On the pitch

Chinatown Soccer Club (CSC) were clearly the best-dressed at the Adidas-sponsored Fanatic VII Soccer Tournament, so I was glad to see they won that award (Best Jersey Design) officially at the end of the day. I stitched on some of the CSC patches, so I helped, right?



Nice tassels, boys!



The guys showed a lot of vim and vigor in their games and the CSC camaraderie crossed a number of team lines in an inspiring way.



See Coach Stochl's photo essay here.

Good food was provided -- chicken, pork, veggie burgers and kebabs, potato salad, macaroni & cheese, hot dogs, burgers, and grilled corn. My snack in between games (courtesy CSC and its poet laureate Laijon) came with some advice/poetry:


All in all, a good day for food, football, and friendship.


p.s. Vigilance!