Seventeen individuals were honored with national awards Friday, January 17 at the 2014 US Youth Soccer Awards Gala, held at Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Hotel. Hilary Kennedy, host of The US Youth Soccer Show, set the stage for the night as the master of ceremonies for the more than 1,000 in attendance. Boys and Girls Competitive Coaches of […]
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Gentile, Francois Leave College For MLS
Giuseppe Gentile, junior striker for the UNC Charlotte 49ers, and Christiano Francois, who redshirted at Maryland in 2013, have left college and signed Major League Soccer contracts, making them available for a Waiver Draft. The Chicago Fire has reportedly acquired Gentile in the Waiver Draft. Francois was selected by DC United. Gentile moved to North Carolina […]
Charleston Battery Partners With MLS Vancouver
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the Charleston Battery of USL PRO have announced an initial one-year partnership that will make the Battery the official USL PRO affiliate of Whitecaps FC. Battery are a well-respected club with a tradition of success on and off the pitch,” Whitecaps FC president Bob […]
Caringi Eager For Challenge Of Pro Ranks
Wherever Pete Caringi has played, he has found a way to score goals, the former Baltimore Bohemians and UMBC standout is ready to find out where he will get the chance to test himself in the professional ranks. “You wait your whole life for this moment to happen and to get to a professional team, […]
Mullins, Brian Win MAC Hermann Trophies
Maryland senior forward Patrick Mullins became the seventh back-to-back Hermann Trophy winner, and Virginia junior midfielder Morgan Brian took the women’s award at the Missouri Athletic Club’s banquet in St. Louis. The Hermann Trophy is symbolic of Player of the Year in NCAA Division I soccer. Mullins, from New Orleans, had 19 goals and eight […]
Donovan Tops All-Time MNT Best XI
U.S. Soccer has unveiled its All-Time Men’s National Team Best XI to wrap up the Federation’s celebration of its Centennial anniversary For the MNT Best XI, Landon Donovan leads the way with 52 votes. He and Clint Dempsey represent the two players currently active with the National Team through 2013. The MNT Best XI also […]
99ers Dominate All-Time Women’s Best XI
Nine of the players on U.S. Soccer’s All-Time Women’s National Team Best XI were members of the 1999 FIFA World Cup championship team. The Best XI was released as the Federation wraps up the celebration of its Centennial anniversary in 2013. The Women’s Best XI features two unanimous ballot selections in defender Joy Biefeld (Fawcett) […]
French Names U.S. Roster For CONCACAF U20 Women’s Championship
U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team head coach Michelle French has named the 20-player roster for the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship, to be held from Jan. 9-19 in George Town, Cayman Islands. The roster consists of 18 collegiate players, one professional and one player still in high school. The lone professional player is forward […]
No ‘Gimmies’ In USA’s 2014 World Cup Draw
There are those who would say the USA has been drawn into the strongest group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Jurgen Klinsmann‘s team was drawn into Group G along with Ghana, Portugal and Germany at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final Draw that was held in Costa Do Sauipe, Brazil. But with […]
The Tipping Report…..Liverpool vs. Southhamption U18s
Jeff Tipping, Palm Beach Soccer Academy Technical Director and former Director of Education and Coaching Development wrote the following assessment of a Barclay’s I-18 Premier game between Liverpool FC and Southhampton at the Liverpool Training Ground. The report was made as a UEFA Assessor for the Irish FA. Tipping is a native of Liverpool. […]