According to the San Jose Mercury News, San Jose is in the early stages of talks with 28 year old Norwich City defender, Gary Doherty. Doherty has appeared 34 times for the Republic of Ireland.
Here is Doherty playing for Ireland against Israel. He's involved in several of the attacking plays near the end of the video.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Quakes Place Jean Philiipe on Season Ending Injury List
San Jose Earthquakes forward Peguero Jean Philippe is being placed on the season-ending injury list. His loan from Danish side Brondby is over.
Jean Philippe underwent reconstructive surgery back in 2006, and his knee could not withstand the rigors of MLS, it continued swelling and prevented the Haitian from playing on a consistent basis. He did not score any goal for the Quakes in his short stint.
Rolando Fonseca training with Quakes
The San Jose Earthquakes have a new trialist in camp, Rolando Fonseca from Costa Rican national team fame.
Fonseca, 33, has spent most of his career playing for Costa Rican side LD Alajuelense and Guatamalan club Communicaciones. He performed well this season scoring 8 goals in 16 games.
At the international level, Fonseca represented Costa Rica at the 2002 World Cup, and is their all-time leading scorer with 47 goals in 108 appearances.
Fonseca is currently out of contract and is not looking for his next team. Here is video of a goal he scored while playing for Costa Rica versus Chile.
Fonseca, 33, has spent most of his career playing for Costa Rican side LD Alajuelense and Guatamalan club Communicaciones. He performed well this season scoring 8 goals in 16 games.
At the international level, Fonseca represented Costa Rica at the 2002 World Cup, and is their all-time leading scorer with 47 goals in 108 appearances.
Fonseca is currently out of contract and is not looking for his next team. Here is video of a goal he scored while playing for Costa Rica versus Chile.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Quakes Beat Former Quakes
The San Jose Earthquakes took down the defending MLS Champion Houston Dynamo tonight at Buck Shaw Stadium. Kei Kamara and Ivan Guererro got the goals for the Quakes in the second half. The Earthquakes overall out shot and had the better of the play, but Houston came back with a goal in the 87th minute to pull it close.
Scoring:
SJ -- Kei Kamara 2 (Ned Grabavoy 3) 67
SJ -- Ivan Guerrero 1 (unassisted) 81
HOU -- Brian Ching 2 (Brad Davis 1) 88
Discipline:
SJ -- Nick Garcia (caution; Reckless Foul) 35
SJ -- Ryan Cochrane (caution; Reckless Foul) 40
Starting Lineup
* 1 - Joe Cannon (GK)
* 2 - Eric Denton
* 3 - Nick Garcia
* 5 - Ryan Cochrane
* 7 - Ronnie O'Brien 78 out
* 11 - Ned Grabavoy
* 12 - Ramiro Corrales
* 16 - Kei Kamara 80 out
* 19 - Ryan Johnson
* 21 - Jason Hernandez
* 23 - Ivan Guerrero
Substitutes
* 31 - Dan Benton (GK)
* 4 - James Riley
* 6 - Joe Vide
* 15 - Shea Salinas 78 in
* 20 - John Cunliffe
* 22 - Kelly Gray
* 77 - Jovan Kirovski 80 in
Quakes Sign Benton and Lowery
The San Jose Earthquakes announced today that the team has signed former Kansas City Wizards defender Amir Lowery and goalkeeper Dan Benton. Lowery will occupy a spot on the developmental roster, while Benton will be placed on the senior roster. Per team and league policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
Lowery made one appearance in 2005 with the Colorado Rapids after being drafted in the fourth round of the MLS SuperDraft. He also appeared in 11 reserve division games that season. Lowery then signed with the Kansas City Wizards prior to the 2007 season and made 11 appearances in the reserve division. The Washington, D.C. resident has played twice for the Wizards Reserves this year and has also made an appearance with the Earthquakes Reserves in 2008.
An outstanding defender at Wake Forest, Lowery was a two-time All-ACC selection. He appeared in 74 games for the Demon Deacons, recording five goals and six assists. He played alongside current Earthquakes defender James Riley at Wake Forest.
Benton joined the Earthquakes during the 2008 preseason as a backup goalkeeper to Joe Cannon and Preston Burpo. He made his Earthquakes debut in a preseason game on Feb. 22 against the Columbus Crew in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Prior to joining the Earthquakes, Benton spent two seasons (2006 and 2007) with the Charlotte Eagles of the United Soccer League Division Two. In 2006, he recorded his first shutout in his debut with the Eagles. He compiled a 4-3-4 record that season. Benton started and played all but two games in 2007. He recorded four shutouts that season and compiled a 9-6-1 record. He also played for the Virginia Beach Mariners (USL-1) in 2005.
Collegiately, Benton played four years at San Jose State. His big break came in 2004 when he started a career high of 18 games. He played 35 games in his career for the Spartans.
Transaction – San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) – San Jose Earthquakes sign D Amir Lowery and GK Dan Benton.
Lowery made one appearance in 2005 with the Colorado Rapids after being drafted in the fourth round of the MLS SuperDraft. He also appeared in 11 reserve division games that season. Lowery then signed with the Kansas City Wizards prior to the 2007 season and made 11 appearances in the reserve division. The Washington, D.C. resident has played twice for the Wizards Reserves this year and has also made an appearance with the Earthquakes Reserves in 2008.
An outstanding defender at Wake Forest, Lowery was a two-time All-ACC selection. He appeared in 74 games for the Demon Deacons, recording five goals and six assists. He played alongside current Earthquakes defender James Riley at Wake Forest.
Benton joined the Earthquakes during the 2008 preseason as a backup goalkeeper to Joe Cannon and Preston Burpo. He made his Earthquakes debut in a preseason game on Feb. 22 against the Columbus Crew in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Prior to joining the Earthquakes, Benton spent two seasons (2006 and 2007) with the Charlotte Eagles of the United Soccer League Division Two. In 2006, he recorded his first shutout in his debut with the Eagles. He compiled a 4-3-4 record that season. Benton started and played all but two games in 2007. He recorded four shutouts that season and compiled a 9-6-1 record. He also played for the Virginia Beach Mariners (USL-1) in 2005.
Collegiately, Benton played four years at San Jose State. His big break came in 2004 when he started a career high of 18 games. He played 35 games in his career for the Spartans.
Transaction – San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) – San Jose Earthquakes sign D Amir Lowery and GK Dan Benton.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Quakes Pull Off a 1 for 2 Trade
The San Jose Earthquakes have reportedly obtained defender/midfielder Kelly Gray and midfielder/forward Jovan Kirovski from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for goalkeeper Preston Burpo. The Quakes have known all along that Burpo was trade bait for them and have been waiting for a deal they felt was worth taking. Getting Gray should help provide options and depth in midfield and in the back line. Having Kirovski will provide another starter or bench depth up front as well. Since Burpo likely would n't have played much if Cannon stays healthy the trade may end up providing more options for Yallop especially since some players are starting to go down to injuries lately. How do you feel about this reported deal?
Friday, May 16, 2008
San Jose Hopes for Chance at Huckerby
With Toronto first in line and the Quakes standing in second position, we should find out over the next few weeks where Darren Huckerby will end up. He's been told by Norwich that he won't be re-singed and both TFC and the Quakes are trying to attract him over to MLS.
Here's a few videos on Huckerby, one is an interview on his time at Norwich and the fact that he's now leaving and the other shows some of his highlights.
Here's a few videos on Huckerby, one is an interview on his time at Norwich and the fact that he's now leaving and the other shows some of his highlights.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Quakes Crumble to Crew 3-2
The San Jose Earthquakes got on the scoreboard first with a Ramiro Corrales goal on a corner kick by Ronnie O'Brien. They took the lead into halftime and everyone in the home crowd figured the Quakes would kill the game off it the second half and go home happy. But Robbie Rogers and the Crew thought differently. The Crew scored three time very quickly in the middle of the second half, two by Rogers and one by Brad Evans to take a 3-1 lead which sucked the life out of the home crowd. The Quakes were able to rally and get a second goal, Ryan Johnson knocking one in and pushed real hard to find the equalizer but it was not to be. The Crew won 3-2 to the disappointment of the team and it's home fans.
Frank Yallop admitted his disappointment in the post game conference, “We are obviously disappointed to lose the match, after scoring two at home and conceding three. I think Columbus is a good team and we can’t take that away from them.” He thought the Crew attack was too strong in the second half “We weren’t at our best closing them down the in our half in the first half, and we did not do it really well in the second half in critical parts of the game. When someone is running free we have to have a clear runner step up to the ball. It was two good runs and goals from (Robbie) Rogers, but I wish we could have caught up to him. It is just disappointing.”
Overall the Quakes didn't p[lay badly, but they did have some critical breakdowns n the second half when the Crew pressured their goal. Ronnie O'Brien said after the game “To be honest, we are doing fairly well overall, but we just have not gotten the results. With a bit of luck and a couple of bounces we could be looking at some different results. We need to stay focused throughout the whole game and the results will come.”
Sigi Schmid remembered the many games against the old Earthquakes team from his days with the Galaxy and gave his observations on Buck Shaw Stadium “The venue is small and the surface is good. During my years with the Galaxy I always loved coming here, before they had the Galaxy-Chivas Clasico, I thought that was the big game. There was always a great atmosphere. The fans can be brutal sometimes but all is fair in love and war. This will be a tough venue to play in.”
Frank Yallop admitted his disappointment in the post game conference, “We are obviously disappointed to lose the match, after scoring two at home and conceding three. I think Columbus is a good team and we can’t take that away from them.” He thought the Crew attack was too strong in the second half “We weren’t at our best closing them down the in our half in the first half, and we did not do it really well in the second half in critical parts of the game. When someone is running free we have to have a clear runner step up to the ball. It was two good runs and goals from (Robbie) Rogers, but I wish we could have caught up to him. It is just disappointing.”
Overall the Quakes didn't p[lay badly, but they did have some critical breakdowns n the second half when the Crew pressured their goal. Ronnie O'Brien said after the game “To be honest, we are doing fairly well overall, but we just have not gotten the results. With a bit of luck and a couple of bounces we could be looking at some different results. We need to stay focused throughout the whole game and the results will come.”
Sigi Schmid remembered the many games against the old Earthquakes team from his days with the Galaxy and gave his observations on Buck Shaw Stadium “The venue is small and the surface is good. During my years with the Galaxy I always loved coming here, before they had the Galaxy-Chivas Clasico, I thought that was the big game. There was always a great atmosphere. The fans can be brutal sometimes but all is fair in love and war. This will be a tough venue to play in.”
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Jean Philippe to Get First Start
Jean Philippe, Glinton, Vide juggling during recent Quakes practice.
Peguero Jean Philippe will get his first start this Saturday against the Columbus Crew. The opening in the lineup is due to a groin injury requiring surgery for Gavin Glinton. Glinton will be flying to Munich Germany early next week to have the operation and will be out for several weeks. He will be available off the bench for this week's game if needed. Jean Philippe will pair up front with Kei Kamara.
Peguero Jean Philippe will get his first start this Saturday against the Columbus Crew. The opening in the lineup is due to a groin injury requiring surgery for Gavin Glinton. Glinton will be flying to Munich Germany early next week to have the operation and will be out for several weeks. He will be available off the bench for this week's game if needed. Jean Philippe will pair up front with Kei Kamara.
Quakes Trialing More Players Until the Transfer Window Reopens
The San Jose Earthquakes have been trialing more players and will continue to do so each week until the transfer window reopens this sum mer. Two Brazilians that trained with the Quakes on Tuesday and Wednesday were Morelia duo Marcinho and Wanderson. The two spent the past season playing for Morelia’s entry in the Primera A division, the second tier of Mexican soccer. Marcinho, also known as Marcio Batista, is a forward who scored three goals in 11 matches for Morelia’s B team in the just concluded Clausura. The second player, Wanderson is a midfielder. He also scored three goals for Morelia’s B team in 14 matches.
John Doyle commented that they will continue to evaluate various players to add o the team and strengthen it throughout the season. The Quakes could add one player or possibly two or even three if they find players they like that fit into their salary cap.
John Doyle commented that they will continue to evaluate various players to add o the team and strengthen it throughout the season. The Quakes could add one player or possibly two or even three if they find players they like that fit into their salary cap.
Buck Shaw Parking Update
The San Jose Earthquakes' first game at Buck Shaw Stadium last Saturday drew thousands of fans Saturday evening match, which necessitated the use of parking areas normally reserved for campus use and extra security from the Santa Clara Police Department and Campus Safety.
"In terms for our preparation for the event, everything worked out fine," said Campus Safety director Charlie Arolla. "There were some communication issues between the Earthquakes organization and ours, but we're working it out."
With an estimated crowd of more than 10,000 people, Campus Safety reserved the parking garage, Leavey lot, Loyola Hall lot and the third mission lot -- which is near the main entrance -- for game day parking.
Arolla also added that although there is a no-alcohol policy for university sporting events, the policy does not apply to the Earthquakes games held on campus because it is a professional event.
The expected number of people on game days is less than the number of people at Santa Clara's annual undergraduate commencement ceremony, and Arolla said he is certain the preparations made by the Earthquakes' organization and Santa Clara police are sufficient to ensure the safety of the people attending the event.
Five Campus Safety officers in addition to the usual four officers per shift were at the Earthquakes event, but no parking tickets were issued and no vehicles were towed away according to Arolla.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Soccer Funnies!
If you haven't seen this yet, you have got to watch it through. It's definitely good for some deep belly laughs!
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Quakes Draw at Buck Shaw Against Dallas
At Buck Shaw Stadium at Santa Clara University, the San Jose Earthquakes played to a draw with FC Dallas in a game where the Earthquakes had many chances to put away the winning shot but just couldn't do it.
In front of a sell out crowd with an attendance of 10,515 which included commissioner Don Garber, the Earthquakes played solid defense shutting down the powerful Kenny Cooper and not letting Arturo Alvarez get going either.
Frank Yallop commented after the game “Take out not scoring and it was a terrific performance by us. We did everything right but score, and I do not want the guys to start to get anxious because that will come. It was a great performance by us and I think that if we perform like that we are going to win a lot of games. I think our wing play was better and we got behind them in crossing decent balls, but could not get the end of one of them. It was disappointing because I thought the guys worked hard and should have gotten something out of it. We should have won the game to be honest, but we will look forward to practice and Columbus next week.”
In regards to not scoring many goals so far this season, Yallop said “You cannot get mad because the team is creating chances and we are only five games in. What I like about our team is that we are solid in the back and we have a good unit out there. I think that scoring is the last thing to come in this game and it has proven to be that.”
San Jose forward Peguero Jean Philippe, on playing for the Quakes for the first time in the Bay Area said “It feels great to play here, especially when you have a good squad. We just have to score next time.”
Former Santa Clara Bronco goalkeeper, Joe Cannon on the game “It’s nice to have no goals at home. I think we did well defensively. The shutouts are always great, the defense is great. We just need the forwards to get some goals; the guys up front will get one next game.” Recalling his days playing at Buck Shaw Stadium, “It’s been 10 years but it’s nice. I remember the direction we played in the first half is my favorite because the wind goes the way you want it to. I think this place is special because the fans are so close.”
Lineups
FC Dallas -- Dario Sala, Drew Moor, Duilio Davino, Blake Wagner, Anthony Wallace, Pablo Ricchetti, Andre Rocha (Dax McCarty 69), Marcelo Saragosa, Juan Toja (Aaron Pitchkolan 89), Arturo Alvarez, Kenny Cooper (Abe Thompson 83),
Substitutes Not Used: Ricardinho, Ray Burse, Dominic Oduro, Bobby Rhine
Statistics: Shots 8; Shots on Goal 3; Saves 1 (Sala 1); Fouls 12; Offsides 8; Corner Kicks 3
San Jose Earthquakes -- Joe Cannon, James Riley, Nick Garcia, Jason Hernandez, Eric Denton, Ronnie O'Brien (Shea Salinas 75), Ramiro Corrales, Ned Grabavoy, Ivan Guerrero (Ryan Johnson 87), Gavin Glinton (Peguero Jean Philippe 55), Kei Kamara,
Statistics: Shots 9; Shots on Goal 1; Saves 3 (Cannon 2); Fouls 10; Offsides 0; Corner Kicks 9
Substitutes Not Used: Preston Burpo, John Cunliffe, Jamil Roberts, Joe Vide
In front of a sell out crowd with an attendance of 10,515 which included commissioner Don Garber, the Earthquakes played solid defense shutting down the powerful Kenny Cooper and not letting Arturo Alvarez get going either.
Frank Yallop commented after the game “Take out not scoring and it was a terrific performance by us. We did everything right but score, and I do not want the guys to start to get anxious because that will come. It was a great performance by us and I think that if we perform like that we are going to win a lot of games. I think our wing play was better and we got behind them in crossing decent balls, but could not get the end of one of them. It was disappointing because I thought the guys worked hard and should have gotten something out of it. We should have won the game to be honest, but we will look forward to practice and Columbus next week.”
In regards to not scoring many goals so far this season, Yallop said “You cannot get mad because the team is creating chances and we are only five games in. What I like about our team is that we are solid in the back and we have a good unit out there. I think that scoring is the last thing to come in this game and it has proven to be that.”
San Jose forward Peguero Jean Philippe, on playing for the Quakes for the first time in the Bay Area said “It feels great to play here, especially when you have a good squad. We just have to score next time.”
Former Santa Clara Bronco goalkeeper, Joe Cannon on the game “It’s nice to have no goals at home. I think we did well defensively. The shutouts are always great, the defense is great. We just need the forwards to get some goals; the guys up front will get one next game.” Recalling his days playing at Buck Shaw Stadium, “It’s been 10 years but it’s nice. I remember the direction we played in the first half is my favorite because the wind goes the way you want it to. I think this place is special because the fans are so close.”
Lineups
FC Dallas -- Dario Sala, Drew Moor, Duilio Davino, Blake Wagner, Anthony Wallace, Pablo Ricchetti, Andre Rocha (Dax McCarty 69), Marcelo Saragosa, Juan Toja (Aaron Pitchkolan 89), Arturo Alvarez, Kenny Cooper (Abe Thompson 83),
Substitutes Not Used: Ricardinho, Ray Burse, Dominic Oduro, Bobby Rhine
Statistics: Shots 8; Shots on Goal 3; Saves 1 (Sala 1); Fouls 12; Offsides 8; Corner Kicks 3
San Jose Earthquakes -- Joe Cannon, James Riley, Nick Garcia, Jason Hernandez, Eric Denton, Ronnie O'Brien (Shea Salinas 75), Ramiro Corrales, Ned Grabavoy, Ivan Guerrero (Ryan Johnson 87), Gavin Glinton (Peguero Jean Philippe 55), Kei Kamara,
Statistics: Shots 9; Shots on Goal 1; Saves 3 (Cannon 2); Fouls 10; Offsides 0; Corner Kicks 9
Substitutes Not Used: Preston Burpo, John Cunliffe, Jamil Roberts, Joe Vide
Friday, May 2, 2008
Buck Shaw Stadium Ready to Go! (Pics included)
Last minute installation of the digital highlight board going in.
The Earthquakes name and logo is prominently placed throughout the stadium
The new stands are ready to go
The players are really looking forward to breaking in the new stadium and making it a true homefield advantage.
The newly remodeled locker rooms are ready to go
The Earthquakes name and logo is prominently placed throughout the stadium
The new stands are ready to go
The players are really looking forward to breaking in the new stadium and making it a true homefield advantage.
The newly remodeled locker rooms are ready to go
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