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Messenie Continues Recuperation

17 March 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — Veteran forward Mike Messenie remains on track to recover from a serious ankle injury suffered in December, the Newswire has learned.

The striker recently underwent a successful second surgery to remove a pin from the injured joint and is optimistic that the healing process will continue as planned.

“I have some downtime as I heal from the surgery but should start physical therapy in about ten days,” Messenie said.

The California native has already returned to host his weekly show at East Village Radio.

Comeback Train

9 March 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — The Chinatown Soccer Club benefited from the successive comebacks of several veteran players over the past few days, the Newswire has learned.

“I’m delighted to have all these guys [see below] available again and they should help keep us going during the busy spring season,” Coach Stochl said.

Meanwhile, midfielder Dan Morales signed a rolling one-year contract extension in keeping with the club’s policies for players over the age of 40.

CSC legend and West Coast transplant Charlie Becker joined the club for two training sessions while visiting from Los Angeles.

Defender Jason “Goods” Goodman returned to full training after finally shaking a nagging toe injury while eccentric Ecuadorian midfield magician Papi Lopez visibly stepped up his game following a short trip to Mexico.

Hard-nosed center backs Peter “The Beard” Sutherland and Marco “The Berlin Wall” Spier made it back to the Stanton Street ground after business engagements in Uganda and Berlin, respectively.

The return of goalie Todd Lawton strengthened Coach Stochl’s options between the posts.

Morales sported a customized jersey to celebrate his big birthday.

Back on the Pitch

4 March 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — The Chinatown Soccer Club was finally able to resume practice earlier this morning after a series of snowstorms had rendered the famous Stanton Street ground unplayable for more than two weeks, the Newswire has learned.

The team posed for a snapshot prior to kickoff.

A fully-healed Jakob Daschek kept a close eye on the proceedings while discussing tactics with defender Jacob “The Barbarian” Cohen.

Speedy winger Andy Carlson chased down numerous long balls.

Club legend Kang utilized all of his experience to carve out space for his teammates.

A quiet sideline still life.

Becker Does Los Angeles

2 March 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — In addition to Dan “The Danimal” Funderburgh’s reception in New York tonight, Chinatown Soccer Club legend Charlie Becker is participating in a group show opening in Los Angeles tomorrow, the Newswire has learned.

According to a well-placed source, the bicoastal artistic double punch was plotted almost a year ago when the two players practiced together near Becker’s new West Coast home.

Beckers was happy to show his true colors for the cameras.

Funderburgh Opening

2 March 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — A number of Chinatown Soccer Club stars and their families are expected to attend Dan “The Danimal” Funderburgh’s hotly anticipated opening at Sigerson Morrison later this evening, the Newswire has learned.

Return to New York

1 March 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — The annual Chinatown Soccer Club winter retreat in Park City, Utah came to an end on Saturday with exclusive Newswire coverage to follow later this week.

A striking image captured by defensive midfielder Dom “The Dominator” Neitz on his first trip to Utah.

Funderburgh Meets Sigerson Morrison

28 February 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — Midfield dynamo Dan “The Danimal” Funderburgh will present an exhibition of new work at the Sigerson Morrison Laboratory Boutique at 19 East 71st Street on New York City’s Upper East Side, the Newswire has learned.

The exhibition will feature a large-scale, wall-covering installation, as well as limited edition prints and accessories. Funderburgh will be present for the opening reception on Tuesday, March 2 from 6:30 until 9 p.m.

“We [the Chinatown Soccer Club] always like to encourage our players to engage in positive creative endeavors to balance the demands of playing for the CSC,” Coach Stochl said.

Funderburgh was overseeing the installation of his work on Sunday evening.

Winter Retreat

24 February 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — The annual Chinatown Soccer Club winter retreat is currently underway in Park City, Utah with several of the club’s stars and their families in attendance, according to a source close to the proceedings.

The Newswire is hopeful to be able to present exclusive coverage of the excursion in the coming days.

Daschek Cheats Death

18 February 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — Swedish forward Jakob Daschek was lucky to escape with his life after being injured in a freak snowboarding accident late last month, the Newswire has learned.

The Chinatown Soccer Club initially kept quiet about their veteran forward’s injury, suffered during a last minute trip to Snowbird, Utah.

However, with media speculation intensifying over the past few days, Daschek finally released a first-person account of his harrowing tale (see below) and promised supporters to be back on the pitch soon.

Cliff Drop

By Jakob Daschek (Special to the Chinatown Newswire)

So what happened was that there was a drop into a bowl where I couldn’t really see what was there. I turned super slow into it and there was a rock where I hit my edge.

I flew forward and smashed my face into another rock and then there was a cliff that I flew over. I finally landed in the powder below.

I didn’t really know what the fuck happened expect that there was blood pouring out of my face so I rode down to the base station and [checked into] the medical center.

It looked like I slaughtered a small animal.

Since it was my last run of the day I was kind of anxious to get out of there to catch my flight. I had a car waiting so I decided after I cleaned of the blood that I was going to try and make my flight and deal with it [the injury] back in New York.

I was able to check in but when I went through security my nose started to bleed without me even knowing about it so the security guys stopped me and wouldn’t let me on the plane.

I was told that I had to go to the hospital so they called me an ambulance and shipped me off to some medical center in Salt Lake City.

They did all kind of X-rays and everything was alright except a broken nose and bruised ego, I guess.

Daschek after the slam and prior to surgery on his nose.

As indicated above, the Swedish striker took a major tumble and was lucky to escape with relatively minor injuries.

Practice Canceled

15 February 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — The Chinatown Soccer Club has had to cancel this week’s planned training sessions due to a series of snowstorms hammering New York, the Newswire has learned.

Defender Jacob “The Barbarian” Cohen supplied this image of a thoroughly frozen Stanton Street ground.