Monday, August 31, 2009

MLS and USL Soccer Mascots

"Tex Hooper" - FC Dallas


"Talon the Eagle" - DC United


"Sparky" - Chicago Fire


"Slyde" - New England Revolution


"Q" - San Jose Earthquakes


"Leo the Lion" - Real Salt Lake


"Edson the Eagle" - Colorado Rapids


"Marco van Bison" - Colorado Rapids


"Jorge el Mapache" - Colorado Rapids


"Franz the Fox" - Colorado Rapids


"Dynamo Dragon" - Kansas City Wizards


"Crew Cat" - Columbus Crew


"Cozmo" - Los Angeles Galaxy


"Chivafighter" - Chivas USA


USL

"Winger" - Vancouver Whitecaps


"Thor" - Minnesota Thunder


"Tac-Tik" - Montreal Impact


"Surf Dude" - Tacoma Tide (PDL)


"Sgt Pepper" - Austin Aztex


"Rex the Rhino" - Rochester Raging Rhinos


"Timber Joey (formerly Timber Jim)" - Portland Timbers


"Finnegan" - Wilmington Hammerheads (USL2)


"Swoops" - Carolina Railhawks


"Cannonball" - Charleston Battery



"Hotshot" - Miami FC Blues




Pics from Sugars Mascot Costumes, MLSnet, flickr, USLsoccer

Friday, August 28, 2009

Scenic Soccer Stadiums: Part 2

This is a continuation of yesterday's scenic stadium picture post. Click the pictures to enlarge. Suggestions are welcome.


Svangaskard Stadium - Toftir, Faroe Islands




Hajduk Split - Poljud, Split, Croatia




PFC Chernomorets Burgas - Lazur Stadium, Burgas, Bulgaria




USM Alger and Paradou AC - Stade Omar Hammadi, Algiers, Algeria




Shimizu S-Pulse - Nihondaira Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan





Persipura Jayapura - Mandala Stadium, Jayapura, Indonesia




Olympiacos FC - Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens, Greece




FC Wacker - Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck, Austria (Alternate View)




Gelora Bumi Kartini Stadium - Jepara, Indonesia




Hasley Crawford Stadium - Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago




La U - Estadio Monumental, Lima, Peru




Real Salt Lake - Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Scenic Soccer Stadiums

Here is a picture list of soccer stadiums that are located in scenic locations around the world. Click the pictures to enlarge.

Brigham Young University (PDL) - South Stadium, Provo, Utah



SK Brann - Brann Stadion, Bergen, Norway


UC Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, California



FC Wacker Tirol - Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck, Austria



Saida International Stadium - Saida, Lebanon



Calcio Lecco 1912 - Stadio Rigamonti-Ceppi, Lecco, Italy



FC Vaduz - Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Lichtenstein



Nuuk Stadium - Nuuk, Greenland



AS Monaco - Stade Louis II, Monaco



NK Rijeka - Kantrida Stadium, Rijeka, Croatia



Inverness Caledonian Thistle - Caledonian Stadium, Inverness, Scotland



ÍBV Vestmannæyjar - Hásteinsvöllur, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland



Green Point Stadium - Cape Town, South Africa



Giresunspor - Giresun Atatürk Stadium, Giresun, Turkey



Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall - Aixovall, Andorra



EB/Streymur - Við Margáir, Streymnes, Faroe Islands



NK Imotski - Dolac Stadion, Imotski, Croatia



Deportivo La Coruña - Estadio Riazor, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain



Fort William FC - Claggan Park, Fort William, Scotland



Changlimithang Stadium - Bhutan



Braga - Estádio AXA, Braga, Portugal


Molde FK - Aker Stadion, Molde, Norway


Aalesunds FK - Color Line Stadium, Ålesund, Norway


Beşiktaş J.K. - Beşiktaş İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey



Scenic Soccer Stadiums Part 2