Charleston, SC. The Chicago Fire claimed their first Carolina Challenge Cup championship with a 1-1 tie against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday, February 23. After a scoreless first half of play, Chicago finally got things going at the 57′ with a left footed blast that nicked the crossbar on it’s way to the back of […]
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Black & Gold, Tar Heels Honor Fallen Teammate
Over 2,000 fans from the Columbus Crew and University of North Carolina communities gathered at UNC Greensboro Stadium in Greensboro, NC Sunday afternoon to honor Kirk Urso in the inaugural Kirk Urso Memorial Match. Though the Crew topped the Tar Heels 1-0 behind Konrad Warzycha’s 79th minute tally, results were unimportant as all proceeds from […]
Orlando Adds Major Investor
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando City SC announced on Monday that Brazilian native Flávio Augusto da Silva has made a significant investment and future commitment to the Orlando City franchise. The investment will be used for the club’s share of a private/publicly funded multi-purpose soccer stadium in downtown Orlando and future acquisition of an MLS franchise. “Every […]
Carolina Challenge Cup Day One
Houston Dynamo vs. Chicago Fire On an unusually cold evening in Charleston, MLS team’s the Chicago Fire played the Houston Dynamo in an Eastern Conference preseason matchup at the 10th annual Carolina Challenge Cup. The opening game of the tournament was action packed as the Fire came up with the win, defeating the Dynamo 3-2. The […]
U.S. Completes Sweep Of Scotland
Four games into his new job as U.S. Women’s National Team Coach, Tom Sermanni is 2-0 with both victories coming against the national team of the country oif his birth. The U.S. posted its second win over Scotland over a four-day span of time, handing the Scots a 3-1 loss at LP Field in Nashville […]
Press Scores Twice To Lead U.S. WNT Over Scotland, 4-1
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2013) – Tom Sermanni made his debut as the U.S. Women’s National Team Coach, and heard the national anthem of his native Scotland being played before the game. The U.S. Women’s National Team opened its 2013 campaign with a 4-1 win against Scotland in front of 18,656 fans at EverBank Field […]
U.S. Falls To Honduras 2-1 To Open Hexagonal
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (Feb. 6, 2013) – The U.S. Men’s National Team garnered a first-half lead, but Honduras rallied for a 2-1 victory in Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano in the teams’ opener of the Final Round of 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying. Clint Dempsey scored the USA’s goal, only to see Honduras get goals from […]
Klinsmann Names 24 Players For First Hexagonal Qualifier
CHICAGO (Feb. 4, 2013) – U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has called 24 players into training camp to prepare for its opening match against Honduras in the Final Round of 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying. The tough road to Brazil kicks off Feb. 6 in San Pedro Sula at 3 p.m. CT, […]
Osborne, Huffman, Whitehill Sign With NWSL Teams
U.S. WNT veterans Lesley Osborne, Sarah Huffman and Cat Whitehill were among a list of 16 free agents signed last month by National Women’s Soccer League teams. Each club could sign up to four or five players through Jan. 31. Osborne was signed by the Chicago Red Stars, Huffman by the Western New York Flash, […]
Tar Heels vs. Columbus Crew Honors Kirk Urso
GREENSBORO,NC — Kirk Urso wore the jersey of the UNC Tar Heels, the MLS Columbus Crew and the USL Premier Development League Carolina Dynamo. He will be honored next month by all three. The North Carolina men’s soccer team will play an exhibition match against Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew next month at Bryan Park’s […]