Soccer in Florida

Five return from Rollins to Kraze. ORLANDO, FL — The Central Florida Kraze have re-signed five players from Rollins College to compete in the upcoming 2006 season. The players are Tres Loch, Danny Robertson, Anthony Santiago, Chris Cerroni, and Dennis Chin. Three were members of the 2004 PDL championship team. Rollins College finished third in […]

Romario’s Hat Trick Leads Miami FC. On a beautiful afternoon in South Florida, Miami FC played the current USL champions, Seattle Sounders, at Tropical Park Stadium, coming away with an exciting 5-3. The game was televised live on Fox Soccer Channel. Former Brazilian World Cup star Romario led the winning effort with a three-goal hat […]

Fleck, Beddingfield Out At USF, L-R. University of South Florida women’s soccer coach T. Logan Fleck will not have his contract renewed, according to USF director of athletics Doug Woolard. “We decided our women’s soccer program needed new direction,” Woolard said. “We are confident the position will draw interest from a deep pool of talented […]

FSU Lose to Notre Dame In Semifinals. “I hope we have laid a foundation. I hope that we’re back each and every year. I hope that we set the cornerstone and the The fifth-ranked FSU soccer team returned to the College Cup for the third time in four years and vowed to make this trip […]

Florida State Upsets UNC On PKs. The last time FSU and UNC played, the Seminoles outshot the Tar Heels and recorded a series-high four shots on goal. They lost that game 4-1. Friday night it was the Heels who dominated the stats, but FSU who is going to its second College Cup in the last […]

USL SoccerFest coming to Tampa. TAMPA, FL – United Soccer Leagues and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission, in conjunction with the Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department, announced Monday the inaugural USL SoccerFest will be held in Tampa, the home of the organization’s headquarters, in the fall of 2005. The USL SoccerFest is comprised […]

New FSU Coach Successful At Each Stop. Mark Krikorian has had a commitment to excellence everywhere he has coached. He led Franklin Pierce to two Division II national championships. He helped the University of Hartford earn four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, including a trip to the Elite Eight. He was named the Women’s United Soccer […]

Rivera Has Become A Solid FSU Defender. When Teresa Rivera committed to Florida State while the Seminoles were down in South Florida to play FIU in 2001, it was a big deal. Any time a Gatorade Player of the Year commits it is huge but when the player is your first Gatorade Player of the […]

2004 Florida All-State Soccer Teams. The 2004 Florida State high school All-State teams, selected by the Florida Sports Writers Association, have been released and the Class 6A first team is headed by three players from state champion Miami Sunset High School. Those include senior D Andres Osorio and senior striker Luis Perea, and junior midfielder […]

Is A-League Coming To Lockhart. The U.S. Under-20 team will return to Fort Lauderdale’s Lockhart Stadium next month for a game against Brazil, and the word is out in Broward County that soccer will return to Lockhart on a regular basis in the summer of 2005. Soccer promoter Eddie Rodger, who is handling the game […]