The largest field of teams and a significant increase in prize money highlight the 100th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, which kicks off May 7. The tournament is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the U.S. It was first held in 1913-14, when it was called the National Challenge Cup. Sporting […]
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Professional Briefs
Rivalry Week Crowds Major League Soccer scheduled a weekend of early season games between teams with special rivalry attractions. Nine games averaged 23,140, the highest weekly average this season. Portland vs. Seattle attracted 40,150, which was the Sounders’ seventh biggest crowd ever. The Canadian matchup in Montreal between the Impact and Toronto FC drew 37,896. […]
Florida Soccer
A familiar face will be returning to the sidelines in Oxford, Ohio, as Hugh Seyfarth has been named the new Miami University women’s soccer assistant coach, head coach Bobby Kramig announced. Seyfarth, who previously served as an assistant with the RedHawks, begins his duties immediately and replaces Nate Lie, who took a similar position at the University of […]
Here Come The Belgians!
The U.S. Men’s National Team will get a shot at another Top 20 team when Belgium comes to Cleveland, Ohio, on May 29. It marks the first time the U.S. has hosted Belgium. Currently ranked #19 in the FIFA World Rankings, the Belgians are in first place in Group A of UEFA qualifying for the […]
Cal South Sweeps ODP Titles
Teams from Southern California swept the four US Youth Soccer ODP national championships, played the first weekend in March at the FC Dallas Stadium Complex in Frisco, TX. Cal South’s 1996 Girls earned their second consecutive national title with a 3-0 win over Indiana. A year ago they beat Virginia’s ODP team 1-0 in the […]
US. Under-20 MNT Roster
Goalkeepers (3): 1-Cody Cropper (Southampton; Maple Grove, Minn.), 12-Kendall McIntosh (Santa Clara; Santa Rosa, Calif.), 22-Zack Steffen (FC DELCO Academy; Downington, Pa.) Defenders (6): 18-Eric Miller (Creighton; Woodbury, Minn.), 3-Juan Pablo Ocegueda (C.D. Guadalajara; Riverside, Calif.), 2-Boyd Okwuonu (North Carolina; Edmund, Okla.), 5-Shane O’Neill (Colorado Rapids; Boulder, Colo.), 4-Caleb Stanko (Freiburg; Holly, Mich.), 14-Javan Torre […]
Virginia Soccer
Timothy Keegan (‘ 94) was one of six former athletes inducted into the Georgetown Athletics Hall of Fame in February. A three-time first team all-BIG EAST selection, Keegan was named twice to the All-South Atlantic team. A recipient of team outstanding offensive player honors, he graduated as Georgetown’s all-time leader in assists and total points. […]
Georgia NL Teams Headed To Nationals
Four Georgia boys teams completed outstanding National League seasons and have qualified for the US Youth National Championship this July in Overland Park, Kansas. The Under-16 Boys GSA 97 Phoenix Red finished the season first in the National League Red Division, while the U18 Boys Concorde Fire Elite advanced after a first-place finish in the […]
Is It Over For Bocanegra?
With glaring questions regarding the U.S. defense for upcoming World Cup qualifiers, U.S. MNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann decided not to include captain Carlos Bocanegra on the roster for the next two games. Bocanegra is reported to be healthy. He did not get off the bench in the opening game of the regional hexagonal, a 2-1 […]
Vestavia Hill Boys Unbeaten, #1 In Alabama
The Vestavia Hills boys soccer team is 15-0 and #1 in Alabama just past the midpoint of their 2013 regular season. They jumped from #22 to fifth in the Elite Soccer Report national spring prep poll. Being undefeated and nationally ranked is nothing new for the Rebels. But a hard lesson learned by past teams, […]