Week # 13
The Weekly Spurs Report
MLS Ticket Raffle:
Raffle Prizes
5 tickets to a Home Sporting KC game of your choice + Sporting KC jersey
5 tickets to a Home Minnesota United game of your choice + Minnesota United jersey
1 ticket - $20
6 tickets - $100
Tickets are also available in Trivia Night Package and in person at Trivia Night on March 30th
Winners will be drawn March 30th at Trivia Night.
Trivia Night Fundraiser:
Come out for a fun night of trivia to support the SoDak Spurs Soccer Club! We will draw the winners of the MLS Raffles following Trivia.
There are only 50 tickets available. Deadline to purchase tickets is March 25th!
What: Trivia Night Fundraiser
Where: Wooden Legs Brewing Company
When: March 30th, 6-9pm
We have multiple ticket options available for purchase.
Ticket #1 - Pizza, 1 drink, & trivia entry - $30
Ticket #2 - Pizza, 2 drinks, & trivia entry - $40
Ticket #3 - Pizza, 3 drinks, & trivia entry - $50
Spurs Supporter Package - Pizza, 3 drinks, trivia entry, & 3 MLS Raffle Tickets - $100
Trivia Night Rules:
Must purchase a ticket to participate in trivia. Teams are allowed.
Cash Prizes
1st Place - $100
2nd Place - $50
3rd Place - $25
Buy Tickets Here:
https://www.sodakspurs.com/trivia-night-raffle-tickets/p/wooden-legs-trivia-night-ticket
Raise Right Fundraising:
We have partnered with Raise Right Fundraising! Use the SoDak Spurs Enrollment Code to purchase eGift Cards for your everyday purchases. Each purchased gift card gives a percentage of earnings back to our fundraising account.
Example: Purchase a $100 eGift Card to GAP at 14% earnings. Your $100 eGift Card is delivered to your online wallet for instant or future use. You earned $14 for our Fundraising Account! The earnings come from the brand, so no extra money out of your pocket.
There are over 200 brands to choose from for eGift Cards! Including Starbucks, Walmart, Buffalo Wild Wings, Lowes, and many more!
When placing an order, select Add and pay with a credit card. DO NOT select Pay Coordinator Directly. There will be a 2.6% credit card fee for each transaction.
Get Started Here! https://www.raiseright.com/shop
SoDak Spurs Enrollment Code: PYQGPNWS462S
Open Registrations:
Registration for Spring Grassroots, Madison Grassroots, and Dell Rapids Grassroots are all open!
https://www.sodakspurs.com/grassroots-spring-2023
https://www.sodakspurs.com/sodak-spurs-madison-spring-grassroots
https://www.sodakspurs.com/sodak-spurs-dell-rapids-spring-grassroots
This Week in Soccer:
English Premier League:
Manchester City vs. Newcastle - Saturday, 6:30am on USA
Arsenal vs. Bournemouth - Saturday, 9:00am on Peacock
Liverpool vs. Manchester United - Sunday, 10:30am on USA
UEFA Champions League:
Chelsea vs. Dortmund - Tuesday, 2:00pm on Paramount+
Tottenham vs. Milan - Wednesday, 2:00pm on Paramount+
Bayern Munich vs. PSG - Wednesday, 2:00pm on Paramount+
Derbies - Written by Jake Weber
This past week Real Madrid played Barcelona for the 252nd time in their history. Barcelona defeated Madrid and secured their 99th win in El Clasico history. El Clasico is the name given to the matchup between the historic Spanish rivals. El Clasico is probably the most famous and evenly contested example of what is called a derby in soccer. In simpler terms, a derby is a hotly contested and long-standing rivalry, and while historically the term derby was reserved for purely local matchups, the modern use of the word encompasses rivalries that cross city borders.
Here are some of the most intense derbies in Great Britain. The Old Firm Derby in Glasgow between Scottish giants Celtic and Rangers is an interesting rivalry that has fans not only divided by the club they support but also by political and religious boundaries. Celtic was more associated with Catholicism and Scottish independence and Rangers were associated with Protestantism and British Loyalism. Many clubs compete in multiple derbies. For example, Liverpool has an intense rivalry with their local rivals Everton known as the Merseyside Derby, but at the same time share an intense and historic rivalry with Manchester United and whenever the two sides meet it is known as the Northwest Derby as both clubs reside in that region of England. As mentioned, the term derby historically refers to a local matchup, however, in a city like London which has seven teams currently in the Premier League, derbies are more commonly associated with the region within the city in which the teams reside. The most intense and historic of these London derbies is the North London Derby between Arsenal and Tottenham.
Some other famous derbies from around the world include the Derby Della Madonnina. This Italian derby that sees AC Milan take on Inter Milan is extra special because both teams share the same stadium, The San Siro. In Germany, Borussia Dortmund has a fierce rivalry known as Der Klassiker with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. However, despite Europe’s dominance of club soccer, possibly the greatest and most intense derby in the world takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Superclasico between River Plate and Boca Juniors sees Argentina’s two top teams go at it in a match that is constantly described as one of the greatest sporting spectacles in the world.