UNC’s Parlow Cone Named Thorns FC Head Coach. Cindy Parlow Cone has spent many afternoons in her adult life on the sidelines of UNC’s Fetzer Field, first as a player for the Tar Heels and then as an assistant coach. She played 158 times for the U.S. WNT, helped her team win the 1999 FIFA […]
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Next Chance….Last Chance?
“In My Opinion……….” In 1999 America fell in love with the United States Women’s National Team. A crowd of 90, 197, the most ever for a women’s athletic event, saw the U.S. team win the FIFA Women’s World Cup title with a shootout victory over China in Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. Surely a professional […]
2012 NCAA National NSCAA Rankings
2012 NCAA National NSCAA Rankings. NCAA I Men Final Ranking 1. Indiana 18-5-3 2. Georgetown 19-4-3 3. Maryland 20-1-3 4. Creighton 17-4-3 5. North Carolina 16-4-3 6. Connecticut 17-4-1 7. Akron 18-1-3 8. Notre Dame 17-4-1 9. Louisville 14-6-1 10. New Mexico 17-4-1 11. Coastal Carolina 20-3-2 12. San Diego 14-9-0 13. UCLA 13-3-3 14. […]
Nike’s USL Sponsorhip
Nike’s USL Sponsorhip. You can now put the Nike Swosh logo beside the United Soccer League. Following the sale of the Umbro Brand by NIKE, Inc, the sponsorship of the USL was transferred from Umbro to Nike. “We are really excited to be developing the relationship between USL and NIKE, Inc. and look forward working […]
U-15 Sunrise Elite Returning To National League Finals
U-15 Sunrise Elite Returning To National League Finals. With a 1-0 victory over Concorde Fire Elite (GA) on the last day of competition, the U-15 Sunrise Elite 97-98 boys became only the third boys team in six seasons of National League play to complete a perfect 7-0-0 record. Donald Emerson scored the only goal of […]
U.S. U-20 MNT Gets Win
U.S. U-20 MNT Gets Win. The United States Under-20 Men’s Team closed out 2012 with a 4-0 victory against Venzuela in a closed-door match at FIU Soccer Complex in Miami, FL. Four diferent players scored for the U.S. as Jose Villarreal, Luis Gil, Mario Rodriguez and Daniel Metzger all scored their last goal of the […]
U.S. WNT Coming To Nashville
Will Play Scotland In Music City The last time the U.S. Women’s National Team played in Nashville was in 2004. Since then, Music City has been a favorite stop for U.S. Soccer’s men’s teams. The women are coming back next month when they take on Scotland on Feb. 13 at LP Field, home of the […]
Louisburg Runnerup For JUCO Title
Louisburg Runnerup For JUCO Title. One of the challenging aspects of coaching at the collegiate level is the demand of recruiting new players every year. It is difficult enough for four-year colleges and universities to “refresh” the program with an infusion of talented newcomers, but recruiting at the junior college level means over half your […]
Hoosiers Top Georgetown
Eighth National Title Indiana University got a goal from Nikita Kotlov in the 64th minute and the stifling Hoosier defense made it stick to defeat Georgetown 1-0 at Regions Park in Hoover, AL, to claim its eighth national championship. The goal came after a kick from near the corner spot came in to Eriq Zavaleta. […]
Sepp Blatter Criticizes MLS In Al Jazeera TV Interview
Sepp Blatter Criticizes MLS In Al Jazeera TV Interview. FIFA is the world organizer of soccer, but it is also one that has had its share of politics. FIFA President Sepp Blatter understands politics, so one wonders why he said what he said about professional soccer in the United States, and why did he say […]