Weekly update: K.C. faces N.E. again

Kansas City Gets Another Chance to Knock Off Unbeaten New England Saturday at Arrowhead
The Kansas City Wizards and New England Revolution will meet again this Saturday, June 11th at Arrowhead in the second game of their unique mid-season back-to-back, matchup. The game will kickoff at 7:00 p.m. CT as the Wizards put their unbeaten home record on the line against the first place Revolution.

The two sides battled to a 1-1 tie last weekend in New England. Though the Wizards were not able to end the Revs nine-game unbeaten streak (6-0-3 heading into last Saturday's match), they did manage something that no other team had done so far this season and that was to score a goal at Gillette Stadium. In five previous home games, the Revs had not allowed a goal and outscored their opponents 7-0.

This weekend the Wizards hope to accomplish another feat in knocking off the unbeaten Revs and putting a stop to their now ten-game unbeaten streak, while protecting an unbeaten streak of their own. Kansas City is 3-0-2 at home this season and including the final four regular season home games of last season, the Wizards current home unbeaten streak stands at nine games (7-0-2). Their last loss at home was a 2-0 setback against San Jose on August 14, 2004.

Both teams will be at full strength by Saturday with several key personnel returning from CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying matches. New England has been without Clint Dempsey, Pat Noonan and Steve Ralston, while the Wizards have been without Kerry Zavagnin and Josh Wolff, all of whom have been with the U.S. National Team for Qualifying matches against Costa Rica last Saturday and Panama this Wednesday. The Revs have also been missing Avery John who has been with the Trinidad & Tobago National Team for Qualifying.

Online Voting for 2005 MLS All-Star Game Continues
The 2005 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game is fast approaching and now is your chance to pick the MLS starting XI that will face English Premier League club Fulham at Crew Stadium in Columbus on July 30th (2:30 p.m. CT, ABC). Former MLS stars Brian McBride and Carlos Bocanegra will lead Fulham against the Best of MLS.

Fans can vote online up to 10 times per day for up to one (1) goalkeeper, three (3) defenders, five (5) midfielders and two (2) forwards. Fan balloting concludes on Friday, July 8th. Click here to vote.

Wizards Soccer Camps Underway
The Kansas City Wizards Soccer Camps are now underway and will be staged at various locations throughout the Kansas City area over the course of the summer. This week marked the beginning of day camps at Rockhurst University that will run through Friday, June 17th.

Each Wizards soccer camps will feature specialized Wizards coaching curriculum, featuring drills and coaching methods used by the pro team, an adidas camp shirt, a ticket to a future Wizards home game, Arrowhead Stadium player graduation ceremony with 'Arrowvision' appearance and the opportunity to be part of the player introductions by forming on-field human tunnel. A complete list of available camps including dates and times can be found online by logging on to www.kcwizards.com and clicking on "Soccer Camps". For more information, contact Huw Williams at 913-451-0960.