Aron Johannson grew up in Iceland and the 21-year old forward who is Jozy Altidore’s teammate at AZ (Alkmaar Zaanstreek) in the Eredivisie, the highest pro soccer league in the Netherlands. He moved to AZ in January of this year from a club in Denmark. But there is also a connection here with U.S. Soccer. Johannson was born in Mobile, AL. His parents were studying at the University of South Alabama when he was born in 1990. They returned to Iceland three years later. He spent the 2007-2008 school year playing in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy for the IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL With dual citizenship, he can still decide to play internationally with the U.S. until he makes a senior appearance for Iceland…..Alabama is the birthplace of other soccer professionals. Remember that other international soccer star who was born in Selma, Ala.? Little girl named Mariel Margaret who is known to the world as Mia Hamm!…..Gwynne Williams has resigned as the Director of Coaching of the Alabama Soccer Association, effective May 31, 2013. He is a former assistant coach with the New England Revolution and Lynn University and has been Alabama’s DOC since March, 2010….Jeremy Hampton, women’s head soccer coach at Montevallo has signed five players for the fall of 2013, including junior college goalkeeper Hannah McCarty, who played two seasons at Pearl River Community College in Haittsburg, MS. McCarty played high school soccer at Tupelo HS. The other four recruits, all from Alabama, will enter as freshmen. Forward Michaela Graber and midfielder Tatum Harless are teammates at Thompson HS in Alabaster, Ala. Midfielder Kourtnee Hayward (Hoover, Ala) is a senior at Hoover HS, and forward/midfielder Abbey West will graduate this spring from Southside HS in Gadsden, Ala…..With seven straight NCAA tournament berths and two consecutive SEC Championship Game appearances on her resume, Auburn head coach Karen Hoppa has received a five-year contract extension, keeping her at Auburn through the 2017 season. Hoppa has a 164-111-24 record in 14 seasons coaching the Tigers.