Brian Dooley, head women’s soccer coach at Florida Atlantic for the past 14 years, has resigned to accept the position of assistant women’s coach at the University of Missouri. Also joining the Missouri coaching staff is Katie Ely, who has been the assistant coach for goalkeepers the past two seasons at Duke….The Florida Youth Soccer Association has notified the Florida soccer community of the passing of Arthur “Arty” Birnbaum, 61, who served as president of the Greater Boca Youth Soccer Association and Region A as a whole for over 20 years. An advocate of recreation soccer, Birnbaum, who lost his year-long battle with cancer, was honored last December when Palm Beach County dedicated the soccer fields in his name at Loggers’ Run Park in Boca Raton…..The U15 Boys Sunrise Elite 97/98 and U-15 Girls Tampa Bay United have secured sports in the US Youth National championships this summer having qualified on their play in the US Youth National League….Florida International men’s head coach Kenny Arena welcomed two recruits at the start of the spring semester. Nico Midttun comes to FIU from Boca Raton where he played center-midfield for Boca Raton HS. Marvin Hezel is a center back from Wadshut, Germany, where he played U-19 for SC Frieburg, the 2011 German Cup champion…..University of Tampa alum and former men’s soccer standout Pascal Millien has won the Aittricity League championship in Ireland with the Sligo Rovers. The league title is the first for Sligo since 1977. The Rovers have also confirmed that Millien has agreed a new contract with the club. The Haitian international made 26 appearances in his first season with the Bit O’Red as he helped the Rovers to the league title after joining from FC Tampa Bay…..Stetson University women’s soccer coach Julie Orlowski has left her position as head coach. Orlowski resigned after completed her 12th season at Stetson. Orlowski was named the Hatters second head women’s soccer coach in 2001, and compiled an overall record of a 126-153-23. Her teams reached the Atlantic Sun Tournament each year from 2003-10 and advanced to the A-Sun title match in 2006. The 2012 team finished with a disappointing record of 3-13-1.