Spurs Win the World Series of Soccer!

   Not really. There is no such thing as the World Series of Soccer. There is the World Cup, of course. But, in America, the World Cup is so foreign, and distant, and we don't know where all those strange little countries are on the globe. So we have the World Series of Football! And Spurs are competing for the coveted prize.
   Yes, really. There is a management company, World Series Football, that organizes tournaments, evidently all over the globe with very impressive clubs, but I couldn't find any of that information. WSF has partnered with New York Red Bulls to create the New York Football Challenge. Better name, but still distinctly American. They could've, at least, created a meaningless Cup competition. I'm sure there are no shortage of sponsors (Kleenex Cup, anyone?), or how about the Overpaid World Cup Flops Cup? As it stands now, it sounds like a silly half time diversion involving fans from the crowd trying to dribble through an obstacle course, or a lotto scratch-off game.
   The New York Football Challenge will be a four-team tournament including the New York Red Bulls (obviously), Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Man City, and Sporting Lisbon. The games will be played at the new Red Bull Arena in NJ, and the tournament runs from July 22-25.  The games will be televised on FOX Soccer Channel and FOX en Espanol. Spurs play NY on Thursday the 22nd at 7:00PM Central Time. Saturday at 12:00PM Central, Spurs will play Sporting Lisbon. If it wasn't half a continent away, I'd go.
   Spurs will also be playing the San Jose Earthquakes, which they have an affiliation with, on July 17 at Buck Shaw Stadium. If it wasn't half a continent away, I'd go.
   Spurs were last in the States back in'03, when they played in DC. One of these years (come to Dallas or Houston!) I'll get to see them during their summer camp.