Misc. Notes
Quakes in the Community
What: Fit for Learning Festival
Who: Ryan Johnson
Location: Barnes and Noble at 3600 Stevens Creek Blvd. in San Jose
Date: Saturday, December 6
Time: 12:15 - 12:45 p.m.
Details: Johnson will appear at the annual festival to interact with children and sign autographs.
Yallop to Lead Generation adidas Team
Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop, along with his staff, will lead a 16-player Generation adidas team on a trip to London for matches against the reserve teams of some of the English Premier League's top teams. The players and coaches will arrive in London on Dec. 6 and are scheduled to return to the United States on Dec. 14. The team will play three matches, beginning with a match on Monday, Dec. 8 against the West Ham reserves. The team will then play the Chelsea reserves on Dec. 10 and the Aston Villa reserves on Dec. 11. The team will train at the Chelsea Academy during their stay, while also getting a tour of Stamford Bridge Stadium and museum. The squad will also be able to take in the Arsenal-Wigan Athletic EPL match, as well as two Chelsea matches, a UEFA Champions league match against CFR Cluj Napoca (Romania) and a league match against West Ham. The team roster follows: Ciaran O'Brien (Colorado Rapids), Bakary Soumare (Chicago Fire), Josh Lambo (FC Dallas), Bruno Guarda (FC Dallas), Eric Avila (FC Dallas), Anthony Wallace (FC Dallas), Roger Espinoza (Kansas City Wizards), Rob Valentino (New England Revolution), Amaechi Igwe (New England Revolution), Anthony Beltran (Real Salt Lake), Alex Nimo (Real Salt Lake), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake), Yura Movsisyan (Real Salt Lake), Abdus Ibrahim (Toronto FC), Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC). A 16th player will be added to the roster at a later date.
Staff to Visit Spurs
During his stay in London, Quakes head coach Frank Yallop, along with General Manager John Doyle and assistant coaches Ian Russell and Jason Batty, will visit with Quakes partner club, Tottenham Hotspur. The Quakes technical staff will meet with their counterparts on the Tottenham Hotspur technical staff and take in some training sessions at the Spurs training grounds. The Quakes staff will also attend the Tottenham Hotspur-Manchester United match on Dec. 13 at White Hart Lane.
Riley to Seattle
San Jose Earthquakes defender James Riley was selected by the league's 15th team, Seattle Sounders FC, in the eighth round of the 2008 Major League Soccer Expansion Draft last week. Riley, who was picked by the Earthquakes in the fourth round of the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft, started 23 of 24 games in 2008. The Colorado Springs, CO native recorded two assists for the Quakes in 2008. Riley spent three seasons with the New England Revolution before joining the Earthquakes.
Kirovski to Los Angeles
The San Jose Earthquakes traded forward Jovan Kirovski to the Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2010 Supplemental Draft on Nov. 24. Kirovski played nine games for the Earthquakes in 2009 after arriving in a midseason trade from the Colorado Rapids. He made one start for San Jose. A foot injury in June caused him to miss six matches. The Escondido, Calif. native returns to Los Angeles, where he began his MLS career in 2004. He played two seasons with the Galaxy before moving to the Colorado Rapids at the end of the 2005 season.
Digicel Cup
General Manager John Doyle will head to Jamaica this week to scout a number of games at the Digicel Cup. The Caribbean tournament is in the final group stages and features Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Haiti and Antigua and Barbuda. Doyle will attend six matches at the tournament before heading to London to meet Frank Yallop and the coaching staff this weekend. For a complete list of games at the Digicel Cup, go to
http://www.digicelfootball.com
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