Holiday Pack Offer
The San Jose Earthquakes announced their 2010 Holiday Pack, which includes four goal view tickets to San Jose's 2011 home opener and two commemorative Chris Wondolowski Golden Boot Tour T-shirts for $75 ($130 value). The Golden Boot Tour T-shirt features the date of each goal scored by Wondolowski in his record-setting 2010 season. To purchase the Earthquakes 2010 Holiday Pack, log on to https://www.sjearthquakes.com/form/holiday-pack. *Note: Orders processed after December 17 should be picked up at the San Jose Earthquakes Front Office if you would like to receive the T-shirts before Christmas. All orders mailed from the Quakes Front Office will be charged a $5 shipping and handling fee. We are located at 451 El Camino Real, Suite 220 in Santa Clara, CA. The Quakes 2011 home opener is tentatively scheduled for the weekend of March 18 and 19.
Opara and Generation adidas Team Beat Real Madrid Reserves
Quakes defender Ike Opara played 61 minutes for the Generation adidas team last week in a 2-1 win over Real Madrid in Madrid. It was Opara’s first game action since breaking his foot on July 31 against Seattle Sounders FC. The Generation adidas team includes some of the best young players in MLS. The team is coached by the FC Dallas coaching staff, headed by MLS Coach of the Year, Schellas Hyndman. They will take on Rayo Vallecano FC’s reserves on Tues. Dec. 7 and Atletico Madrid’s reserves on Wednesday, Dec. 8 before returning home.
Johnson Helps Jamaica win Digicel Cup
Earthquakes forward Ryan Johnson helped Jamaica win the Digicel Cup over the past week in Martinique. Jamaica went unbeaten in the tournament, defeating Guadeloupe in the final on penalty kicks. Jamaica defeated Antigua and Barbuda (3-1), Guadeloupe (2-0) and Guyana (4-0) in the group stage to earn a spot in the semifinals, before defeating Grenada 2-1 in the semifinals. Johnson scored in the group stage game against Guadeloupe and played 90 minutes against Guyana. After starting in the semifinal against Grenada, he left in the 26th minute with a hamstring injury and missed the championship game against Guadeloupe.
Scouting
The Earthquakes technical staff is deep into scouting this month with plans to fly around the country and the world to look at players. Assistant coach Mark Watson was busy over the weekend, attending two NCAA Tournament matches. He saw North Carolina defeat Southern Methodist on penalty kicks to earn a spot in the College Cup. He also saw Akron defeat Cal in the quarterfinals. Watson and head coach Frank Yallop will depart this weekend for Osaka, Japan to attend the J-League player combine. They will be in Japan from Dec. 13-16 for this combine. Assistant coach Ian Russell will also travel to Ghana from December 16-19 to scout players. Finally, General Manager John Doyle will attend the College Cup this weekend in Santa Barbara as North Carolina, Akron, Michigan and Louisville attempt to take home the NCAA Championship.
Options Declined for Geovanni, Eduardo, Glen and Stephenson
The San Jose Earthquakes announced last week that they have declined the options on forwards Geovanni, Eduardo and Cornell Glen. The three forwards will not be available in the MLS Re-Entry Draft and will not return to San Jose in 2011. Midfielder Khari Stephenson also had his option declined and will be entered in the first stage of the MLS Re-Entry Draft on Wednesday, Dec. 8. If Stephenson isn’t selected in the first stage, San Jose can renegotiate with him until 11 a.m. PT Monday, Dec. 13. The Stage 1 Draft of the Re-Entry Process will take place on Wednesday, December 8th at 11 a.m. PT via teleconference with the Stage 2 Draft taking place on Wednesday, December 15th at 11 a.m. PT. For more information on the Re-Entry Draft, please log on to sjearthquakes.com.
MLS Combine to Take Place Jan. 8-11
The MLS Player Combine will take place in the days leading up to the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, presented by adidas. The league announced that the combine will be held January 8-11 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and the SuperDraft will take place at 9 a.m. PT on January 13. The SuperDraft will take place at the Baltimore Convention Center, in conjunction with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Convention.
2011 Season Tickets on Sale Now
Season tickets for 2011 are now on sale and fans can log on to sjearthquakes.com or call 408-556-7700 to make a deposit or purchase season tickets. The 20-game season ticket package includes two bonus games and a playoff game ticket. Season ticket packages start as low as $240.
Quakes in the Community
What: Holiday Heroes
Who: Ryan Johnson, Frank Yallop, Mark Watson, John Doyle and Q
Location: AT&T Park in San Francisco
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 7
Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Details: Quakes players and coaches, along with Q will participate in the annual Holiday Heroes event at AT&T Park.
