This Week with the Wizards - Headlines for Week of June 13, 2006:
Reserves Return On Sunday
A Building Head Of Steam
The Kansas City Wizards will be hoping to ride their building momentum this
weekend when they host the Chicago Fire for the second time this season at
Arrowhead Stadium Saturday, June 17th. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. Since
losing three-straight to end the month of May, the Wizards have gone
unbeaten in their last two matches after last weekend's exhilarating 1-0 win
at Columbus. Kansas City first met Chicago in week six this season, drawing
1-1 with the Fire on a goal by Wizard Eddie Johnson who made his World Cup
debut this week. That May 6th match in Arrowhead also featured a pair of
penalty kicks, one for each team, not necessarily noteworthy except that
both goalkeepers successfully stopped both attempts. Kansas City currently
owns sole possession of second place in the Eastern Conference with 17
points, eight points shy of first place D.C. United and six points ahead of
the fifth-place Fire. Chicago is returning to the road this weekend after
playing just its first home game of the season last week, a 3-3 draw vs. the
New England Revolution. The Wizards appear to be returning to the form that
allowed them to open the year 4-1-0, dominating the Crew last weekend,
outshooting Columbus 18-9 in picking up their fifth win of the season.
Wizards' Official adidas World Cup Watch Parties
Nearly 500 fans showed up Monday morning at the Arrowhead Pavilion for the
first of the Wizards Official adidas World Cup Watch Parties to watch the
United States take on the Czech Republic. Although the result vs. the Czech
Republic was not necessarily what most of the fans in attendance wanted it
was a festive and exciting environment. Fans will be able to gather at
Arrowhead for every single one of the U.S.'s World Cup matches at the FIFA
World Cup and join with each other in cheering on Kansas City's Jimmy
Conrad, Eddie Johnson, and Josh Wolff, and the rest of their U.S. World Cup
Team teammates. Both Johnson and Wolff entered Monday's match in the second
half, marking Johnson's World Cup debut and Wolff's second consecutive Cup
in which he has earned a cap. Conrad was warming up in the second half but
U.S. head coach Bruce Arena elected not to insert the 2005 MLS Defender of
the Year. Fazoli's Restaurant proved to be a hit at Monday's event,
offering greats deals on food that started out as low as $5 for a complete
meal. Next up for the U.S. is Italy on Saturday, June 17th at 2:00 p.m. CT,
and Ghana on Thursday, May 22nd at 8:55 a.m. CT. The Wizards will be
hosting this Saturday's watch party at the Arrowhead Practice Facility and
then return to the Arrowhead Pavilion for the U.S./Ghana match on the 22nd.
The Wizards will continue to host their Official adidas World Cup Watch
Parties for each U.S. game should they advance in the Cup. Be sure to visit
www.kcwizards.com
for any and all watch party
updates.
A Full Day Of Fun At Arrowhead
Soccer fans, be sure to clear out your schedules for this Saturday, June
17th, for an entire day of soccer festivities at Arrowhead Stadium. The day
begins with the Wizards Official adidas World Cup Watch Party at the
Arrowhead Practice Facility for the United States/Italy World Cup match at
2:00 p.m. Immediately following the watch party, the Wizards will be
opening their Hispanic Heritage Festival brought to you by Budweiser along
Soccer Street between gates B and D. This year's Budweiser Hispanic
Heritage Festival will feature a number of food vendors, a beer garden, and
live music by Boss Nova. Fans can partake in the festivities awaiting the
kickoff of the Wizards/Chicago Fire match later that night.
Wendy's Family Pack Night
The Kansas City Wizards, along with Wendy's Restaurants, will once again be
offering its popular Family Pack ticket and meal package at this weekend's
Wizards-Fire match game. For the affordable price of $44 dollars, a family
of four will receive four general admission tickets to the game, four hot
dogs, four sodas, four coupons for a Wendy's Frosty, and a soccer ball, all
brought to you buy Wendy's. The Wizards and Wendy's have a number of these
Family Pack nights scheduled throughout the 2006 season, making Wizards
soccer an affordable and exciting way for a family to spend an evening
together. Be sure to visit www.kcwizards.com
for
more details on and to purchase this and other ticket packages.
Reserves Return On Sunday
The Wizards' Reserves return to the field this Sunday against the Fire
Reserves at 10:00 a.m. at the Arrowhead Practice Facility. Sporting a 2-1-0
record, the third highest winning percentage (.667) in MLS's reserve
division. The game is free for fans to attend and seating is available on
the grass hill next to the practice facility, just below parking lot F.
