Soccer Saturday: Strikers vs Islanders - USA vs Mexico

This weekend we have a soccer Saturday in South Florida.
It begins at 7:30 pm when the Fort Lauderdale Strikers play against the Puerto Rico Islanders at the Mecca of South Florida soccer, Lockhart Stadium.
The Strikers are on a 5 game undefeated streak and look to extend that at home against an Islanders team that come off a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Silverbacks.
The last match the Strikers played was a 0-0 tie away at Montreal. Strikers defender Martyn Lancaster made a last second save to deny the Impact a goal. While the Strikers had a legitimate goal denied by the referee. Also of note on that play was the absence of video coverage on the highlights by the Impact. Something to make you go hmmmmm... But as you can see from the screen shot taken by a fan (Red Harvest on bigsoccer) you can see the ball clearly cleared the goal line. It looked in to us!

But now we must put that in the past and concentrate on the Islanders!
For a full guide to game day visit strikers.com 

Gold Cup Final USA vs Mexico 
The Gold Cup comes to an end Saturday night as the dream final comes true, the United States will play Mexico at 9 pm at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
South Florida soccer fans that view the Strikers game live can actually walk a few blocks away to The Frog and Toad Pub located at 5782 Powerline Road, Fort Lauderdale,FL 33309 Telf: 954-491-3697 where you can watch the remainder of the USA vs Mexico game.
You can also head out to the official AO Bar, Mickey Byrnes in Hollywood located at 1921 Hollywood Blvd  Telf: 954-921-2317
We hope to see you at the games!
Join Uncle Ed, the Miami Ultras  a few of the American Outlaws and the rest of South Florida United at the Strikers game. We will start tailgating at 4:30 pm and after the game head out to Frog & Toad.
Go Strikers! Go USA!

Beach Soccer Worldwide on Miami Beach this weekend!

This weekend come out and see the Beach Soccer Worldwide!
It's Friday, Saturday and Sunday (April 29 to May 1) and includes tons of fun activities for everyone that loves the beautiful game.

The magic of beach soccer comes to Miami´s South Beach with The Beach Soccer Worldwide Miami Cup immediately following the Miami Beach Polo. A temporary stadium set between 20th and 22nd streets will host the thrilling action of this electric sport, and soccer fans will have the chance of enjoying the most spectacular version of ¨the beautiful game¨ on the pristine sands of Miami Beach.

Read more HERE

The game I'm most interested in is the Mexico v. USA game on Friday!

Full schedule:
29/Apr/2011 15:30 Mexico - USA
29/Apr/2011 16:45 Brazil - Spain
30/Apr/2011 15:30 Spain - Mexico
30/Apr/2011 16:45 Brazil - USA
01/May/2011 13:00 USA - Spain
01/May/2011 14:30 CELEBRITY GAME
01/May/2011 16:00 Brazil - Mexico

I hope to see everyone out there!
Note: If you can't make Friday's matchup between USA vs Mexico, it will be on FOX soccer channel!

Barcelona vs Chivas in Miami August 3, 2011

We have just confirmed via Jorge Ramos y Su Banda ESPN Radio that Barcelona will play Chivas in Miami on August 3, 2011.
The rumor had been that Barcelona would meet AC Milan, but it turns out that announcement was premature. No deal was made so instead it will be Mexico's most followed team against European giant FC Barcelona.
You can see further proof on their Facebook page:

We will update as soon as we get ticket information.
If you want further information you can join the event on Facebook

Please note there has been no official announcement.  

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Soccer Movie of the Month: El Chanfle aka the original Waterboy movie

Hola Amigos!
Today Burrito bring you the soccer movie of the month! It's called "El Chanfle" It's like the original Waterboy movie except in Spanish and with the real Football not that pig skin thing Burrito like to chew on. "El Chanfle" is a movie created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños, also known as Chespirito. El Chanfle is the main character and he is club America's waterboy. It was filmed in Mexico in 1978. Chespirito should sue Adam Sandler for stealing his idea!

Go get you some popcorns or make you some taquitos! Get you some drinks, a cervecita or some tequila! Sit back and enjoy "El Chanfle"!

See Video in Spanish Here:

Blues vs Timbers, WC recap and USA Watch Party Today by Burrito

Hola Amigos! Burrito, South Florida's top dawg see Mexico game on Uncle Ed's big screens and was sad Mexico lindo an querido no wins against South Africas. Pero thats life. Burrito CAM was on and ass you can see picture is up on right. (That chingado camera Victor Palkaninec put on Burritos head weigh too much!) Anyways, after that, Burrito take nap an wake up to see Uruguay vs French peoples and Virgen Santisima de Guadalupe that was a borings game that Burrito fall asleeps while chewing on chicken bone! So both game end in ties (1-1 and 0-0) like 7 of last 10 games that Miami FC play!

USA play against English mens today at 2pm! Did you hears about the elephant that get in way of USA bus? See it at Burrito's amigo Brant site The Other football

Want to know where to see game in South Florida? Ok here list of Burrito's favorites places!
You live in Palms Beech County? Go to Wowies! That where Burrito's compadre Kartik gonna go. Wowies Sports Grill located at 7036 West Palmetto Park Road Boca Raton, FL 33433-3404 (561)392-5040.

You live in Broward? Go to America's Backyard! That where Miami FC will be at! America's Backyard is located at 100 S.W. 3rd Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 Main Phone: 954-727-0950.

You Live in Dade? Miami Ultras will meet up at the official Sam's Army Miami Brigade Watch Party at Fritz & Franz Bierhaus located at 60 Merrick Way Coral Gables, FL 33134-5319 (305) 774-1883

After USA vs England game is over all South Florida Futbol Fans need to continue Soccer Marathon at Miami FC game!
To celebrate all Ties in the World Cup and Miami FC games, fans gonna wear Ties to game today at Lockharts Stadium vs Portland Timbers! Game start at 7:30 PM so bring Tie or Burrito hit you on head with quesadilla! Uncle Ed says he giving away ties if you no have somes. So go to Miami Ultras Tailgate and get your TIE!
You want to reads a good game preview? Our amigos at Dropping Timber have a good one on their site read it HERE or read the one on www.miamifc.com
Vamos Miami! Let's go Strikers 2011... Burrito mean Blues!

Uncle Ed's Mother's day preview: Mom meets Ecuador national team

Yesterday I picked my mom up from MIA and boy did she have a great story to tell me. She had flown on the same plane as the Ecuadorian National team which was headed to New York where they will play at a sold out new Meadowlands Stadium on Friday versus Mexico.

My mom is so cool she had a few of the players sign autographs for me and she took pictures with them too.

Here she is with defender and captain of the team Ivan "Bam Bam" Hurtado. A World Cup veteran, Hurtado has played in Mexico, Qatar, Colombia, Spain and currently plays for Ecuadorian champions Deportivo Quito. Hurtado has played for Ecuador more then any player in that country's history (163 times so far).

Ulises de la Cruz is another world cup veteran and is poised to complete his 100th appearance for the Ecuadorian national side. De La Cruz has played for Cruzeiro of Brazil, Hibernian in Scotland, Aston Villa, Reading and Birmingham City in England and currently plays with South American champion LDU Quito. Ulises is also known in Ecuador for his charity work and has been named a UNICEF ambassador.
Jaime Ivan Kaviedes is perhaps the most traveled player in Ecuadorian history. Having played for almost every major league in the world and scoring in a world cup. In 1998 Ivan was the highest scorer in the world with 43 goals in one season for Emelec in the Ecuadorian league. In 1999 he moved on to Italy with Perugia, then Spain with Celta de Vigo, Mexico with Puebla then back to Spain with Real Valladolid. Portugal with Porto, Crystal Palace in England, Argentinos Juniors of Argentina and more. Currently with Macara in Ecuador he is rumored to be headed to MLS in July.My mom rocks!

South Africa's World Cup has its 32 teams

On Friday December 4th we will find out how the group stages will look for the XIX World Cup to take place in South Africa next Summer.

We now know the 32 countries that qualified for the world Cup:

For CONCACAF it was The United States, Mexico and Honduras.

For CONMEBOL it was Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay.

For Africa it was Algeria, Camerun, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and the host South Africa.

For Asia it was Australia, North Korea, South Korea and Japan.

For UEFA: England, Denmark, Germany, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Italy, Greece Serbia, Portugal, France, Switzerland and the Netherlands,

Oh and Last but not least New Zealand.

There are really no "Virgins" that will participate in the South African World Cup though some might argue Slovakia and Serbia are first timers. The Slovaks were part of Checoslovakia and the Serbs have a long tradition with Yugoslavia and the last WC played as Serbia and Montenegro.

Who will win? My bet is with Spain and Brazil!

USA and Miami FC lose, Ultras at Republica Deportiva and more

It was a tough Sunday in many ways for the Miami Ultras. Once again we were invited to attend Univision's Republica Deportiva for the USA vs Mexico Gold Cup final. Everything was great, confidence was high. The Mexican fans chanted their typical Mexican tunes while the Ultras began to drown them out with our incessant USA! USA! USA! One of us started to yell "USA es tu papa" (USA is your daddy!) and that became the hymn until the second half when the Mexicans were awarded a penalty. It was to mark the end for the U.S. After that we received such a whooping that it will last us a life time!

I've always been a critic of Bob Bradley, never liked his methods or tactics, but his recent good luck at the Confederations Cup and now the recent Gold Cup results; considering we played without any first team players (save Ching who I never thought was that good anyway) will preserve him inevitably as the coach, even though we lost another final this time by 5-0. Ouch!

Asking for his head is futile at this point. Too close to World Cup Qualifying to do that and we've managed to stay in it and should make it to the WC unless some major catastrophe develops.

The Ultras were crushed by the USA loss and to add insult to injury while on the Univision set we received the information that Miami FC also lost against the Carolina Railhawks 4-0... read more HERE . it was not a good day for the Blues and a terrible day for the Ultras.

Check out some pictures at Univision:

For more pictures check out the Ultras site

I need to point out 2 great pieces over at the Miami Ultra site. First, Robert Scorca's piece on the history of South Florida Soccer. He takes us back to the days of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers! Great pictures and great history check it out HERE

Derek Reese then takes us on a ride with his dream piece "If I were a billionaire" with Stadium pictures and enough detail that I do hope somehow Derek becomes a Billionaire!

The Burrito Report: Miami FC week off, Burrito visits Exxxotica and mucho mas...

Hola amigos y mamacitas! (Click on highlighted words if you don't know the meaning)
This weeks Burrito Report no have mucho to talk about with Miami FC having week off from play, entonces Burrito tell you about other things like his visit to Miami Bitches Convention Centers this weekend to see mucho naked women at Exxxotica! Virgen Santisima de Guadalupe! Burrito never ever see so many hot womens showing breasteses to Burrito and they no ax for tips! Unfortunately Burrito no take camera so he steal this fotos from other blog an hope they no tell Burrito to take it out. Go to this site to see more pictures and read about it: Local Motion Miami

Colombian team Santa Fe de Bogota investigated for money laundering... Burrito no understand, what the big deal? At least these putos try to keep moneys cleans! To read more go here: Colombia Reports

In other news these pinches cerotes of Conmebol get afraids of a little cochino flu and no want to play with Mexican teams so Burritos Mexican carnales tell thems "You no want us to play with you then you get no more Tacos anymore you chingados losers!" Ok, they no say that pero if you think about it Conmebol going to lose mucho dinero for being so paranoids. This is not the end of this story. Read more aqui: USA Today

With not mucho going on with Miami FC excepts what Uncle Ed write in post below Burrito ax you vatos to check out the following links:

Burritos compadre Kartik Krishnaiyer have his world famous Kartik Report, even Burritos mama back in Toluca, Mexico read it! Its that good and she no speak English!

Soccer by Ives sometimes recommends things written by Uncle Ed but never Burrito and this hurt Burritos feelings... pero is ok, Ives always have good thing to read.

Burritos amigo Brian Quarstad of Inside Minnesota Soccer always have up to date info of all USL teams that Miami FC will destroy and send crying back to their mamis after they get beat! Go and read what he write when Blues beat those pinches "Chickenhawks" from Carolina!

Miami Herald Master of disasters Adam Beasley have Total Futbol , Burrito always read it when he have cafecito in mornings and you should too or Burrito hit you on head with quesadilla!

Last pero not least check out Miami Ultras site for info on Miami FC, they have many writers like Eric Corey, Brian Corey (No, they not married, this no Iowa, they are brothers!) Robert Scorca, El presidente Pieter Brown, Julio Caballero, Derek Reese and a partridge in a pear tree!

Ok, Burrito tired and need to read and see more pictures about Exxxotica! Go here

Don't forget to Come out and Support your Miami FC against the Carolina Railhawks this Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 8 pm at Lockhart Stadium. Tailgate at 6pm and both supporters Groups should be out there (Miami Ultras and Southern Legion) so come have a beer with us!For ticket info go to Miami FC or call 305-728-2606
Vamos Miami! Let's go Blues!

Mexico... USA is your daddy!

What else can you say when everyone and their momma is writing an article or blog about the U.S. victory over Mexico?
I'll just let the video do the talking!

USA vs. Mexico! Join the Miami Ultras Feb 11 at Moriano

Join and meet the Miami Ultras on Wednesday Feb 11 at Moriano Restaurant and watch the USA vs. Mexico match! Moriano is located just north of downtown Miami at 3221 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL see map!

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The Festivities start at 6 pm and go on till 10pm.
The Miami Ultras are the official fans of the USL Miami FC and for the soon to be formed Barcelona Miami Major League Soccer team (Cross your fingers!)
Come out and be part of the fun! Go USA!

The Greatest Miami Fusion fan of all time... to become Barca Miami / Miami FCB fan!

Throughout Sports history there are fans who have become an insignia or symbol of a team. The Lakers have Jack Nicholson, The Knicks have Spike Lee... The Miami Fusion had Burrito.

Very little is know about this mysterious and solitary soul. According to Burrito he was Born Mardoqueo de la Torre y Chancleta one cold night on the year of our lord July 4, 1980 in the city of Toluca, Mexico. A Toluca Fan since birth he came to this country by ways unknown and now resides in Homestead, Florida. I was able to get a hold of him by chance, while making a reservation at a restaurant in Homestead called El Toro. He worked there, we talked about Futbol and here is what happened: (I tried my best to capture Burritos accent. My nickname is Chichi btw...read on...)

Chichi (Uncle Ed): Just like many of us, your heart must have been broken when our team The Miami Fusion was taken from us.
Burrito: Pinches Putos nos chingaron! All Burrito have was that team ese. If it wasn't for the Mexican League and my mami back in Mexico I would have died vato.
C: Why the name Burrito?
B: Why the name Chichi ese?
C: ChiChi is a nickname.
B: In Mexico they call boobies chichis vato, you should change the name. Burrito call himself Burrito after favorite food and because when Burrito play Futbol people say Burrito looked like Ariel "Burrito" Ortega from Argentina.
C: Is it true you used to take the bus to Lockhart Stadium from Homestead? That's got to be like 50 miles at least.
B: Si, it was very far but when you love Futbol like Burrito love Futbol then you no think of it. Burrito take a walkman and some music by Vicente Fernandez and time go by fast. But now Burrito Have his own car.
C: Have you tried doing something about your accent and writing skills?
B: No
C: You should
B: .....(Silence)
C: Did I offend you?
B: Que? Burrito drop tortilla...
C: Oh... never mind.
On that note, It was nice talking to you. You should come back to Bigsoccer where you used to be a hit or I invite you to write on my blog
http://football-miami-n-beyond.blogspot.com/
B: Burrito have too many enemies in Bigsoccer, people no like him there an give him Red Card! Beside, Burrito too Macho man for them, maybe when Miami FCB or Barca Miami whatever them chingados call themselves come then Burrito make return but this time not with the Afusionados, but with the Miami Ultras! Burrito take cow bell and hot mamacitas with him to game. Burrito also make quesadillas for all Ultras!

Burrito will be one of the contributors on this blog so stay tuned!!!

Portions taken from My Bigsoccer interview of Burrito 25 Jul 2003, 02:12 PM and updated http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62816&highlight=burrito

For more on Burrito see his profile and become his friend on myspace:

myspace.com/burritoe