Soccer Watch
Aztex players signed, season tickets on sale, and more
By Nick Barbaro, Fri., Jan. 29, 2010
The Austin Aztex started selling season tickets and "Aztex Alliance" memberships this week in anticipation of the USSF Division II schedule that should be released any minute now. There's a clever flexibility for season ticket purchasers: You get tickets to all 15 home games, but they can be used at any combination of games. Read all about it at www.austinaztex.com. The Aztex have made a couple of positive roster moves heading into their upcoming Feb. 13-14 open tryouts. They re-signed popular and productive Cuban midfielder Yordany Alvarez to a three-year contract (incidentally, he came out of last year's open tryout). And they picked up a proven attacking midfielder in Lawrence Olum, second-team all-league last year with the Minnesota Thunder.
Elsewhere: Stoke City got a big win Sunday in the FA Cup fourth round, 3-1 over Arsenal... Interesting regional rivalries in the African Nations Cup semifinals: Egypt-Algeria, a rematch of their World Cup elimination game, and Ghana-Nigeria.
