Georgia Soccer. After recently completing her Georgia career this fall, soccer goalkeeper Ashley Baker has signed to play with Lincoln Ladies FC of the FA Women’s Super League (FA-WSL) – the highest level of women’s football in England. Baker has also been called in to the England Senior National team’s January training camp fore the […]
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2013 NSCAA Convention Returns To Indianapolis
2013 NSCAA Convention Returns To Indianapolis. Registration is underway for the 2013 NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis, IN, Jan. 16-20. See Page 23. The annual convention attracts soccer coaches of all levels from youth, high school, collegiate and professional leagues. It is the largest soccer coaches convention in the world, annually attracting over 5,000 coaches. The […]
Soccer Notes
Soccer Notes. Former Hermann Trophy winner Marcus Tracy (Wake Forest), who joined the San Jose Earthquakes this year after starting his pro career in Denmark, hails from Newtown, Conn., and was at home the morning of the shooting that resulted in the deaths of 26 students, teachers and staff. Tracy, whose mother Marguerite once taught […]
Alabama Soccer
Alabama Soccer. Tom Condone has been named the Executive Director of Alabama Soccer. He comes to Alabama from Tennessee, where he was the Executive Director of Tennessee Soccer. Previously, he was the head coach at Spring Hill College, Rutgers University-Newark and Tennessee Wesleyan College, and was named the 2001 NAIA Men’s Region XII Coach of […]
U.S. MNT vs. Germany
U.S. MNT vs. Germany. The German National team has announced that Germany will play a match on June 2 against the U.S. MNT in Washington, DC, as US Soccer celebrates its 100th anniversary. The German team will play another international friendly on the trip against a yet unnamed opponent. The June 2 game will be […]
New Look For Soccer Scene
New Look For Soccer Scene. With this January 15, 2013 issue of Southern Soccer Scene we begin our 35th year of publishing. There have been some exciting changes in our printed issues in recent months that now offers our readers full color on every page. There are also changes coming with our online version (www.southernsoccer […]
Next Chance….Last Chance?
“In My Opinion……….” In 1999 America fell in love with the United States Women’s National Team. A crowd of 90, 197, the most ever for a women’s athletic event, saw the U.S. team win the FIFA Women’s World Cup title with a shootout victory over China in Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. Surely a professional […]
what Soccer People Are Saying!
“It definitely wasn’t my best half. I certainly didn’t play well, but I didn’t think I was the worst player on the field.” USA’s Landon Donovan, speaking about being subbed out of the game at halftime against Jamaica. (MLSSoccer.com) ••••••• “He tried to play on, play through it and Chara commits four fouls in the […]
What Soccer People Are Saying!
“I love it here, and hopefully things work out. But in the end it is a business, so we’ll see what happens.” Carolina RailHawks’ Brian Shriver (NASL’s leading scorer) who is out of contract and a free agent talking about where he will play next season. (IndyWeek.com) ••••••• “I did laugh, because I’m looking right […]
What Soccer People Are Saying!
“It’s a lot of different things for me. I wanted to gete back to playing at the highest level. I wanted to get back into top form.” U.S. international Clint Dempsey talking about returning to Fulham and the EPL on loan for two months in January/February. (Soccer America) ••••••• “This is the opportunity of a […]