Oh Goody Goody Gumdrop News
du Nord, February 14, 2007
You know you have hit the big time when you are dead center in this weeks Walgreens advertising flyer! (thanks to Christine for this one)The draw for the Copa America will happen this evening. I will get you details as soon as they are available. Apparently some matches have already been decided and US Soccer has announced that the USA will open v Argentina on June 28. Stay tuned.-Other news we know so far: Argentina, Brazil and the hosts Venezuela will be seeded in the three groups. And, two other matches have been set - Brazil v Mexico on June 27 & Venezuela v Bolivia on June 26.~ ~ ~ ~ ~Frank Dell'apa at Soccernet with an amazing article on a forgotten hero of American soccer. His name is Giles Heron and he played for Celtic in 1951. Yes 55 years ago. And he was black. What a story! And Heron is only one of several players talked about in this article. Thanks for telling it Frank. But answer me this question - Why is this story buried on the ESPN Black History Month site and not on the very front of their