Summer of Soccer 2017

This Summer I will be writing more about the soccer tournaments going on during the Summer. From the 2017 Confederations Cup to the 2017 Gold Cup. I will be writing all there is in the works of Summer soccer. With most of the soccer leagues around the world done with the 2016-17 season, this blog will be a center for all Summer soccer. The Summer is all about international soccer and pre-season warm-ups for the following European soccer seasons. Four key tournaments/ seasons that I will be covering on this page will include: The International Champions Cup, Confederations Cup, MLS Soccer and FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. We are one year away from the 2018 World Cup and this is the place to be leading up to the tournament. Stay tuned for more soccer news.

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Professors research clarifies air pollution in CA and India

Faculty, students and staff gathered in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library last Wednesday to listen in on the first presentation to kick-off the 13 th annual University Scholar Series. The presentation focused on economics professor Matthew J. Holian’s research on trends and relationships in California and India related to air pollution, regulations and economic growth. Holian travelled to India to compare the trends and relationships in air pollution and its effects the economic growth of both India and California. "We downloaded air pollution data from monitoring stations that they (in India) have all of over the country and so we took the data and calculated city averages,” Holian said. “ And in some cities you have multiple monitoring stations and then we merged that air pollution data for cities to a bunch of other variables including income and literacy.” He said the key question is what happens to pollution levels as income rises, because if people have ...

Mexico's style of play exposed once again

Fans watch Chile defeat Mexico 7-0 at last years Copa America Centenario. Ever since I set my eyes on a Mexican National team’s soccer game all I would hear from my grandpa is how boring Mexico's play was on the field and why they couldn’t mimic Europe’s top clubs’ style of play. Every time I saw a game on TV it would always be the same thing, my grandpa would point out how Mexico’s style of play was uninspiring. Total domination of the ball is the pillar the Mexican National team has strived to commit to ever since I could remember. Possession is a tactical approach to the game, however Mexico has always lacked the enthusiasm to adapt to each game. Instead of changing its style of play as the game unfolds they continue to install an old style of play. Mexico tries to dominate the ball and tire out the opponents, however as we've seen before, domination with possession often leaves holes in the defense. Teams recognize the holes and have learned ...

The Big Split

SJSU called to divest from companies "profiting" from Israeli occupation The Associated Students Board of Directors officially signed the resolution calling for divestment from several companies accused of profiting from Israeli occupation of Palestine on Friday. The passing of the resolution was announced on Nov. 18 and while A.S. voted in favor of divestment, it would still need to be approved by the SJSU Tower Foundation board of directors to actually go into effect. Divestment is the reduction of some kind of asset for financial, ethical or political objectives. According to Abid El-Miaari, president of Students for Justice in Palestine, the resolution was initially pitched on Oct. 21, and that many student groups were involved including the Black Student Union and MEChA. “We first went around to student organizations and explained the situation in Palestine, and why we wanted to pass such a resolution,” El-Miaari said via email. Palestine and Israel...

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