Lena Petermann was a rising sophomore at the University of Central Florida when her native Germany called her to play last month in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. It certainly wasn’t her first national team appearance for Germany. She was with the U-20 team in the Six Nations Tournament in Spain last […]
Young U.S. Team Beats Czech Republic
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (Sept. 3, 2014) – Midfielder Alejandro Bedoya scored a 39th-minute goal, Nick Rimando made four saves in the second half and the U.S. Men’s National Team earned a 1-0 victory against the Czech Republic at Generali Arena. It was the USA’s first-ever victory against the Czech Republic. The match also represented the first of […]
Irish Picked #1 Among ACC Men
A year ago Notre Dame joined the Atlantic Coast Conference and won the NCAA Division I men’s national championship. The Irish are the 2014 men’s soccer preseason favorite, according to a vote of the league’s 12 head coaches. This year Louisville joins the ACC and the Cardinal men are picked to finish first in the […]
Gators Edge Aggies For SEC Top Pick
Florida narrowly edged Texas A&M as the favorite to claim the 2014 Southeastern Conference women’s soccer title in voting by the league’s 14 head coaches. This marks the 16th time that Florida has been tabbed by the coaches to win the title. The Gators received 164 points that included eight first-place votes, topping the Aggies’ […]
Howard Will Step Away For A Year
Tim Howard, veteran U.S. MNT goalkeeper, will take a year off from international soccer duties to spend more time with his children and concentrate on his professional career with Everton in England. After discussions with U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann the Everton goalkeeper will not be available for selection until September of 2015. Howard is […]
Irving Steps Down As Hammerheads Head Coach
After 15 years as head coach of the Wilmington Hammerheads, David Irving has left the club and will no longer be involved in the day to day operation with the team. The press release said it was a mutual decision with Wilmington Hammerheads FC. Irving, who was inducted into the USL Hall of Fame in […]
U.S. U-20 Loss A Setback For U.S. WNT Future?
The matchup of the USA U-20 women with Germany in the first group game at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada raised some eyebrows. It was expected that these two teams would play in the championship game as they did two years ago when the U.S. won the world title. When the U.S. […]
FSU Top ACC Women’s Soccer Pick
GREENSBORO, NC – Coming off a national runner-up finish and a conference title, Florida State was chosen to repeat as the Atlantic Coast Conference women’s soccer champion in 2014 as voted on by the league’s 14 head coaches. The Seminoles received eight first-place votes en route to 189 total points, followed by Virginia (five first-place votes, […]
Horan Leads U.S. To U-20 Women’s World Cup
Lindsey Horan scored a pair of goals and assisted on Rose Lavelle’s goal to pace the U.S. U-20 WNT to a 3-0 win over China PR, advancing s the #2 team in Group B to the quarters of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Moncton, Canada. The USA wraps up the group stage with […]
Ellis Names Roster For WNT Roster Against Switzerland
U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Jill Ellis has named 19 players for the meeting with Switzerland on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The match, which has been sold out since July 25, will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ussoccer.com. “With the very short […]