Scores In His Richmond Debut The Richmond Kickers continued to rebuild their 2013 roster with the addition of Zimbabwean international Joseph Ngwenya, and that move produced an immediate payoff early in his first USL PRO game. Ngwenya, a eight-year Major League Soccer veteran, opened the scoring in the Kickers’ 4-1 win over defending USL PRO […]
Goulet Scouts For Academy Prospects
American With German Coaching Experience It really wasn’t a tryout. More of an evaluation. But call it a training session. It was actually all of those. It took place on March 20 at Lipscomb University. Attending were 29 of the best teenage boys soccer players in Tennessee, in the birth years from 1999-2000, all recommended […]
Gold Cup Games Coming To Southeast
The United States will again host the CONCACAF Gold Cup championships for 2013. Games will be played in 13 cities. The 12-team tournament is scheduled from July 7-28, 2013. On the list of venues is the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX, BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston […]
A Long Journey From Conyers To LA
The Boys From Georgia Certainly Did It His Way! By Brian Trusdell U.S. MNT Forward Clint Mathis is most remembered for his appearance at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and fantastic goal against Korea Republic. U.S. Soccer is celebrating its Centennial year in 2013 and throughout the year ussoccer.com is providing historical content to commemorate […]
Upcoming Games & Events
Region III Hosts US Youth Soccer has announced that Edmond, Okla., and Oklahoma Soccer Association will host the 2013 US Youth Soccer Region III (South) Championships as part of the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series. The games will take place at the ESC Complex in Edmond, OK. The event is scheduled for June 20-27. […]
Battery To Host English Championship Portsmouth FC
Opening the season on the road in Richmond didn’t work out so well for the Charleston Battery. The Kickers got the best of the 2013 opening game, winning 4-1. However, the home opener was a different story as the Battery bounced back with a 4-0 shutout at Blackbaud Stadium before a crowd of 4,546 fans. […]
Irwin Grabbing His Opportunity
If you aren’t from Charlotte, NC, or a follower of Elon University soccer, you might not know who Clint Irwin is. He grew up playing club soccer for Charlotte United, and was a standout high school goalkeeper at Charlotte Christian. He played two seasons of summer soccer with the Carolina Dynamo during his four years […]
North Meck SC Is Now Carolina Rapids SC
North Meck Soccer Club has a new name and new colors. The club will team with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer to create the Carolina Rapids Soccer Club. The Cornelius-based club is the second club as part of the Rapids adidas Alliance, joining the Downtown Las Vegas Soccer Club. [show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] “We are […]
A Dozen Former Tar Heels Open Inaugural NWSL Season
The inaugural season of the National Women’s Soccer League began with 12 former North Carolina Tar Heels on opening day rosters. The league begins its first year when the Cindy Cone-coached Portland Thorns FC played at FC Kansas City in a 1-1 draw. [show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] A dozen Tar Heels dotted the rosters of five of […]
Father/Son MNT Duos
Most soccer fans recognize Taylor Twellman either as a MLS player with New England, or a member of the U.S. Men’s National Team. Or perhaps even that “soccer guy on television.” But did you know there was another Twellman with a U.S. MNT history. No he’s not Taylor’s older brother. [show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Tim Twellman is […]