A new name, a new direction and a lot of familiar faces highlights the beginning of preseason training for North Carolina FC. The franchise previously named the Carolina RailHawks, will open training at WakeMed Soccer Park on Monday, Feb. 6, preparing for the 2017 North American Soccer League (NASL) season,. “We are excited to get […]
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Arena’s MNT Coaching Return Is A Draw
The U.S. Men’s National Team opened Bruce Arena’s second tenure as head coach with a spirted 0-0 draw against Serbia at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. Forward Jozy Altidore earned his 100 th cap in the match, becoming the second youngest player in U.S. MNT history to hit the century mark at 27 years, 84 days. Earning […]
Arena Has USMNT Ready For Serbia
U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bruce Arena has selected the final 23-player roster that will face Serbia Sunday, Jan. 29 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. Kickoff for the USA’s first match of 2017 is set for 1 p.m. PT, and will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and UniMas. Five days after USA-Serbia, the MNT will […]
Carli Lloyd Repeats As FIFA Player Of Year
Carli Lloyd, the co-captain of the U.S. Women’s National Team, has been named the Best FIFA Women’s Player for 2016. This marks the second consecutive year that Lloyd has been honored and joins a highly elite club of just four players to win consecutive FIFA Women’s Player of the Year awards. “I’m very honored to […]
Courage Returns To Cary In NWSL
North Carolina Football Club has entered into an agreement to acquire the rights to the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) 2016 Champion Western New York Flash. The club will be renamed North Carolina Courage (also referred to as NC Courage) and will play at WakeMed Soccer Park in the 2017 NWSL season. “We are excited […]
Harkes, Buchanan Awarded 2016 MAC Hermann Trophy
The 2016 MAC Hermann Trophy winners were announced on Friday at the Missouri Athletic Club’s annual banquet to present college soccer’s top individual awards, based on voting by NCAA Division I coaches in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Wake Forest University senior midfielder Ian Harkes (Fairfax, Va.) and West Virginia University senior defender […]
Arena Calls 32 MLS Players Into January Camp
U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bruce Arena has called 32 players to Carson, Calif., for the annual January Camp. Players will report Jan. 10 to the National Training Center. This will be the first training camp coached by Arena since he took over in November of last year, and comes just two months before Final Round […]
Ellis Calls Up 29 Players For Trainng Camp
U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Jill Ellis has named 29 players to the first training camp roster of 2017 as the USA kicks off the year with an event running from Jan. 13-23 at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, California. Twenty-two of the 29 players earned a cap for the USA […]
US U-20 MNT Wins, Draws In Costa Rica
The U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team scored a big win in their first of two friendlies vs. Costa Rica at Proyecto Goal. The 4-0 victory was followed up with a 0-0 draw against the same Costa Rica U-20 team two days later, on Dec. 29. The U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team head coach Tab Ramos […]
A Letter to my Dad
By John O’Sullivan Dear Dad: I was afraid to say this to your face after the game today, but I was thinking that maybe you could stop coming to my games for a while. It doesn’t seem that fun for you anyway, and I know it’s not fun for me when you are there. I […]