How Soccer Refs Prepare For Games. You have been assigned three games this Saturday and two on Sunday. The referee who physically trains for these games and watches officials during other soccer matches will most likely be a good deal more successful than the person who does not think about these assignments all week until […]
Florida Defeats Georgia, 4-1
Florida Defeats Georgia, 4-1. It was anyone’s game at halftime with Georgia and Florida tied 0-0, but the second half was all Florida Gators as they came away with a 4-1 win. Florida moved to 6-3-1 and 3-1-0 in the SEC with the win, while Georgia dropped to 5-5-1 (1-2-1). After the break Florida outshot […]
Carolina RailHawks Eager For Playoffs
Will Host First Round Game Going into the final game of a three-game road trip, the Carolina RailHawks had one of the six North American Soccer League playoff spots locked up. They secured home field advantage in the first round of play with a 1-1 draw against the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Ty Shipalane scored the […]
Fans To Pick Chiefs Or Silverbacks
Fans To Pick Chiefs Or Silverbacks. The Atlanta Silverbacks are taking their next big decision to the fans. The organization has announced the launch of “Decision 2012: Silverbacks or Chiefs” campaign, which will give fans and others in the community the opportunity to decide the team’s name for the future. The unique campaign will feature […]
Young Harris Mountain Lions Ranked #6
Young Harris Mountain Lions Ranked #6. The Mountain Lions of Young Harris College riding their first-ever Top 25 national ranking, moved up 12 spots in the NSCAA Division II poll to #6. At the time of the rankings the Mountain Lions were 5-0-0. Since then they have moved to 7-1-0, the latest win 2-1 over […]
Georgia College Upsets National Ranked Saints
Georgia College Upsets National Ranked Saints. The undefeated start to the 2012 season ended for North Georgia College and State University, with a 3-2 upset to the Georgia College Saints. The victory was powered by the first hat trick for Georgia College soccer. Sophomore Ashley Veilleux (Monroe, GA) scored a pair of goals in the […]
Silverbacks Finish The 2012 Season With Strong Run
Silverbacks Finish The 2012 Season With Strong Run. Atlanta Silverbacks will remember 2012 as the season when Eric Wynalda came to town as the team’s head coach, at least for a few games. It will be remembered as another season when the team finished near the bottom of the NASL standings and out of the […]
Georgia Soccer
Georgia Soccer. After spending the last three seasons developing his game at Ispwich, U.S. U-20 goalkeeper Cody Cropper (Athens, GA) is ready for the challenge of a Premier League club after joining Southampton. Cropper, 19, signed a two-year contract with a club option for an additional year with newly promoted Southampton last month after a […]
U.S. Men Salvage World Cup Qualifier Split With Jamaica
Lose On Road, Win In Columbus Crew Stadium For four days, the U.S. Men’s National Team faced the unthinkable. Another loss in the CONCACAF semifinal round of World Cup 2014 qualifying, and the Americans might not get through to the next round. They would be eliminated! That had been setup by a 2-1 road loss […]
Pia Sundhage Talks About Winning Olympic Gold
Pia Sundhage Talks About Winning Olympic Gold. U.S. WNT head coach Pia Sundhage spoke with ussoccer.com about her experience during the journey to gold in London 2012 Olympics. Sundhage explains some of the difficult decisions she had to make as well as how she feels she helped the team simply “enjoy the moment.” Sundhage announced […]