European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Sport soccer is not dead in America los Angeles a has the baseball strike started yet a. A a. A i ask this question in All sincerity emerging from the glorious cocoon of the world cup. I never thought i would see the Day when the Fate of soccer and the Fate of baseball would be intertwined but that Day is upon us. It has always been my position As a soccer Buff that it would be presumptuous to ask americans to give up our excellent team sports. But what if baseball gave up on us what if baseball self destructed with a strike lasting into next year this is a very important question to ask during my Post Par turn depression. It was a very Good world _ cup. I am somewhat stunned to hear comments that sundays scoreless championship game a won by Brazil Over Italy in a shootout a May have set Back the cause of soccer in the . By a Hundred years. I thought it was a taut thriller played by International stars. The rest of the world understands the need to end a championship game somehow. George Vecsey commentary _ Here in Mexico Norte and East Korea my wife was in a shopping Center during the shootout watching a big screen television with a couple of Hundred hispanic asian and other soccer fans. She said they were screaming with each penalty kick. That a soccer. But any Way you look at it the world cup is Over and what does the United states do for an encore a. At very least the last five weeks have made world cup fans out of a major Swath of the american populace Only the most provincial and injurious minds can now deny there Are great millionaire celebrity athletes who can dribble through four defenders and launch a screaming missile at the goalkeeper and that even if the Ball hits the Post something special has happened. However there is the distinct possibility that Macri cans could sit Back and wait for the next world cup in France in 1998. Soccer is not exactly dead in America. You want american world champions you got american world champions. A the american women will try to defend their first world cup title in Sweden next year but first there will be a Chiquita cup for women in six northeastern cities starting july 29. And of course the youth and College programs can Only get bigger now that americans have seen Beneto and Stoichkov and Ravelli up close. However Alan Rothenberg the impresario of soccer in this country is on record As saying that if no major professional league emerges from this world cup then the venture would be considered a a Rothenberg knew he lucked out because soccer officials tinkered with the rules to make the games More exciting and he lucked out with Brazil Italy but he and his associates deserved their Success. They filled the stadiums with enthusiastic Well heeled fans who brought ethnic excitement straight from a the other Side a with none of the dangerous flares and jostling and hooliganism of Europe. On the other hand the . Is much too big and much too diverse to produce the soccer excitement i Felt in previous world cups in Barcelona and Mexico City and Rome but it was All right. I do Flash a giant yellow card to soccer officials from Zurich who took american big Bucks but were too Lazy or incompetent to get Roberto Baggio and Romario in front of a microphone the Way american sports organizers do with Hakeem Olajuwon or Mark Messier and i Flash a huge yellow card to the american organizers to settled for portable toilets and were too cheap to install Wash stands. Than York to fms enjoy Tours football enjoy Tours in the olympic stadiums of Barcelona amp Berlin a is. A m i a fat air a a Denver _. _ on sunday. July 31st these Tours depart Early Friday 29 july. O 2 overnights in a 1st class hotel in Barcelona 259.00. O 5 overnights in a Comfort hotel on Costa brava 369.00. @ 7 overnights in a Comfort hotel on Costa brava 469.00. Express amp 1 overnight Tours August 12-.4 both include tickets Midfield is lower deck Between 30 cd lines Mezzanine is upper deck Between 15 cd lines a express tour with Mezzanine seat express tour with Midfield seat 65,00 1 overnight tour with Mezzanine seat so 95 Sqq 1 overnight tour with Midfield seat a s225.00ticket prices Range from $45-50. For seats Between the 15-yd lines and from $75.-85. For Midfield seats Between the 35-yd lines. When booking please indicate your ticket express amp overnight Tours will arrive in Berlin in time for an orientation tour before joining the festivities at the Maifeld tabbed the Quot largest tailgate party in Europe Quot. Whall details coming to your Sato travel office and itt destinations Ujj limited soon inquire about our special discounts for units groups and clubs. Feel free to Call for further information. Enjoy Tours a Lauters Rabe 102 a 67657 Kaiserslautern a Tel 0631 70022 a fax 0631 72079
