Jared's Gothia Cup Blog

2010-07-13T15:32:00.001-04:00

Tomorrow I leave to go to Raleigh for a three day training camp. Then Saturday I leave for Sweden. I am going to try to keep the blog updated as much as possible. Thank you for your support.

Schedule

2010-07-09T00:07:00.004-04:00

The schedule for the 2010 Gothia Cup has been released. You can see it on the Gothia Cup website, gothiacup.se. I don't know what team I will be on yet but I should find out on Wednesday, July 14th. I will be blogging as much as possible while I'm in Sweden. Thank you for taking the time to read this and thank you for your prayers and support.

Car Wash

2010-05-19T17:23:00.002-04:00

Just letting everyone know that on Saturday, May 22nd, I am having a car wash at Hearing Healthcare Center. The address is 331 Mills Avenue, Greenville, SC. The car wash will last from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. I want to say thank you to the Wikersons and Hearing Healthcare Center for all their help with everything and for letting me use the office. If anyone has questions please let me know.

What is the Gothia Cup?

2010-04-10T20:13:00.004-04:00

The Gothia Cup is an annual youth soccer tournament played in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Gothia Cup is widely considered the most well known youth soccer tournament in the world, and is often referred to as "The Youth World Cup." The name Gothia Cup comes from the Latin word for the area around Gothenburg. The tournament was started in 1975 by two Swedish soccer teams, BK Hacken and Gais, along with the newspaper Arbetet. Since 1975, over 120 countries have participated in the Gothia Cup. Seven players won the Gothia Cup and participated in the 2006 World Cup, including Xabi Alonso of Spain.
The Gothia Cup Group is involved in projects all over the world. In 2006, the Gothia Cup organization opened an orphanage in Bangkok, Thailand. In Africa, the Gothia Cup Group has started schools that now have over 600 students.

This information and more is available at: http://gothiacup.se

First Post

2010-04-10T18:41:00.003-04:00

Hello, my name is Jared. I have been selected to play soccer for the U.S. in the Gothia Cup in Gothenburg, Sweden. I need to raise around $4500. I am using this blog to recognize sponsors and I hope to gain new sponsors through this. I plan to enter new posts about the tournament and pictures while I am in Sweden, although entering new posts will depend on having access to a computer. I hope this is helpful to everyone.