Mexico vs. Paraguay | International Friendly Highlights
Nearly 60,000 tickets have been sold for Mexicos soccer game against Paraguay on May 28 at the Georgia Dome.
It is on pace to surpass the Georgia Dome record of 70,511 tickets sold and distributed for the games featuring Mexico and the U.S. at the Georgia Dome last year.
The game against Paraguay will be played at 5:30 p.m.
Mexico will play Paraguay in mens soccer at the Georgia Dome on May 28.
Both teams recently announced rosters for the exhibition match.
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Scott Disick Breaks Down Over Kourtney Kardashian Breakup: "I Have Nobody" 5/28/2016 7:14 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian have plenty to bind them, even after breaking up. In addition to 3 kids, they wear really gaudy clothes.
Scott and his baby mama continued his birthday celebration, this time taking it on the road to Vegas Friday night, where they partied at 1 OAK with Malika Haqq, Tyga, Odel Beckham Jr., and a bunch of others.
"KUWTK" cameras have been following Scott and Kourtney everywhere, so it"s hard to know what"s real.
Tropical Storm Bonnie forecast to move over, soak Carolinas Memorial Day weekend The bodies of two missing motorists were found Saturday in Texas, raising the death toll to four from flooding in the state after torrential rain inundated rivers and waterways, authorities said.
The threat of severe weather had lessened in Texas over the long Memorial Day holiday weekend and the focus now is on homes that could be flooded by slowly rising waters. Evacuation orders were issued on Saturday for parts of two Texas cities along the Brazos River near Houston.
"The skies are clear and things look good. But we want to make sure people understand that we are not out of the woods yet. We have to keep an eye on water that"s coming through our bayou system," said Francisco Sanchez, a spokesman for the Office of Emergency Management in Harris County, where Houston is located.
Other parts of the U.S. got drenched Friday, including Kansas. And on Saturday afternoon, Tropical Storm Bonnie formed in the Atlantic Ocean and brought rain and wind to the coast of South Carolina.
In Kansas, the Wichita Fire Department said Saturday that it"s searching for an 11-year-old boy who went missing after he was swept away by a swollen creek Friday night. Wichita Fire Department battalion chief Scott Brown said his department has 12 divers, three search-and-rescue dogs and an airplane searching for any sign of the boy.
Near Austin in Travis County - which saw up to 9 inches of rain this week - officials planned to resume aerial searches on Sunday for two missing people whose vehicle was swept off a flooded roadway, said emergency services spokeswoman Lisa Block.
In Washington County, Texas, located between Austin and Houston, County Judge John Brieden said the bodies of two missing motorists were found Saturday in separate parts of the rural county. The body of Pyarali Rajebhi Umatiya, 59, of College Station, was found in a submerged vehicle. The body of Darren Charles Mitchell, 21, a National Guardsman from Navasota, was found downstream from where his overturned truck had been located earlier.
That brings to four the number of people who have died in the county after more than 16.5 inches of rain fell in some places on Thursday and Friday. The downpour washed away mobile homes and flooded other structures. Authorities performed more than 50 water rescues.
The two other deaths in the county were Lela Holland, 64, of Washington, Texas, whose mobile home was swamped by floodwaters, and Jimmy Wayne Schaeffer, 49, of Brenham, who was swept away after driving his truck into high water.
The rising water in several Houston-area rivers and creeks prompted Harris County officials to ask about 750 families in the Northwood Pines subdivision to voluntarily evacuate their homes and apartments on Saturday. Officials also warned residents living near the west fork of the San Jacinto River, north of Houston, that rising waters were likely to flood homes, even those that are elevated, Sanchez said.
In Fort Bend County, southwest of Houston, officials warned residents the Brazos River was likely to rise to the highest level ever recorded in the county, which county Judge Robert Hebert called "a serious incident."
The city of Simonton issued a mandatory evacuation for most of its 800 residents, said Mayor Louis Boudreaux.
Rosenberg, also in Fort Bend County, issued its own mandatory evacuation of some homes near the Brazos River. The evacuation order was to take effect at 2 p.m. Sunday. The city has a population of 34,000.
On the U.S. east coast, Tropical Storm Bonnie formed Saturday afternoon about 125 miles from Charleston, South Carolina, and was moving northwest near 10 mph with top sustained winds of 40 mph, forecasters said.
Bonnie is the season"s second-named tropical storm, emerging just four days before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center in Miami added. No evacuations have been ordered at this time. The center said a tropical storm warning is in effect from Savannah River to the Little River Inlet in South Carolina and that Bonnie"s extended system was dumping rain already in coastal areas.
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Mexico vs Paraguay 2016 1-0 GOL Y RESUMEN Partido Amistoso 2016
Mexico"s national soccer team will face Paraguay in an exhibition game Saturday at the Georgia Dome.
Alec McQuade, WXIA 4:40 PM. EDT May 28, 2016
(Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Mexico and Paraguay are set to face each other in an international soccer friendly Saturday night at the Georgia Dome.
Mexico is ranked No. 16 in the world by FIFA. Paraguay is No. 39.
Soccer is gaining popularity in the city, largely in part of MLS expanding to the city with Atlanta United.
Here are three things you should know before Mexico and Paraguay battle at 5:30 p.m.
1. Preparation is key
It may be a friendly, but both teams will be playing at full force with two large tournaments right around the corner. Mexico and Paraguay will both play in the Copa American Centenario, a 16-team tournament consisting of teams from CONCACAFand Conmebol. The United States is hosting it this year, and it is the first time it will be played outside of South America. The tournament runs from June 3-26.
After that, team Mexico will have a relatively quick turnaround as it prepares for the summer Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro. It will be the nation"s 20th appearancein the games after winning the gold medal in 2012 in London. While the Olympics are not comparable to the World Cup, it still holds significance among the soccer community.
"Everybody understands the importance of the Olympic games," Juan Carolos Osorio said, Mexico"s head coach. "As far as football competition, the World Cup is number one, and the Olympics are second."
2. Stake out the competition
Paraguay forward Nelson Valdez will take the field in Atlanta Saturday, and it could be the first time of many. Valdez is a member of the Seattle Sounders, part of MLS. He will be the only member of MLS playing at the Dome Saturday.
MLS expansion team Atlanta United plays its first season in 2017. So, when Seattle comes to town to play United in Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Valdez could be a familiar foe. But since joining Seattle in 2015, he has only scored one goal.
3. Mexico draws record crowds
The last time Mexico played a game at the Georgia Dome, it brought the largest crowd the venue has ever seen for a soccer game. Mexico played Nigeria in 2014 and it drew a crowd of 68,212. It surpassed the city"s previous record also held by Mexico for a Gold Cup game played in 2009 that held more than 51,000 fans. At least 45 thousand tickets have been sold for Saturday"s game, so it looks like Mexico will come up short of setting another new attendance record in Atlanta.
Golden State Warriors vs Oklahoma City Thunder - May 28, 2016
ByMiguel Rodriguez , CP Contributor
May 28, 2016|1:25 pm
Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and the rest of the Oklahoma City Thunder team will be looking to eliminate the reigning champs Golden State Warriors in Game 6 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City tonight, Saturday May 28, 2016. Tip-off is at 9:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. PT) and the TV broadcast and online live stream will be made available via TNT Overtime. The free live stream link can be found here.
If the Thunder do win, they"ll leave a bitter taste in the mouths of Warrior fans who were looking forward to back-to-back titles and were witnessing an extraordinary season from a team who not only broke the record for most wins in a single season (73-9) but also saw Stephen Curry break the NBA-record for most three-pointers in regular season history (402 three"s).
Despite Warriors" bouncing back in Game 5 and staving off elimination, the Thunder have overall been more aggressive than their counterparts in this series which have enabled them to earn wins at Warriors" home turf a difficult feat (Warriors lost only 3 times at home this season) and something the Thunder hadn"t achieved all season long.
Stephen Curry was instrumental to keep the Warriors hope of another title alive with a strong performance on Thursday night.
Steve Curry and Andrew Bogut
"We ain"t going home! We"re not going home!" Stephen Curry was seen screaming as the game came to a close.
Curry scored 31 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and handed out 6 assists during a game where the Thunder were relentlessly holding their ground and keeping the Warriors" rallies short lived.
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook had remarkable performances with 40 and 31 points respectively but that wasn"t enough for the Thunder to overcome the Warriors this time around. Warriors" Bogut grabbed critical rebounds - a total of 14 - and scored 15 points in what was a monstrous game for him and perhaps key for the Warriors" win.
Steve Kerr Weighs in on Game 6
With respect to the Warriors performance and prospects for Game 6, coach Steve Kerr said the following according to AP via NBA.com.
"Our guys have had a spectacular run here the last two years. They"ve loved every second of it. They don"t want it to end, and no matter how you look at it, if you"re not the last team standing, it"s tough. It"s a disappointing way to go out. So we want to hang in there. We want to win the next two and get back to the finals."
If the Thunder earn the W tonight the team will return to their 2nd NBA Finals appearance since 2012 when the lost against the Miami Heat but will face a familiar foe in LeBron James who now plays for Cleveland. Although they lost the series against James, Wade and Bosh and the rest of the Miami crew (4-1) that time around, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant have improved their play significantly since then and frankly it"ll be very hard to not see them lifting the Larry O"Brien trophy this time around.
TNT Overtime - Free Live Streaming
The game will be broadcast by TNT Overtime and the free live online stream can be seen at this link.
Welcome to Pulisic and Stripes FC. Your dedicated Christian Pulisic blog that occasionally covers the U.S. men"s and women"s national teams.
Fresh off his debut season in the Bundesliga for Borussia Dortmund, the emerging Christian Pulisic is generating headlines.
Could the 17-year old midfielder be a starter in the Copa America Centenario? According to this vague quote from United States men"s national team Jurgen Klinsmann,possibly:
"Everybody"s in contention," Klinsmann said when asked if the Pennsylvania native could play a bigger role during the high-profile tournament. "It"s nice to see a youngster like Christian having no fear, having confidence.
"It"s also a confidence given by his teammates. He can make mistakes but he also has that change of pace. He has the technique. He"s not overthinking the situation."
Everybody"s in contention. You, me, Pulisic, the guy at the bagel shop who messed up my order this morning.Everybody.
But mostly Pulisic.
Pulisic appeared as a sub during the U.S." 1-0 friendly win over Ecuador in Dallas. He played 27 minutes, and provided the same energy and technical ability he"s displayed in the Bundesliga.
Baby Nats Abroad posted an "every touch" video, so feel free to watch and re-live the magic:
And if you haven"t gotten enough Pulisic today,Jonathan Harding profiled him for FourFourTwo:
"I see all the things that people write and they put a lot of expectation on me," he says. "I just try to put it aside, not read into it and become the best player I can be. Im very thankful for the chance to put the U.S. crest on and just to play. Its amazing."
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"I dont want to be just some 17-year-old kid who is only known for being some prodigy at soccer. Its too much. Im just like anyone else. I want to live a normal life. I want to be respected as a nice kid who people know and not just because of soccer. Im doing the best I can and Im working towards my dream, but people just have to be patient."
Read the whole piece. It"s an engaging look into the life of a young professional soccer player.
American fans tend to be very cautious about over-hyping young prospect, despite the popular narrative claiming the reverse. These days there are more advanced warnings against "too much too soon" than cases of premature anointing.
Although most of us would like to see a player as talented as Pulisic slowly integrated into the national team lineup, it"s quite possible that he"s forcing Klinsmann"s hand. For now, I see him as a change up off the bench, someone who can come in around the 65th minute and annoy tired back lines with boundless energy, tricky dribbling, and defensive pressure. Klinsmann tends to rely on his veteran mainstays, and most likely will continue to do so against the powerful Colombia national team.
But if there"s a need for a change of pace or a tactical wrinkle befitting Pulisic"s skills against Costa Rica and Paraguay, then he certainly could earn his first national team start at the Copa America.
For now, Klinsmann isn"t tipping his hand.
Will Pulisic start against Colombia? Will he start at the Copa America? Should the guy who made me a ham, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich (instead of the bacon, egg, and cheese that I ordered) be fired and/or arrested? Let us know in the comment section.
