``FC Fox'' Profiles the Annual Costa Rica Cup; Landon Donovan and Brandi Chastain Dedicate a ``Field of Dreams'' in Inner-City Los Angeles.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- On Friday, "FC Fox" travels to Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. for the Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. Cup. Set amidst a tropical paradise, the competition not only promotes the beautiful game but also engages participants in a variety of humanitarian endeavors. Teen-agers and amateur soccer players from around the world converge in Costa Rica to participate in the Costa Rica Eco-Tour, where they spend some time away from the pitch to help out Costa Rican orphans. "FC Fox" also takes new look at the beautiful game, called Robocup, an international joint project to promote research in Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, computational perception and related fields. The "FC Fox" crew was at the Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta, Ga.; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1885, opened 1888. It is a member school in the university system of Georgia. Significant among its facilities and programs are the Frank H. last month for the Robocup U.S. Open, an event fostering AI and intelligent robotics research by providing a set of standard problems where a wide range of technologies including perception, planning, cooperation and action must be integrated and examined. Participants included high school students, undergraduates and graduate students from the world's best universities and robotics research centers. "FC Fox" also joins up with U.S. National Team stars Landon Donovan and Brandi Chastain in Los Angeles to dedicate a unique "Field of Dreams" made up of recycled sneakers sneakers Noun, pl US, Canad, Austral & NZ canvas shoes with rubber soles sneakers npl (US) → zapatos mpl de lona; zapatillas fpl .
WHAT: "FC Fox," a new weekly series dedicated to American youth and
amateur soccer, exclusively on Fox Soccer Channel.
WHO: Hosted by Ethan Zohn, who came to national prominence as the
winner of "Survivor: Africa" and is the co-founder of Grassroot
Soccer, "FC Fox" also features expert tips on technique and
play-making from U.S. Women's National Team standout and
audience favorite Heather Mitts. Christopher Sullivan,
formerly of the U.S. Men's National Team, lends his expertise
on training and conditioning, while Ryan McDonough brings his
'man-on-the-street' take on the soccer world.
WHEN: Friday nights at 7:30 p.m. (ET);
repeats Sundays at 9:30 p.m. (ET).
Fox Soccer Channel Fox Soccer Channel is a United States digital cable network, owned by News Corporation, that specializes in soccer. The channel took its current name on February 7, 2005; before then, the network was known as Fox Sports World, Launched Nov. 1, 1997. is available through affiliated cable systems, and through DirecTV and Dish Network satellite providers. For more information, visit Fox Soccer Channel online at foxsoccer.com presented by MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). . |
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