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<DIV class=Section1><P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">From the <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">U.S.</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> <ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Soccer</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Communications</ST1:PLACENAME></ST1:PERSONNAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">Center</ST1:PLACETYPE>:<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P></O:P></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">U.S.</SPAN></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> UNDER-17 MNT TO FACE <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">BRAZIL</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>, <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">MEXICO</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> AND <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">PORTUGAL</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE> <O:P></O:P></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">IN NIKE NATIONAL TEAM FRIENDLIES ON NIKE CAMPUS FROM SEPT. 7-10<O:P></O:P></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">Draw to Determine Match Schedule to Be Held at Nike Campus on Eve of Friendlies;<O:P></O:P></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">U.S.</SPAN></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic"> U-17s Arrive in <ST1:CITY w:st="on">Beaverton</ST1:CITY> Directly From FA Tournament in <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">England</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></SPAN><O:P></O:P><P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">CHICAGO (Sept. 5, 2006) – The U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team will compete in the Nike National Team Friendlies along with Brazil, Mexico and Portugal from Sept. 7-10 on the Nike Campus in Beaverton, Ore. <O:P></O:P></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The friendlies are structured in a six-game round-robin format with two games a day on Sept. 7, 8 and 10, but the actual match-ups on those dates will not be decided until the night before the event. On Wednesday, Sept. 6, a draw to determine the match schedule will be held during a reception for all four teams at the <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Tiger</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Woods</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">Center</ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE>. <O:P></O:P></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">All six games will be played on the Ronaldo Fields at the Nike Campus. The back-to-back matches on Sept. 7 and 10 will be played in the morning (9 and 11 a.m. PT), while the two matches on Sept. 8 will take place in the afternoon (3 and 5 p.m. PT). <O:P></O:P></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal><
