NY Red Bulls vs Miami FC this Friday at 11 AM and more news...

The Blues will face the New York Red Bulls this Friday, March 12, 2010 at 11AM at Lockhart Stadium! Make note of the change

The Red Bulls have released their full roster which includes Colombian star Juan Pablo Angel, Americans Chris Albright and Mike Petke, Costa Rican Roy Miller, Jamaican Dane Richards and many more.

The Miami FC Blues have so far confirmed the following players on this years roster:
D-Mike Randolph
D-Chris Gbandi
M-Jarryd Goldberg
D-JP Rodrigues
F-Bryan Perez
D-Kyle Veris
D-Cristiano Dias
F-Edward Santeliz
D-Zach Kirby
More signings to be confirmed. Some of the above players may not be at the game.

A few good links to read:
The AC St Louis Fanatic has a piece called "Miami FC looking toward the future". Dave Trotter was able to speak with Miami FC President Aaron Davidson, Miami FC’s General Manger Luiz Muzzi and US Soccer legend and Miami FC’s Director of Soccer Fernando Clavijo. Do check it out HERE

The Potomac Soccer Wire has a great interview with NASL's Kartik Krishnaiyer

Yes, I’ve said some incendiary things about the federation and about their youth structure, more than anything – player development,” he admitted with a sheepish smile. “But hopefully those can be seen as constructive critiques going forward. We can help as a league, help MLS, help U.S. Soccer and U.S. Youth Soccer going forward…We’re going to work with MLS. We’re going to enhance and complement the good work MLS has done for 15 years.

To read more go HERE

On the other side of the USSF Div 2 we have a piece over at Inside Minnesota Soccer. Brian Quarstad interviews USL President Tim Holt.

We are fully committed to apply for sanctioning as a USSF Division II Men’s Professional League for the 2011 season. Currently, USSF is going through an internal process of reviewing their standards for leagues/teams at this level. Once this is complete, the league application process will commence and we intend to be prepared to submit an application compliant with these revised standards.

The rest of the Interview can be read HERE

Miami FC to face the NY Red Bulls and other Preseason games announced

The Blues are getting ready for this season in full stride and will meet the NY Red Bulls. But first check them out at FIU Stadium tomorrow Saturday at 10 am Check it out!

Official Press Release:

Miami FC Announces Two Preseason Games
The Blues confirm preseason matches with FIU and the New York Redbulls

MIAMI, March 4, 2010- Miami FC made its way back to the pitch, beginning its preseason with practices on Wednesday, March 3 at the Holiday Inn’s soccer complex in Sunrise. A preseason matchup with Florida International University’s men’s soccer team is slated for Saturday, March 6 at 10 a.m. at the FIU soccer stadium. The Blues will also face the New York Red Bulls on Friday, March 12, 2010.

The Blues’ match against FIU’s men’s soccer team will be free to the public. This will be the first of numerous matches to be held between now and the season opener in April 10 against the Rochester Rhinos at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale at 7:30 p.m.

The team will also take on the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer in a scrimmage at the Holiday Inn in Sunrise on Friday, March 12 at 11 a.m. The event is also free and open to the public.

The rest of the preseason schedule is still in the process of being completed and will be announced in the days to come.

Miami FC Blog

Miami FC also continues to make strides in making its fans feel like they are part of all the action with the introduction of the official team blog.

The blog, Behind the Blues, will feature posts by different members from different areas of the organization, from management to the athletes, to give fans an in-depth look at Miami FC throughout the course of the season. To check out the newest Miami FC blog click here.
Miami FC will open the 2010 season on April 10 at 7:30PM at Lockhart Stadium against the visiting Rochester Rhinos.

For real time updates, don’t forget to follow Miami FC on twitter www.twitter.com/miamifc.

ABOUT MIAMI FC

Miami FC, South Florida's only professional soccer team, is currently in its fifth season. For the 2010 season, the Blues will play in a second division league established and administered by the United States Soccer Federation. The league will feature two conferences with Miami playing in the NASL Conference. The team is owned by Traffic Sports USA, the North American subsidiary of The Traffic Group, the leading soccer event management company in the Americas with headquarters in Brazil, and offices in the U.S. and Europe. The organization is committed to the advancement of soccer in South Florida at the youth, amateur and professional levels.

ABOUT THE NASL
The North American Soccer League (NASL) was established in November 2009, and will be submitting an application with the U.S. Soccer Federation to become a sanctioned league in 2011. The NASL’s nine member teams – Carolina RailHawks, Crystal Palace Baltimore, Miami FC, NSC Minnesota Stars, Montreal Impact, Rochester Rhinos, AC St. Louis, FC Tampa Bay Rowdies and Vancouver Whitecaps FC – will all compete in the 2010 USSF D-2 Professional League, a second division league established and administered by the United States Soccer Federation. In 2011, the NASL will be joined by teams in Atlanta and Edmonton. The NASL and its member teams are committed to building on their long tradition of providing a high level of soccer to fans across the United States and Canada in 2010 and beyond.