There are 10s of thousands of youth soccer players running around on soccer field in Georgia who never heard of Phil Woosnam. Chances are their parents don’t recall the name either. But Woosnam had a significant impact on soccer in the United States and a direct impact on establishing soccer in the Atlanta area. Like […]
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Date, Time And Place Set For Soccer Bowl 2013
The North American Soccer League has made it official. The date is set and Atlanta Silverbacks Park will be the site of NASL Soccer Bowl 2013 on Saturday, November 9. The Silverbacks earned the right to host the final by finishing first in the spring half of the 2013 NASL season[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The annual championship […]
Silverbacks Win Friendly
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] The Atlanta Silverbacks prepared for the start of the second half of the NASL regular season with a 2-1 win in a friendly at the RYSAA Soccerplex in Conyers. [/show_to][hide_from accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Your subscription has expired please Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene to view full article and get all the news in your mailbox![/hide_from]
N.C. Soccer
Robert J. Peterson, 43, girls soccer coach at state champion Green Hope High School, has resigned his teaching and coaching positions after being arrested for possessing child pornography. He faces six counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. The Raleigh News & Observer reported that according to arrest warrants, police investigators determined that Peterson […]
RailHawks Capture National Title
Hosting NASL Championship Hangs In Balance The Carolina RailHawks U-23s traveled to San Antonio, TX and came home with their second USASA National Championship in three years. The RailHawks, coached by Dewan Bader, earned the title with a decisive 4-1 victory over Real Carib SC from New York. [show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] They were the dominant team […]
East-West All-Stars
The N.C[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Coaches Association East-West girls’ all-star game ended in a 2-2 draw in the opening game of a doubleheader at UNC Greensboro Soccer Stadium. The East boys scored a second-half goal to beat the West, 2-1, in the nightcap. The games capped off a full day of soccer clinics and high school meetings […]
Ex-Houston Dynamo Player Building Character In Coaching Role
After an 11-year career in Major League Soccer, Eddie Robinson is using the U.S. Soccer Development Academy to revamp his career in the coaching ranks. Robinson, who grew up in Greensboro, NC, was drafted by the San Jose Earthquakes in 2001, and moved with the team when it relocated to Houston in 2006 and became […]
Volcano Forces Puebla Postponement
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Two-time Mexican Premier Division Champion, Puebla FC, ws scheduled to come to WakeMed Soccer Park for an exhibition friendly on July 6. However, the game was postponed due to a eruption by the Popocatepetl Volcano closed down the Mexico City and Toluca airports preventing Puebla from traveling. The RailHawks are continuing to seek […]
Raleigh Team Takes US Club Title
US Club Soccer’s National Cup XII saw 18 teams representing 17 clubs from 11 different states claim national championships at the Aurora Sports Park in suburban Denver, Colorado. North Carolina was one of those 11 states represented by a championship team. Premier UK ’97 Elite captured the Under-15 Premier Group championship. The Raleigh-based team defeated […]
Cape Fear SC Partners With Philadelphia Union
The Cape Fear Soccer Club has a new partner. The club, one of the largest youth soccer organizations in North Carolina has joined the Philadelphia Union’s Development Affiliate Network. The agreement was finalized in mid-July when John Hackworth, head coach of the Major League Soccer Union, came to Wilmington to kick off the partnership. Hackworth, […]