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Neil and Jon at Stamford Bridge.

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Today we played our final 2 games in The Watford London Invitational. These two games were not as physically rough as the first 2 games but the teams were still very skilled. The 1st game we played against Einfield. They were an ok team when it comes to skill, but they weren't afraid to commit a hard foul. Jack, sadly was a victim of this. About 2 minutes into the game, he took a nasty elbow to

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Today, July 29, 2006, we had another day at the tournament. Our first game was against Enfield. They were a very physical team. We lost 2-0, but still plaed well. Our second game was against Watford. They were very big but not very skilled. We lost 3-0. We couldn't finish. Two players got hurt , me and Conor. I got elbowed in the face and Conor fell on his wrist. Afte the games we went to the

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Today is Saturday, July 29th and I had a fun day. We played FC Claremont and FC Pinnacle. We lost 2-0 to FC Claremont and 4-1 to FC Pinnacle. I also got to see Arsenal's youth team play (they weren't that good) but they were very skilled. The breakfast at the hotel isn't very good but theor dinner buffet is unmatched. I got to play some soccer tennis until 9:30pm and then I had to come in to

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Today we went to Chelsea Stadium, for a tour of it. We got to see the locker rooms which the difference between Chelsea and the away teams was huge. We also got to go in the press room and see the fields which was so cool. After that we went to the Tower of London. I joined are of the tours in which the beefeaters told us some awesome stories about what happened there. Like when King Henry VIII '

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Day 5 was the best day yet. It started with a tour of the Chelsea Football Stadium. That was my first time ina stadium that big. It was truly amazing. We started in the gift shop. It was very big. Then our tour guide took us to the press room. We took pictures at the table of the conference room and moved on to the dessing room. The opponents dressing room was not ver nice. Chelsea's room was.

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Today we had the start of a new tournament. This was suppose to be easier but it was not. The kids were not as skilled, but they have good height, speed and muscles. The kids were a little older also. In the first game we lost 2-0. I was playing center mid and did not do to great. In the 2nd half I was played center back and I improved my play. We had a long break after the game and watched some

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Today, July 27th most of my team andI woke up at 7:30 to gey ready for a toughfive shortend games. Our whole team got together and ate breakfast and gathered our thoughts. Right after breakfast, all of our parents and siblings boarded the bus to go to the field. The first game, we lost to Swansea 1-0. After a short 30 minute break, we played Wycombe and won 2-0. We had a large break of 1 hour and

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Today we played some amazing teams. The first game, we didnt play as well as we had hoped. 1-0 wasnt exactly what we had in mind. The second game was a little better. We had amazing goals by Casey C. and Caden that led us to victory. By the third game, we were hot! Brandon started off the scoring with a quick first minute goal. It led to Caden's second brilliant goal. The fourth game was a major

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Dear Blog,We spent all day at the fields in our one day tournament. We found out that we are reffered to as "The Americans". We played in a total of 5 games. The games were only 24 mins long.(12 min halves.) In our first game, against Swansea B, we had them tied until the last seconds when they scored a breakaway goal to make it 1-0. The second game was the easy one. It was a 2-0 blowout. We

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For most of the day today, we went to London. After taking a 1 hour ride and 30 minute tour, we finally got off of the bus. The very first thing that we headed to was Lilly Whites. This is a huge soccer/sports store. Inside were loads of soccer jerseys, socks, soccer shorts, balls, and cleats. It was a bit more expensive than the United States though. Next everyone went off on their own to do

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Today we went into London. We did a bus tour first then stopped at a 7-story sports store. It was very cool. They had more soccer stuff than you can ever find in the United States. Then a few of us took a tube ride to the Imperial War Musuem. There we walked through exhibits and learned about all of the wars. After that we grabbed lunch at a Cafe and then went to the London Eye. On the Eye we

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Our first full day in England started with our team going sightseeing at Windsor Castle. It was very interesting to see the largest castle in England and it dates backd about 1000 years and is still used on a daily basis. The changing of the guards, St. George's Catherdral and all the ornate rooms were among m favorites. Then we went to Tottenham Hotspur (Premier Professional Team) training

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Today, we played the Tottenham Hotspurs youth team. We won...in our hearts. Unfortunately, that doesn't matter to the other team. It was 7-0.We also visited the famous Windsor Castle. It was AWESOME! There were so many fun places to visit. We saw so many cool things including St. George's Chapel and the King's and Queen's Quarters. There were many nice paintings and art works. Many of them were

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The first flight I have ever ridden on in my entire life was one to be remembered. The flight was over night so the goal was to sleep as much as possible. When we could, we took a glance out the window to take a peek at all the scenic views. As we passed over London, I knew we would have an amazing time. I guess I made a pretty good guess because when we landed, it wasn't hard to see that this

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Today was the first day that we were in England. The plane ride was long, but proved to be worth it. Everyone was so excited to get off the plane. After the plane we visited downtown Waterford and some teammates go their firs "fish and chips" with Coach Neil. Then we went back to the Hotel , where we met up with Conor, Harper and Brandon. After we all met up and got ready, we go in the bus and

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A great time was had by everyone at the Good Luck Dinner.....We ate some great Italian food and were really starting to get excited about leaving for England on Sunday evening!! As always Todd was 1st and last to leave the buffet line and Greg failed to buy a round for the eagerly anticipating parents!!

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As many of you are aware, Brandon and his family had decided to spend some time in Lebanon ( their homeland) before Gus would bring Brandon to England to join with the team. As this time I have not heard from Gus, but we do know that the family is supposed to be in Lebanon at this time.If you have been following the conflict between Israel and Lebanon it has unfortunately spiralled tragically

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The Players and their families will be having a going away Dinner on Thursday July 20th at Buppa di Beppo in Pineville.It will be the last chance for those family members who are not going on the trip to wish the Team good luck..Pictures from the Dinner to follow

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With less than 2 weeks to go before the 92 Charlotte United Gold departs for London, the anticipation begins. With games scheduled in the "pro group" of the London International Soccer Festival against Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace to name a few, we are counting down the days.

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