U.S. U20s Split With Japan. After falling to Japan in the opening match of the two-game series, the U-20 Women’s National Team and Duke junior Mollie Pathman, and Durham native, concluded the trip to Osaka, Japan with a 2-0 victory over the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup hosts. Pathman, who started both matches on […]
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MISL Norfolk SharX Fold
MISL Norfolk SharX Fold. Norfolk, Virginia (June 25, 2012) -The Norfolk SharX of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that due to economic hardship, the franchise will cease operations effective immediately. The team completed its inaugural season at Scope Arena in March and will not return for the 2012-13 MISL season. “The decision […]
U.S. WNT Opens Olympics With Comeback Win
U.S. WNT Opens Olympics With Comeback Win. GLASGOW – The U.S. WNT opened their quest for an Olympic Gold Medal on Wednesday with a 4-2 victory over France. They did it the hard way. The favored Americans fell behind 2-0 in the first 15 minutes of the game and then connected on four unanswered goals, […]
Round Three For Women’s Pro League
Round Three For Women’s Pro League. CHICAGO (Nov. 21, 2012) – U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati announced today the formation of a new women’s league that will begin play in the spring of 2013. Eight-Team League Will Begin With Teams in Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, Western New York, New Jersey, Portland, Seattle and Washington, D.C. […]
2013 MLS Preseason Culminates With Four Tournaments
2013 MLS Preseason Culminates With Four Tournaments. Major League Soccer fans will get a preview of what the league’s 18th season offers with four preseason tournaments in February, 2013. Each of these events serve as final tests for new acquisitions, young players and team chemistry before points are at stake, and each occurs in an […]
Teams, Executives Honored at USL AGM
Teams, Executives Honored at USL AGM. CLEARWATER, Fla. – USL took time out from its 2012 AGM tonight to honor its outstanding teams and individuals at the USL Hall of Fame & Awards Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa. The evening opened with speeches from USL President Tim Holt and Maren […]
US Youth Soccer Region III Champions
US Youth Soccer Region III Champions. Greenville, SC (June 22, 2012) – Fourteen championship teams are headed from the 2012 US Youth Soccer Region III (South) Championships presented by National Guard to the US Youth Soccer Natioinal Championhip tournament next month in Rock Hill,SC. Florida led the way in Region III, sending four teams from […]
Former MNT Coach Dies
Former MNT Coach Dies. Alketas Panagoulias, a former U.S. men’s national team, Greece national team and three-time U.S. Open Cup-winning coach died on Monday, June 18, at his home in Virginia. He was 78 years old. Panagoulias was the coach of the U.S. men’s national team from 1983-1985, which included leading the men’s Olympic team […]
New League Now Has A Name
New League Now Has A Name. The new eight-team women’s soccer league will be called the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). The league, which will be administered by U.S. Soccer, will begin in the spring of 2013. The new league logo is appropriately red, white and blue and features the silhouette of a female soccer […]
U.S. Men Earn First Victory On Mexican Soil With 1-0 Win At Estadio Azteca
U.S. Men Earn First Victory On Mexican SoilWith 1-0 Win At Estadio Azteca. MEXICO CITY (Aug. 15, 2012) – Calling it a “historic win” doesn’t do justice to the result. It was way more than simply historic. It was unbelievable. The U.S. Men’s National Team defeated Mexico for the first time on its home soil […]