2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup ON TV!!

Galavision will be airing the FIFA Futsal World Cup on tape delay.
Here is the schedule:

Tuesday September 30
Paraguay vs. USA
12:30a – 2a ET / PT

Wednesday October 1
Guatemala vs. Egypt
12:30a – 2a ET / PT

Thursday October 2
USA vs. Italy
12:30a – 2a ET / PT

Saturday October 4
Brazil vs. Russia
8p – 9:30p ET / 5p – 6:30p PT

Sunday October 5
Spain vs. Czech Republic
5:30p – 7p ET / PT

Monday October 6
Portugal vs. USA
12:30a – 2a ET / PT

Tuesday October 7
China vs. Guatemala
12:30a – 2a ET / PT

Wednesday October 8
Brazil vs. Cuba
12:30a – 2a ET / PT

Thursday October 9
Argentina vs. Guatemala
12:30a – 2a ET / PT

Once again the games are TAPE DELAYED.

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Friday in Rio de Janeiro... US training at the Maracanazinho Arena

Friday, September 26, 2008

See anything interesting about the official FIFA Futsal World Cup logo?That's right - it's a PARROT! South America is well known for having a large diversity of parrots and in fact the famous Estadio do Maracanã is nicknamed after the bird with the same moniker.What facilitated the discovery of the Parrot logo was our introduction to Parangolé, the FIFA Futsal World Cup mascot. Apparently, South America loves a good parrot mascot - if you'll remember last year Guaky was the mascot of the 2007 Copa America in Venezuela.

Maracanazinho Arena

Training session this morning

Our drive to training today featured lots of traffic, which seems about par for the course in Rio. We drove through Leblon and Ipanema, two of the most famous beachside neighborhoods in Rio. Even through the thunderstorm you can see that these are the places to be. We detoured away from the beach and just blocks from the sand the streets are lined with Cafes and boutique stores.

The U.S. Futsal National Team has arrived in Rio de Janeiro for the FIFA Futsal World Cup

Thursday, September 25, 2008

As we were leaving for training today, Ptah Myers was flagged down by an onlooker outside of our hotel. Turns out, the bystander was a salesman and he wanted to show us what he had on offer: license plates.According to Denison Cabral, who was doing the translating, one custom named U.S. Futsal National Team license plate can be yours for just 40 Brazilian. Apparently receiving random trinkets outside of your hotel is a very South American thing.

Anyhow, the license plate dealer has given the guys some time to make their decisions - and chances are that asking price isn't final either... (From left to right in the picture -Team Doctor Nicholas Romansky, Cabral, and Myers)