Frears Meets Henry

29 July 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — Hard-nosed Chinatown Soccer Club defender and London native Will Frears recently spent a few hours discussing the steady rise of soccer’s popularity in the United States with new Red Bull forward Thierry Henry, the Newswire has learned.

Frears, who penned an account of his meeting with the former Arsenal star for New York Magazine, reportedly shared some valuable insights to settling in Manhattan.

“We made Will [Frears] available because we knew that having transferred to New York himself a few years ago he could help a similarly accomplished player do the same in the autumn of his career,” Coach Stochl said.

Frears donned a vintage Arsenal kit prior to his club’s weekly match against FC Vice in Williamsburg last night.

Manchester Derby

27 July 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — The famed Manchester derby was temporarily played out on the streets of New York last week as both City and United were vying for attention of the American public within blocks from one another, the Newswire has learned.

While a delegation of City players took to the pitch on Stanton Street, their legendary red rivals lined up for a charity event in front of the Flatiron building.

The Chinatown Soccer Club’s Coach Stochl attended both events and made the following images available exclusively to the Newswire.

The City players included Wayne Bridge, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Touré, Micah Richards and goalkeeper Joe Hart.

The Premier League Stars played a friendly kickaround against a team of local football enthusiasts as well as representatives of their New York supporters club.

Adebayor galloped up the field early on.

The Togolese striker also unleashed a few unstoppable shots.

Blatte United player Pierre Byman had the pleasure of marking Wright-Phillips.

Touré, Adebayor and Bridge posed for the cameras following the match.

Shortly after the City players departed for their hotel, Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson brought some of his stars to the intersection of 23rd Street and Broadway.

The 68-year-old wasn’t shy about having a pop at hitting a ridiculously small target as part of a charity event.

Fellow Scot Darren Fletcher wasn’t far behind his manager.

Ironically, goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar came closest to sinking the ball through a miniscule cutout dozens of feet away.

United legends Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes joined their teammates and the manager for the obligatory photo op in front of the assembled press.

Spier Continues Recuperation

20 July 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — Veteran defender Marco “The Berlin Wall” Spier remains on track to recover from a nagging knee injury, the Newswire has learned.

“The surgery to repair the meniscus in Marco’s [Spier] right knee was successful and we expect him back on the pitch no later than September,” a club spokesperson said.

Spier is already using his crutches to work on improving his upper body strength.

Klinsmann Sighting

19 July 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — Veteran forward Mike Messenie bumped into German football legend Jürgen Klinsmann at C’est Si Bon Bakery in Newport Beach, California earlier today, the Newswire has learned.

Both players reportedly own homes in the picturesque seaside hamlet where Messenie is currently continuing his recuperation from a serious ankle injury.

The World Cup winner’s son proudly displayed his father’s unmistakeable jersey number.

Klinsmann won the World Cup in 1990 as well as the European Championship in 1996 as a player before coaching the German national team to a third place finish at World Cup four years ago.

Chu Dynasty

15 July 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — Veteran Chinatown Soccer Club defender Albert “The Great Wall” Chu returned to the team’s lineup alongside his father, club legend Kang, to lead the CSC to victory over bitter rivals FC Vice in Williamsburg on Wednesday night, the Newswire has learned.

“With both [Marco] Spier and [Florian] Peter out injured, it was key to add some composure to our defense and Albert [Chu] was able to provide that,” a delighted Coach Stochl said after the match.

The Chus posed for photographers during a break from the action.

Henry Joins Red Bulls

14 July 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — French forward Thierry Henry finally completed his move from Spanish league champions F.C. Barcelona to the New York Red Bulls earlier today, the Newswire has learned.

The deal completes an ongoing transfer saga that was first sparked three years ago when a Newswire exclusive revealed that a high-ranking Chinatown Soccer Club delegation led by winger Kevin “Keveronesi” Trageser and Andrew “The Midfield General” Sutherland had approached Henry about coming to the United States.

Henry posed with Trageser and Sutherland back in the summer of 2007.

Uganda

13 July 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — Chinatown Soccer Club veterans Peter “The Beard” Sutherland and his younger brother Andrew “The Midfield General” Sutherland where reportedly shocked after learning about Sunday’s terrorist attacks in Uganda, a country they visited on a scouting mission earlier this year, a source close to the players said.

The Sutherlands proudly posed in their matching Uganda kits after the CSC’s weekly match against FC Vice recently.

España

11 July 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — A number of Chinatown Soccer Club players as well as friends and family gathered at the Lower East Side apartment of CSC enthusiast Diana Hong to witness Spain beat Holland in the World Cup final earlier today, the Newswire has learned.

Hong’s living room was at maximum capacity throughout the match.

Bill McMullen’s vintage Dennis Bergkamp jersey failed to inspire the Dutch.

Injured CSC defenders Marco “The Berlin Wall” Spier and Florian “Red Alert” Peter took a halftime breather on Hong’s terrace.

Zach “Kormega” Korman and Coach Stochl wore matching Zizou shirts in honor of the game’s greatest player.

Double Blow for Germany

8 July 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — Already reeling from their team’s defeat by Spain at the semifinal stage of the World Cup, German football fans everywhere were dealt a second stinging blow in as many days when it emerged that veteran Chinatown Soccer Club defender Marco “The Berlin Wall” Spier will need surgery to combat a nagging knee injury, according to sources close to the player.

Spier has impressed CSC supporters with a new found lease on life in recent matches, adding a sense of adventure to his trademark dogged defending and scoring half a dozen goals in the process.

“It’s a problem with his meniscus which has been troubling him for some time,” Coach Stochl said.

“Marco [Spier] is obviously an important part of our squad so we decided to send him under the knife now to have him available for the busy fall season,” the Austrian said.

The news is of considerable concern for Stochl who announced the return of Spier’s defensive partnership with Florian “Red Alert” Peter at the beginning of the year.

Both players seem to have been struck down by injury again, with Peter currently nursing what a club spokesperson described as “a minor back issue.”

Despite their recent setbacks, Stochl was adamant that Peter and Spier would continue to play significant roles in his future plans for the CSC.

“Florian [Peter] and Marco [Spier] have become mentors for some of the younger members of the squad who look to their leadership qualities and experience, especially in high profile matches,” Stochl said.

In related news, winger Justin “Crazy Legs” Fines is reportedly recovering well from a major ankle sprain and expected back on the pitch no later than the fall.

Peter and Spier after their return to training in January.

Ze Germans

6 July 2010

New York (Chinatown Newswire) — Goalie Gerald “El Gato” Ding hosted a number of Chinatown Soccer Club players at the Psypo World Cup studio in the Lower East Side to witness Germany crush Argentina on Saturday, the Newswire has learned.

CSC friends and family gathered to watch the Krauts put on a show.

The posse regrouped later in the day to keep an eye on Spain’s dramatic defeat of Paraguay at An Choi.