The BP_TOW Crew Heading To NY For Grassroot Soccer
Filed under: Bumpy Pitch, Grassroots Soccer United, NYC
Beans, Ace, I.S.P.S and myself are making our way to the NYC tonight (red eye-ing it) for tomorrow’s 1st Annual Grassroots Soccer United.
The game itself will be played at the Lions Gate Field in Sara D. Roosevelt park (corner of Christie and Grand) in downtown Manhattan tomorrow October 2nd at noon with Hollywood United facing off against Ethan Zohn’s celebrity team in a charity match for the Grassroots Soccer Organization.
East Coast - Leslie Osborne (US Women’s Ntl Team, 2007 World Cup)
Shep Messing (broadcaster; U.S. Ntl team -1972 Summer Olympics, New York Cosmos NASL)
Players:
Mark Consuelos (television and film actor)
Youri Djorkaeff (former French national team, 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000)
Sean Evans (writer -Rush and Molloy, Daily News)
Steve Jolley (former New York Red Bulls, FC Dallas, 9 year MLS veteran)
Tony Meola(2000 GK of the Year,MLS; former US Natl Team;1990, 1994 & 2002 World Cups)
Yannick Noah (French Open men’s singles title 1983)
Heather O’Reilly (US women’s Ntl Team, 2007 World Cup, Gold medal 2008 Beijing Olympics)
Anthony Sullivan (“Pitchmen” You Design It - They Mine it – the world’s finest pitchmen)
Ethan Zohn (Co-founder Grassroot Soccer; 2002 Survivor Africa winner)
West Coast
David Hirshey (columnist, ESPN Page 2)
Players:
Brian Dunseth (former MLS player, color analyst (FOX))
Richard Gough (former Scottish Ntl Team)
Jimmy Jean-Louis (actor, Heroes)*
Alexi Lalas (former US Ntl Team, 1994, 1998 World Cup, US Soccer Hall of Fame, 7 year MLS)
Anthony LaPaglia (actor, Without a Trace, president Hollywood United Football Club, Australian National Soccer League, part owner of A-League club Sydney FC)
Frank LeBeouf (France World Cup winner 1998)
Donal Logue (actor, The Tao of Steve, other television and film)*
Costas Mandylor (actor, Saw)
Gilles Marini (actor, Sex and the City)
Kyle Martino (former LA Galaxy)
Brandon Routh (actor, Superman)Following the match, a special post game event will be held at the Marquee at 7pm, hosted by Ethan Zohn with Michael Strahan and Claudio Reyna co-hosting, with the aim of raising AIDS awareness among African youth.
Much, much more to come……
I’m so excited. I hope that Hollywood United will be
able to pull this one off. They’ve gotten quite a few
good players going up against the Grassroots Soccer
United. I wish I could go. Go Hollywood United. I hope
you win.
SoccerSuperFan
Donal Logue was not in Reservoir Dogs.
Good point Jason, that’s why copy and paste will get you into trouble.. up and running.. The Tao of Steve better?
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