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In the News (Fri 4 Dec 09)

  
 Profile: Cobi Jones
Jones is back in Galaxy fold after inking 3-year no-trade contract.
Jones near re-signing with Galaxy; Mathis avoids knee surgery.
Jones heroic strike in 88th minute provides 2-1 victory over Chile.
www.soccertimes.com /usteams/roster/men/jones.htm   (787 words)

  
 Sports: Jones elevates reputation of MLS
Jones, 30, sought a long-term contract that would have made him one of the league's highest-paid players.
"Cobi has put in more than five years of service to the league and is a great example of someone who has made a career for himself in the U.S.," MLS deputy commissioner Ivan Gazidis said.
Jones was also a big factor in the Galaxy's MLS Cup appearances in 1996 and '99.
www.sptimes.com /News/050901/news_pf/Sports/Jones_elevates_reputa.shtml   (1085 words)

  
 ESPN.com - SOCCER - Captain Cobi finally a cup champion
Cobi turned to see that it was Bruce Arena, his National Team coach the past four years and nemesis for even longer.
What also made it difficult for Jones was his matchup with Revs left back Joey Franchino that resembled a wide receiver-cornerback battle at times as the focal point of a very defensive Revolution gameplan.
Later in the half, Franchino wiffed on a volley and found the thigh of Jones with his cleat that knocked him to the ground and resulted in his post-match limp around the locker room.
espn.go.com /soccer/s/2002/1020/1448603.html   (995 words)

  
 United States National Soccer Players Association - Cobi Jones   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Cobi Jones before the WCQ against Panama on Oct 13, 2004.
The United States; all-time leader in caps, Cobi Jones is also closing in on the all-time world record for international appearances.
Jones has made numerous television appearances and was featured in an MLS advertising campaign.
www.ussoccerplayers.com /players/cobi_jones   (1154 words)

  
 United States National Soccer Players Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Cobi Jones will be back in LA for a ninth season.
Midfielder Cobi Jones, the only remaining member of the club's inaugural team, signed a new multi-year deal which re-negotiated his salary to remain with the L.A. Galaxy.
Jones has also contributed a great deal to the U.S. national team during his time with the Galaxy.
www.ussoccerplayers.com /players/cobi_jones/410232.html   (590 words)

  
 San Bernardino County Sun - Cobi has time on his site
Jones was a key figure in the Galaxy's playoffs ouster of regular-season MLS top team San Jose, setting up a Landon Donovan goal in a 3-1 victory and pushing forward from his wing spot to apply constant pressure in the clinching 1-1 draw.
Jones played every minute for the Yanks in the 1998 World Cup and came on as a substitute twice in the 2002 World Cup.
Jones was the marquee player when the Galaxy made its 1996 debut and is the only man to play all 10 MLS seasons with the same club.
www.sbsun.com /sports/ci_3174231   (740 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports /2005/02/25/
Cobi Jones has scored 56 goals in nine seasons for the Los Angeles Galaxy, including the team's first goal, in 1996.
COBI Jones scored the first goal for the Los Angeles Galaxy in their Major League Soccer opener in 1996.
Jones was one of two United States players to play every minute in both the 1994 and 1998 World Cups.
starbulletin.com /2005/02/25/sports/story2.html   (780 words)

  
 ESPN.com - SOCCER RECAP -
Jones scored twice within a minute in the first half, as the Galaxy repeatedly ran past the Fusion defense to easy scoring opportunities.
Jones intercepted a pass inside the Los Angeles goal area and was unmarked as he dribbled 50 yards to just outside the Fusion penalty box, where he successfully converted on a 26-yard shot at the 38th minute.
Jones barely had time to rest from his long run when Hernandez fed him with a pass from the left wing and Jones drilled a shot into the Miami goal at the 39th minute, giving the Galaxy a 4-0 lead.
espn.go.com /soccer/mls/2000/20000708/recap/losmia.html   (363 words)

  
 SoccerAmerica.com: U.S. Soccer: Cobi at the Crossroads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Jones appears set to return to the World Cup for the third time, but younger attackers emerged to threaten his spot on the U.S. depth chart.
Jones didn't register a point in 2001 after leading the team in goals with six the previous year when he played up top as well as in midfield.
Jones is confident those setbacks will be avoided in 2002, but the buildup can't begin early enough.
www.socceramerica.com /article.asp?Art_ID=55614   (1287 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Global: News - Jones stars as US outclass South Africa
Jones struck twice in an eight-minute span of the first half to give the hosts a 2-0 lead at the interval.
Jones made a strong run down the right side as he chested down a high ball by McBride before finding Reyna alone on the left with a knee-high cross that the unmarked Glasgow Rangers midfielder calmly slotted into the right side of the net from seven metres.
Jones lofted a high pass to Stewart on the right side from the top of the six-yard box.
www.soccernet.com /global/news/2000/0604/20000604usarsareport.html   (619 words)

  
 Jones, US tie Panama - The Boston Globe
Cobi Jones scored two minutes into second-half injury time, and the United States escaped with a 1-1 tie against Panama in a World Cup qualifier last night.
Jones, who may have been in an offside position, then beat goalkeeper Donaldo Gonzalez from 8 yards for his 15th goal in 163 international appearances.
It was the second time the United States salvaged a tie on the road with a late goal by a second-half substitute -- Brian Ching scored in the 89th minute of the semifinal opener at Jamaica on Aug. 18.
www.boston.com /sports/articles/2004/09/09/jones_us_tie_panama?mode=PF   (225 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet England: News - US international linked with Premiership move
US international Cobi Jones could be set for a move to England.
Jones, who plays his football with the Los Angeles Galaxy, already has a deal lined up with MLS but is reportedly looking for a move to the UK.
Jones is believed to have rejected a 'maximum-salary contract with marketing tie-ins and performance bonuses' in order to consider his options abroad but Clemetson refutes the claims.
www.soccernet.com /england/news/2001/0208/20010208cobijones.html   (253 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Cobi Jones
For the duration of his career, Cobi Jones has had to live up to impossible expectations.
The United States has forever been in search of a superstar player to lead the country to the next level of international football, and when Jones was at the initial stage of his soccer journey, many pointed to him.
Jones has an impressive resume to his credit, despite a lack of scoring in the crunch.
www.askmen.com /specials/world_cup_2002/cobi_jones.html   (279 words)

  
 Goal.com - Exclusive Interview: Cobi Jones Talks About World Cup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
His name is Cobi Jones and whether you knew this or not, it’s still remarkable to think that Jones was a non-scholarship player when he joined the UCLA soccer team in 1988.
On Thursday, Goal.com spoke with Cobi Jones via phone after he finished a training session with the Galaxy.
Cobi : I think the speed and athleticism of this team is going to be very dangerous and hard to beat.
www.goal.com /en/articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=44818   (981 words)

  
 NPR : Cobi Jones, Kicking Around Book Ideas
Cobi Jones in action with the L.A. Galaxy.
Weekend Edition Sunday, July 3, 2005 · Reading is a thrill sport for Cobi Jones, a midfielder for Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy and the latest notable who shares his recent book choices with Weekend Edition Sunday.
Jones, also a mainstay of the U.S. national team, favors military history, mysteries and fantasy series.
www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4727000   (289 words)

  
 Cobi Jones - Moviefone
Cobi Jones has scored three goals in the 2006 campaign for the Galaxy (as of 11 July), including a crucial game-tying goal late in the game against MLS...
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movies.aol.com /celebrity/cobi-jones/293142/main   (83 words)

  
 What future for Cobi ??? - BigSoccer
Hi, i am french and i love los angeles galaxy and i'm fan of cobi but its difficult when we live in france to have more informations about this team and Cobi.
Jesus...when those developing 26 year olds do as much for American soccer that Cobi Jones has then they'll get as much respect from me as Cobi does.
Yes, Cobi is entitled to appreciation for what he has accomplished.
www.bigsoccer.com /forum/showthread.php?t=428400   (1013 words)

  
 ussoccer.com - Articles
Cobi Jones, King of L.A. Okay, maybe another Kobe has that honor.
Jones has quite the cred both along the flanks at the Rose Bowl and behind the velvet rope at the West Hollywood hot spots.
A member of the Galaxy since the MLS opened shop in 1996, Jones will be playing in his fourth MLS Cup final.
www.ussoccer.com /articles/viewArticle.jsp_23184.html   (1129 words)

  
 Colorado Rapids. The official site of the Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer Team.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The penalty kick save would ultimately prove to be the lone highlight on the night for the Rapids (10-10-3, 33 points), who were held without a shot on goal and fell behind the Galaxy in the race for playoff positioning, dropping into fourth place in the Western Conference.
The Galaxy got the game’s opening goal in the 20th minute when Alexi Lalas got on to the end of a Cobi Jones corner kick.
Jones sent an out-swinging ball to the top of the penalty area, where Lalas made contact and sent a looping header to the near post.
www.coloradorapids.com /news/newsdetails.asp?ID=35   (772 words)

  
 The Jetspeed Portal Tutorial - Action Events
When you press ?Save Cobi?, the values on the form are passed to the Turbine (the MVC controller servlet), from where you can get the values of the input fields into your Java action class.
The "Save Cobi" button is a submit button which posts the contents of the HTML form back to the portlet.
We set the error message text into a servlet request attribute (from the Servlet API), and then later on in the pipeline, in the BuildNormalContext method, we check for existence of the error message text and display an error message in case an exception occurred in the action event.
portals.apache.org /jetspeed-1/tutorial/7/events.html   (693 words)

  
 MLS: Galaxy rout New England behind Cobi Jones.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
MLS: Galaxy rout New England behind Cobi Jones.
In addition to Myers, Clint Mathis, Ezra Hendrickson, Carlos Hermosillo and Cobi Jones scored goals for Los Angeles.
Jones also recorded two assists, giving him 103 career MLS points in his four seasons with the Galaxy.
www.soccertimes.com /mls/1999/games/jul11.htm   (331 words)

  
 Easy Soccer :: View topic - Cobi Jones   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Soccer forum for soccer players,soccer fans and all soccer enthusiasts.Whether you chose to talk club, country or champions league,this is the place to do it.
Yeah cobi still got it i would have started him insted of noonan.
cobi still a good player and is having a great year so far and has lost of experience and leadership.
www.easysoccer.net /t207029p1-cobi-jones.htm   (438 words)

  
 Cobi Jones Soccer Bear
Gorgeous 8 1/2 inch high bear (beanie) of Cobi Jones, one of the most popular USA National Team and MLS players of all time.
This bear is fully licensed and has "Cobi" on the front and "Jones 13" on the back (13 is Cobi's USA National Team number).
The hang tag talks about Cobi and has a facsimile of Cobi's signature.
www.soccercards.com /ma/itm00215.htm   (88 words)

  
 Jones's Late Goal Helps U.S. to Tie (washingtonpost.com)
Less than a minute from a historic defeat at Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Cobi Jones slotted a short shot past goalkeeper Donaldo Gonzalez during injury time to give the Americans a 1-1 tie with Panama.
Approximately 12,000 on a rainy night were on the verge of erupting in celebration, but fell hauntingly silent when Jones, a second-half substitute, put away Landon Donovan's pass deep in the penalty area.
U.S. players celebrate after Cobi Jones strikes during injury time Wednesday night to give the Americans a 1-1 tie with Panama.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A7199-2004Sep8.html   (805 words)

  
 FOX Sports - USA - Cobi Jones needs your help ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Cobi Jones doing his part to help Iraqi children cope with war.
And once you donate be sure to check in to the Little Feet website and learn how many more balls are needed to reach our goal of 50,000.
Cobi Jones is a midfielder for the Los Angeles Galaxy and former U.S. international who occasionally contributes his blog entries for FoxSoccer.com.
msn.foxsports.com /soccer/story/6161278   (394 words)

  
 BBC News & Sport | World Cup 98 | Players | Cobi Jones   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder, who is 28 on June 26, has won more than 100 caps.
Jones, who has his own health and fitness show on TV, was an influential member of the USA side which reached the last 16 in the 1994 finals, after which he had a brief and unsettled time in England with Coventry City.
Previously his pace and skill helped the USA to gold in the 1991 Pan-American Games.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world_cup_98/teams/united_states/players/81783.stm   (111 words)

  
 Cobi Jones Photos - Cobi Jones News - Cobi Jones Information
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Tell the world what you think of Cobi Jones, write a review for this person.
www.tv.com /cobi-jones/person/69624/summary.html   (120 words)

  
 SoccerAmerica.com: MLS CONFIDENTIAL: Clint, Cobi and the 'last man'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
CLINT VS. COBI: For one of the few times in their careers, second-year Rev Clint Dempsey and 10-year Galaxy veteran Cobi Jones squared off Wednesday night in their teams' 1-1 tie at Gillette Stadium.
Dempsey missed their earlier meeting, a 1-1 tie on the Fourth of July at Home Depot Center, while training with the U.S. for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
He finally succeeded, and shortly thereafter, was hammered to the ground via a crunching tackle imposed by a rugged, red-haired Galaxy defender.
www.socceramerica.com /article.asp?Art_ID=562136133   (645 words)

  
 Cobi Jones Quotes
Quotes By author - Starting with C - Cobi Jones
I don't know if my hairstyles reflect that, but I am someone who enjoys change.
No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission and prior consent of QuotesandPoem.com
www.quotesandpoem.com /quotes/listquotes/author/Cobi_Jones   (439 words)

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