Time -- Location
Houston Dynamo training, 10:00 AM, Aloha Stadium
LA Galaxy training, 10:00 AM, Waipio Stadium
KAH Event - Active Hawaii/C4 Waterman activities, 1:00 - 3:00 PM, Makaha Beach Park (Open to Public)
KAH Event - Leeward AYSO, 4:00 - 6:00 PM, Waianae HS (Open to Public)
Sydney FC training, 4:00 PM, Aloha Stadium
Gamba Osaka training, 6:00 PM, Aloha Stadium
2. Pan-Pacific Championship announces team travel rosters
The four teams participating in the inaugural edition of the Pan-Pacific Championship released today their competition rosters for the international soccer tournament that will feature top clubs from the United States, Japan and Australia. The Pan-Pacific Championship will be held in Aloha Stadium on February 20 and 23, 2008 in a two-date semifinal and final doubleheader format.
GAMBA OSAKA
GOALKEEPERS: Naoki Matsuyo, Yosuke Fujigaya, Masaki Kinoshita, Atsushi Kimura
DEFENDERS: Sota Nakazawa, Huenes Marcelo Lemos, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Yohei Fukumoto, Takum Shimohira, Ryujiro Ueda
MIDFIELDERS: Takahiro Futagawa, Hayato Sasaki, Tomokazu Myojin, Shu Kurata, Takuya Takei, Kodai Yasuda
FORWARDS: Lucas Severino, Shoki Hiari, Jadar Volnei Spindler, Kenta Hoshihara, Hideya Okamoto, Masato Yamazaki
MANAGER: Akira Nishino
HOUSTON DYNAMO
GOALKEEPERS: Patrick Onstad, Anthony Caig, Corbin Waller
DEFENDERS: Wade Barrett, Bobby Boswell, Patrick Ianni, Eddie Robinson, Craig Waibel, Steve Wondolowski
MIDFIELDER: Johnny Alcarez, Corey Ashe, Jeremy Barlow, Geoff Cameron, Michael Chabala, Ricardo Clark, Bradley Joseph Davis, Dwayne De Rosario, Kieran Hall, Nick Hatzke, John Hayden, Stuart Holden, Richard Mulrooney, Erik Ustruck
FORWARDS: Brian Ching, Chris Wondolowski, James Georgeff
MANAGER: Dominic Kinnear
LOS ANGELES GALAXY
GOALKEEPERS: Steven Cronin, Josh Wicks, Charles Alamo
DEFENDERS: Kelly Gray, Ante Jazic, Michael Randolph, Troy Roberts, Abel Xavier, Sean Franklin, Julian Valentin, Celestine Babayaro, Michael Gavin, Greg Vanney
MIDFIELDER: David Beckham, Kevin Harmse, Christopher Klein, Joshua Tudela, Peter Vagenas, Ely Allen, Brandon McDonald
FORWARDS: Edson Buddle, Landon Donovan, Alan Gordon, Carlos Ruiz, Israel Sesay
MANAGER: Ruud Gullit
SYDNEY FC
GOALKEEPERS: Clint Bolton, Ivan Necevski
DEFENDERS: Iain Fyfe, Nikolas Tsattalios, Tony Popovic, Brendan Renaud, Jacob Timpano, Ryan Walsh
MIDFIELDER: Robert Middleby, Ruben Zadkovich, Stephen Corica, Terry McFlynn, Adam Biddle, Mark Robertson
FORWARDS: David Zdrilic, Brendon Santalab, Patrick Da Silva, Benjamin Vidaic, Alex Brosque, Adam Casey
MANAGER: John Kosmina
3. Special appearances by PPC participants
This Tuesday, Feb. 19, three members of the two-time MLS Cup Champion Houston Dynamo and three from the LA Galaxy will make an appearance at Xtreme Soccer Hawaii, the top soccer specialty retailer and number one MLS product vendor in Hawaii. The three Dynamo players are current US National Team members Eddie Robinson, Stuart Holden, and 2006 MLS Defender of the Year, Bobby Boswell. LA Galaxy players will be Chris Kelin, Peter Vagenas, and former MLS MVP Carlos Ruiz.
Starting at 3:00 PM, Fans will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with some of Major League Soccer's brightest stars. In addition, ESPN 1420 "The Fans Voice" will be doing a live show from the store, with the athletes chiming in during the broadcast. The event should last until 6:00 PM
For group ticket inquiries and other Pan-Pacific Championship information, please visit the tournament's official website, www.PPChampionship.net.
