures can be picked up at Soccer 4 All locations in the Houston are.
Join us for this camp where ALL proceeds go back to Texas Childrens Hospital to fight cancer…all coaches have donated their time so my thanks to Aaron Champenoy of St. Thomas, Steve Jones HBU, Misty Jones HBU, Dave Santesteban San Jacinto College, Marc Castillo Soccertots, Bill McDonald Strake Jesuit and more….professional players daily at the camp including Craig Waibel of the Dynamo, Davey Arnaud of KC and others……….

*NCAA WOMENS COLLEGE CUP this Friday features undefeated Stanford against UCLA and Notre Dame against UNC………the final is this Sunday. All at the Aggie Soccer Complex on the campus of Texas AM. They have increased seating to 9000 fans. For ticket information go to aggiesoccer.com or 12thmanfoundation.com

*Podcast of Dynamo All Access with Glenn Davis is up at 790thesportsanimal.com and includes interviews with Stuart Holden, Oliver Luck and Dominic Kinnear…..

*SOCCER MATTERS with GLENN DAVIS on FOX SPORTS HOUSTON presented by MEMORIAL HERMANN SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE airs tomorrow at 5pm on the Comcast and ATT UVerse cable systems……….DVR it!!!

*Spoke to Chris Gbandi today who has returned from Europe and is again looking for MLS employment. He has played over 100 MLS games and played in Norway for Haugesund.
Gbandi was a number one MLS draft choice, Hermann Award winner in college and won the national championship as a captain of UConn.
One would think Gbandi is affordable and still has good soccer left in him……..

*One thing to ponder with the potential move of STUART HOLDEN to Rangers in Scotland is the ongoing financial problems that Rangers has. Tough to see them invest in new players without the sale of the club which at the moment does not seem to have any takers, at least publicly that is.
Now I don’t believe players there will be racing each other to the bank to cash their checks like I did back in the day of the American Soccer League at Rangers but this is a consideration which has an effect on the purchase of new players.
Tough to tell where this ultimate decision will go but one thing is sure. A decision needs to be made soon for the benefit of all involved as Holden’s decision holds up movement and negotiation for other players on the squad. If he stays a great thing for the organization who have certainly extended themselves as well as the league and apparently Commissioner Don Garber has even reached out to Holden. If he leaves Dynamo manager Dominic Kinnear will have to move forward trying to solve the problem of the loss of two central midfield players. Kinnear speaks on these subjects this Thursday at 5pm on SOCCER MATTERS with GLENN DAVIS on Fox Sports Houston presented by MEMORIAL HERMANN SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE……

* Join me and other soccer fans at the 2010 World Cup draw party at Wing’s ‘N More 7620 Katy Freeway Friday from 10 am to 1pm for the World Cup draw…..food, Dynamo players, Dynamo girls plus more!!!

* Sepp Blatter and FIFA have truly bungled the Thierry Henry handball situation and it continues to labor on making Fifa look inadequate for the moment. Now FIFA’s disciplinary committee are now going to look in to the incident…….this is comical. So here is the exchange between FIFA and Henry….

Sepp Blatter Fifa: Thierry you have been a bad boy with your hands.
Henry: It was instinct your excellancy Mr. Blatter and I am truly sorry, besides how are you going to discipline Diego with his handball against England.
Sepp Blatter Fifa: Thierry, the investigation is ongoing with Diego and the hand of god, now what am I going to do with you?
Henry: It won’t happen again your excellancy, believe me Fair play is first and foremost on the minds of all players that will participate in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and we will follow your lead of Fair Play…….
Sepp Blatter FIFA: Keep this conversation between us Thierry or I will banish you to Trinidad and Tobago to work as a secretary for Jack Warner, or worse work in his son’s travel agency.

*Roberto Carlos will leave Fenerbache in Turkey to head back to Brazil to sign with Corinthians and be re-united with Ronaldo. Carlos apparently has not signed a contract but has a verbal commitment to return in January. Sources say he will sign on December 20 officially. Carlos was capped 124 times by Brazil.

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