Summer is Here, Woodgate Tips Spurs to Crack Top Four [next year]

The annual summer speculation that THIS will indeed be the year Spurs finally breach the Top Four has begun a bit early. The studly Jonathan Woodgate is the first to broach the topic in 2009, some 3.5 months ahead of next season's opener. With current form that would have Tottenham in the 5th position if the campaign had not begun until New Year's... and at least a few new "established" players set jump on the Harry bandwagon before 2009-10 kicks off, I'd have to say he won't be the last either.

Quoteth Woody:

"I want to finish as far as we can up the league," Woodgate said. "The aim is always to get in the top four and the Champions League... We'll see how we do. It's going to be a better team next year, you can see how the team has changed under the manager we have now."

Sounds good to me.

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A Spanish Summer

This Summer Barca will be catching fish.

The UF house appears to be a tad slow today, kind of a Friday-morning-your-senior-year-of-college-slow except the cause now is not alcohol rather it's work. The most toxic substance known to man. To help you avoid this toxic substance, I bring you information that will help as you try to make more summer vacation plans.

Barcelona has announced plans for a summer tour of America. Only three dates are scheduled, August 1 against LA Galaxy, August 5 against Seattle Sounders. A third date is not as of yet scheduled but presumed to be another "West Coast" team. That only leaves San Jose or Chivas for true west coast teams at the MLS level. I doubt that the club would play any USL sides, but I could be wrong. Though likely not.

No Unprofessional Foul Up is planned but I encourage readers to take up the slack.

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Quick Throw: Before Making Summer Plans Read This

• Inter Milan takes on Club America in San Jose on July 19.
• Chelsea will take on Inter at the Rose Bowl on July 21. Tickets go on sale today and the Mourinho - Chelsea reunion sounds incredibly appetizing, presuming he is still there at that time.
• AC Milan will take on Club America at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on July 22.
• Chelsea will take on AC Milan in Baltimore on July 24. Tickets go on sale today.
• There will be a Milan Derby as Inter and AC Milan battle it out on American soil on July 26 at Foxboro Stadium.
• Chelsea will play Club America at Cowboys Stadium on July 26.
• Don't forget Chelsea will play Seattle Sounders on July 18 in Seattle.

The Chelsea, AC Milan, Inter Milan, and Club America matches are part of something called the World Football Challenge. This is supposedly the website for it but it's not live yet. UPDATE: The website is now live and has links to purchase all of the tickets for the World Football Challenge.

Also Barcelona plays LA Galaxy on August 1.

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