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DESCRIPTION:Revolutionary Soccer Tournament Cup Bay Area 2003 \nKronstadt FC vs. Left 
 Wing \n\nFirst game: Sunday, August 17th, 6PM at Piedmont High School 
 football field. FREE admission. \n(Directions below) \nSecond game: Sunday, 
 August 31st. Time & Location To Be Announced \nThird game: Sunday, 
 September 14th. Time & Location To Be Announced \n\nCome experience the 
 spectacle as anarchist and communist warriors duke it out over soccer in 
 this long standing historic battle. The local anarchist soccer team 
 Kronstadt FC will be facing off with the local communist soccer team, Left 
 Wing, in a three game tournament beginning August 17, over the course of 
 four weeks in the bay area. \n\nEver since Marx expelled Bakunin and the 
 anarchists from the First International in 1872, the tension between the 
 camps of anarchism and communism has built up considerably, notably during 
 the Bolshevik seize of power in Russia in the early 1900's and the Spanish 
 Civil War in the 1930's. These historical conflicts and philosophical 
 incompatibilities have persisted over the years and it remains to be seen 
 whether it will be resolved on the pitch during this tournament. Unlike the 
 bitter history that have come before them, however, both teams insist on 
 maintaining a spirit of fun while remaining competitive throughout the 
 friendlies. \n\nKronstadt FC will reveal their new black jerseys for the 
 new season at the opening game and vow to hold it down for west coast 
 anarchist soccer. Kronstadt's squad, of mixed genders, includes members of 
 local collectives such as AK Press, RACE, Bound Together, as well as a 
 number of players who were part of the Direct Action to Stop the War, the 
 group that helped organize anti-war actions that shut down San Francisco in 
 the wake of the United States' invasion of Iraq. In keeping with its 
 anarchist identity, the squad decides on positions and startegies without a 
 coach and fields players of all skill-levels. \n\nLeft Wing's squad, 
 reported to be majority women of color, includes ex-members of the 
 now-defunct Maoist vanguardist group STORM as well as members of the 
 Freedom Uprising collective, a group of activists of color who recently 
 organized direct actions against the war. Left Wing is expected to be 
 wearing their red jersey sporting their mascot, Lenin. \n\nThe opening game 
 will be the first time ever that the two sides meet on a soccer pitch. Both 
 teams have been using the Piedmont field for their practices, so there 
 won't be any home-field advantage for either side. "Neither of the two 
 teams are clear favorites to win the tournament," says a player from 
 Kronstadt FC who spoke on anonymity. "While we don't know enough about the 
 other team and their mysterious communist ways, we have to expect three 
 very challenging games ahead of us. But knowing how important the first 
 game is in any tournament, we will be looking for a positive result in the 
 opener with Left Wing." \n\nDirections to Piedmont High School field: 
 \n\nMap: 
 \nhttp://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?addtohistory=&country=US&address=800+magnolia+ave&city=piedmont&state=ca&zipcode=94611&historyid=&submit.x=39&submit.y=11 
 \n\nPiedmont High School's entrance is located at 800 Magnolia Avenue, 
 Piedmont, CA 94611. Due to the bourgeois neighborhood where the school is 
 located, please be advised of your anti-capitalist blood boiling as you 
 climb the hills of Piedmont toward the school which is bigger than some 
 universities and thus makes it hard to locate the actual field which is on 
 the other side of the school entrance. \n\nOne of many ways to get to the 
 field: \nFrom the Grand Ave exit off of 580, drive down Grand Ave away from 
 Lake Merritt, toward the residential area past the Grand Lake theater. Make 
 a right onto Wildwood from Grand. At the first two instances where the road 
 splits, veer to the right which is Wildwood. At the five-way intersection 
 that follows, cross it while staying on the same road. You will soon see a 
 gigantic football field to your left below. Park anywhere. Walk down steps 
 toward the bleachers. \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/23263.php
SUMMARY:Revolutionary Soccer Tournament Cup Bay Area 2003
LOCATION:Piedmont High School football field, 800 Magnolia Avenue, Piedmont
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/23263.php
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