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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.

The San Jose Earthquakes were back home on Saturday night against Sporting Kansas City after snatching a point in Colorado last week.  In a crucial game against 6th place Kansas City, the Earthquakes were in dire need of a victory with just six games to go in the season before playoffs begin in October. Although the Earthquakes dominated most of the game, the team fell short, losing 2-1 after conceding a late goal in the 80th minute. “ It’s killer to be honest,” said San Jose Earthquakes Head Coach Dominic Kinnear. “ With them [Sporting KC] now being nine points ahead of us … we have to put together a run of wins that we haven’t done this year so it’s going to take a monumental effort.” The game began quickly when the Earthquakes drove the ball down the middle of the field and had an opportunity in front of goal in the first 20 seconds. The right footed shot from San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski  was saved by Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia in th...