Landon Donovan has called every game in the CONCACAF a personal audition. He’s passing the test with flying colors…..red, white and blue. So are the others on the U.S. MNT Gold Cup squad. The[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]y roared through four games without a loss and meet Honduras in the semis at Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, TX. Jurgen […]
Issue-35-07
New Print Date On This Issue
Check the print date at the bottom of this copy of Southern Soccer Scene[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. You will see that we moved our print schedule back a week for a number of production considerations. This change has allowed us to include coverage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup through the quarterfinal round. We expect to move back […]
A New U.S. Citizen
Danny Mwanga, who plays in Major League Soccer with the Colorado Rapids, is a brand new U.S. citizen[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. A native of the democratic Republic of Congo, he came to the United States to reunite with his mother, who immigrated in 2001. His father, a government worker, disappered one day. Speculation was that he had […]
NSCAA Symposium
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America was established in 1941 and for many years held its annual convention in New York City. That January event has grown to be the largest gathering of soccer coaches in the world[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The 2014 convention will return to Philadelphia on Jan. 15-19, so mark your calender accordingly. […]
Costly For Mizzou
The University of Missouri and Texas A&M joined the Southeastern Conference and both experienced a significant increase in travel expenses[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The Columbia Daily Tribune recently reported that Mizzou spent $7.1 millon on travel for the 2012-13 academic year. That’s $1 million more than anticipated. That was $2 million more than their last year in […]
What ‑Soccer People Are Saying!
“I’m 100% Salvadoran. That’s my country who I play for. Just because I was born and raised here doesn’t mean I’m going to show any mercy against the U.S. In fact, I was a part of the El Salvador team that knocked them out of Olympic Qualifying, and I’m not going to lie – it […]
NSCAA Summer Symposium Comes To Central Florida
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America will hold its inaugural Summer Symposium, Aug. 1-3, 2013 at the Orlando World Center in Orlando, FL. The event includes special soccer education for coaches who coach boys and girls from ages 6-18. There will be nine lecture hours and 16 hours of field sessions. Presenters include NSCAA […]
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals
The 12th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup is down to the final four with the United States taking on Honduras and Mexico playing Panama in the semifinals on July 24 in Dallas, TX[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The tournament will conclude with the championship game on July 28 at Soldier Field in Chicago. The winner of the […]
Upcoming Games & Events
USA vs. Mexico Venue Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, has been selected for the September 10 CONCACAF Qualifying match against regional rival Mexico. The U.S. is 3-0-0 in qualifiers inside Crew Stadium, posting three consecutive shutouts against El Tri. Kickoff is set for 8:00 p.m. ET and the game will be televised on ESPN. […]
Soccer Notes
The name of the newest USL PRO team in Sacramento, CA, is Sacramento Republic FC. The club, which will begin play in the 2014 season, has hired National Hall of Famer Predrag Radosavlijevic (Preki) as its first head coach. Preki made 28 international appearances for the U.S. MNT and is the only MLS player to […]