Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story in Miami

The Jay Demerit Story will be showing in Theaters across the country Thursday November 3, 2011. You can see it in Miami at AMC Sunset Place - 5701 Sunset Drive South Miami, FL 33143 (305) 740-8904 – RSVP
Following is a brief description:

Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story
The true story of a young American’s impossible journey – a journey never experienced or heard of in the soccer world. After college, Jay’s dream of playing pro soccer in Europe seemed unreachable. Sleeping in an attic, painting houses and eating beans and toast to survive, Jay took the most unlikely route to the top. After not making the professional leagues in the U.S., Jay left for Europe at the age of 21 without any professional experience – only a passport, $1500 and a backpack full of dreams. The film documents Jay’s journey from the bottom – playing in Sunday park leagues and lower level division London clubs earning 40 pounds a week – to playing in the English Premier League – to starting in the 2010 World Cup. The Jay DeMerit Story is a story of perseverance, hard work and relentless belief in a dream… It is a story that needs to be told.
The poorest man is not without a cent, but without a dream…

Here is the trailer:



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USA 1 Honduras 0 in Miami in-front of over 21K. Fan pictures and videos.

The haters of Miami as a soccer town were out in full force last week as it was announced that fewer than 6800 tickets had been sold for the USA vs Honduras game to be played at Sun Life Stadium. The game hadn't even been played yet and already they were bashing.
In the end over 21,000 showed up on a wet night to watch the United states defeat Honduras 1-0 thanks to a wonderful goal by Clint Dempsey. Lets not point out that this game was played on Yom Kippur, that there was little promotion for the game, that a basketball event with NBA stars was being played and did I mention torrential rain?
Some mention that tickets were being given away thanks to a groupon special. But what town does not have special ticket sales for games? Sources within the Dolphins organization tell us fewer than 1,000 tickets were sold using the special. That still makes it 20K purchasing tickets by conventional means. Many of those walk up purchases. Imagine if it didn't rain? Other haters will say that 15K of those fans were Honduran nationals. In my opinion the crowd was divided... but, ok let's say they were all Honduran. It's still 15K Hondurans that live in South Florida!
In the end most haters are those who don't even live in South Florida and have no idea what it takes to make soccer a success in this town. The old Fort Lauderdale Strikers back in the 70's and 80's was a success. And the Miami Fusion in 2001 was also turning the corner but was taken from us before time.

What will it take for South Florida to succeed in MLS? An investor(s) with deep pockets that will make each game an event. Who can bring in soccer stars like the old Strikers did with George Best, Teofilo Cubillas, Gerd Muller to name a few. This will attract the soccer snobs of this town.
Over 70K showed up to see Barcelona play at that same stadium a few months back. The fans are here. We just need to give them the quality they are used to and this can be done. Any player in the world would love to play here and that's a fact.

Following are pictures and video of the game this Saturday:

Pictures and video by Uncle Ed

USA vs Honduras Saturday October 8 at 6 PM. Support Soccer in South Florida!

This Saturday October 8, 2011 at 6 PM the United States Men's National team will play a friendly game against Honduras. We ask all soccer fans in South Florida to show up and support the beautiful game.  Tickets are still available. Be sure to visit ussoccer to get your tickets.

If you want to sit with the American Outlaws and the rest of the supporters they will be in section GA 156. Code: STAND
The following information was received from the American Outlaws 
But before we get ahead of ourselves we have an event this Thursday October 6th at 8pm at:

Mickey Byrne’s located at:
1921 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, FL 33020

What do you get? 2 hour Open Bar (Draft beer, Domestic bottles and well drinks-no shots) from 8pm to 10pm for $10 and $4 Shot specials all weekend for anyone dressed in American Outlaws colors.
Mickeys will also host a USMNT player meet and greet during this event and the player is forward Jozy Altidore who will meet fans, will take questions and will challenge fans to FIFA12 on PS3.
Be sure to get there early and meet up with fellow South Florida American Outlaw members. (Ask for David Briceño or Pabony Rivera our local fearless leaders).
There will also be a pre-game party on Friday at Mickey's so be sure to attend. 

US vs. Honduras

Sun Life Stadium, Miami, FL October 8th, 2011 6 pm ET
Mickeys will also have a Bus to and from Dolphin Stadium leaving from their location for only $25. It includes Beer on the bus and during the tailgate. The Bus Leaves at 4pm Sharp. For more information e-mail: mark@mickeybyrnes.com to get your spot.

Tailgate & Day of  Game Events

If you are interested in staging U.S. flags and instruments in the U.S. Organized Supporters Section for the upcoming U.S. Men's game vs. Honduras, please meet U.S. Soccer representatives at Gate G of Sun Life Stadium at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 8. You will be escorted into the stadium to stage your items prior to gates opening to the public. Fans that arrive late will not be guaranteed entry into the stadium to set up.
Please note: We will not allow banners/flags to be hung in front of the U.S. Organized Supporters Section for this match.
For those of you planning to enter the stadium to stage your items, please send an email to: gkim@ussoccer.org with your name and a description of the flag or instruments you will be bringing with you.
U.S. Soccer must receive the final list of names/items by Thursday, October 6, 5 p.m. ET.

Tailgate Location:

Gates open 4 hours before game time. See the map for the general location.
Tailgate Details:
There may be some beer provided  (For AO members over 21 years of age) for those that get there early. After the keg it is BYOB. (Bring Your Own Beer)
AO will be grilling some food and Budweiser will be providing a tent, security and beer girls for the game!!  There will also be Beer Pong Tables and much more.
We hope to see everyone at the game!

UPDATE:

American Outlaws South Florida members will be tailgating as early as 2PM on Saturday. Be sure to get out there early and join in on the fun!

As of 8:20 PM 10/5/11 there are still 65 tickets left in the AO section GA 156
Get them now, use Code: STAND
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0D00472975E05280

There are also new sections of the stadium on sale, which means ticket sales have gone up.
Please tell everyone and their momma! We hope to see everyone at all the events.

Be sure to follow Jozy Altidore on twitter: http://twitter.com/JozyAltidore
Ask him to join us on our radio show Miami Ultras Alive this Monday at 10 PM. Tell him to support soccer in South Florida!

Strikers vs Islanders plus USA vs Spain watch party.

The Fort Lauderdale Strikers announced there will be a double header this Saturday as Lockhart Stadium. Starting at 5 pm. Palm Beach United and the Jacksonville-based Florida Sol of the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) will be playing prior to the Strikers versus the Puerto Rico Islanders to be held at 7:30 pm.
To get ticket and game information visit www.strikers.com

As an alternative South Florida United (The Unified Supporters groups of south Florida) and The American Outlaws have organized a watch party this Saturday at 4:00 PM when the United States takes on 2010 World Cup Champions Spain at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.

If you’re not fortunate enough to be traveling to the match, American Outlaws: South Florida invites you to join us for a watch party at the Fox & Hound pub in Fort Lauderdale. Our usual spot for watch parties will be Mickey Bryne’s in Hollywood, but since there is also a Strikers home match at Lockhart Stadium this Saturday at 7:30 PM, we figure gathering at F&H will make it easier for everyone to get from the watch party to the Strikers game.

So come on out and cheer on the Yanks as they get a final tune up before the 2011 Gold Cup, and then join us at Lockhart for some exciting local soccer as the Strikers take on the defending D2 champion Puerto Rico Islanders.

For more information visit the Facebook events page and remember to make it a soccer Saturday by going to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers game. We hope to see everyone there.