The city of Orlando has taken a major step towards building a downtown soccer stadium that would be the home of a future Major League Soccer team. Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer has confirmed in a local radio interview that the city made the purchase for $8.2 million. The land would be the site of a […]
Gulati Elected To FIFA Executive Committee
U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati has been elected to FIFA’s executive committee, edging Mexican Football President Justino Compean by one vote. “We welcome the new committee member” FIFA President Joseph Blatter said. Gulati won 18-17 in a balloting at the congress of North and Central American and Caribbean Football in Panama City. Gulati’s election […]
U-17 World Cup Streak Ends At 14
In America, Christmas comes in December, Independence Day is July 4, taxes are due in April, and the U.S. Men’s Under-17 qualifies for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Well, at least that is now the case with three out of those four. The U.S. U17s were knocked out of the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 championship by […]
Fox Soccer Channel Days Are Numbered
The days of 24/7 soccer on FOX Soccer are about to come to an end. Fox has announced that its Speed Channel will be rebranded as FOX Sports 1, and all of FOX Soccer’s broadcast rights packages, including UEFA Champions League and Europa League Games, will be carried by the new sports network. That includes […]
Play Quicker, Increase Pace To Get Better Team Results
Perhaps the most overlooked aspect of coaching is the emphasis on “pace” in training sessions. Young players may be excused for going through training exercises at a leisurely pace, but as they grow older it is very important that their work rate in training increase. Hopefully, this will transfer to the games. You often hear […]
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 U.S. Soccer is celebrating its Centennial year in 2013 and throughout the year ussoccer.com is providing historical content to commemorate […]
Harvey And Fair Make State Department Soccer Trip To Iraq
Mary Harvey and Lorrie Fair, two former U.S. WNT players, visited Iraq in early April to work with, and motivate Iraqi girls and women interested in soccer and team sports as part of the U.S. Department of State’s “Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports” initiative. Both Harvey and Fair are former FIFA World Cup champions […]
Pro Soccer Notes
Lahoud Helping Homeland Michael Lahoud was born in Sierra Leone, a country of more than six millions residents in western Africa. He left for the U.S. when he was six, departing just ahead of a civil war that would last 11 years. Lahoud puts a high priority on education. He wants to build a school […]
High School Playoffs Beginning In Alabama
Oak Mountain is #1 and Vestavia Hills is #2 in the Alabama Class 6A boys high school rankings. They have played three times this season, Vestavia has won twice, but Oak Mountain has won the most recent. Their only losses have been against each other. They could meet again, and if they do it will […]
The Game Mia Played In Goal
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] North Florida head coach Linda Hamilton was a key defender for the U.S. Women’s National Team during the 1995 World Cup in Sweden. Her teammate Mia Hamm played 275 times for the USA, but a seldom mentioned game was the one in which Mia played in the goal. During the ’95 World Cup […]