Costa Rica. Semifinals…2nd in Group B behind Mexico Founded: 1921 (Joined FIFA in 1927). Head Coach: Jorge Luis Pinto. FIFA Ranking: 64. Highest FIFA Ranking: 17 (2003). Lowest FIFA Ranking: 93 (1996). Best World Cup Finish: Round of 16 (1990). Key Players: Bryan Ruiz (Fulham), Álvaro Saborío (Real Salt Lake), Cristian Bolaños (FC Copenhagen) USA […]
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Georgia Soccer
Georgia Soccer. After recently completing her Georgia Bulldog career, 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 – born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England and grew up in Lilburn – just wrapped up her redshirt senior […]
Florida Soccer
Florida Soccer. The NASL champion Tampa Bay Rowdies were honored for their 2012 NASL Soccer Bowl Championship as St. Petersburg City Council and Mayor Bill Foster proclaimed November 8, 2012 as Tampa Bay Rowdies Day…..The Tampa Bay Rowdies of the NASL and the USL PRO Orlando City SC have announced that fans have voted the […]
2012 MLS Cup
2012 MLS Cup. MLS Cup 2012, the 17th edition of Major League Soccer’s championship match, will be played on December 1, 2012, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. The Los Angeles Galaxy earned the right to host the final as the highest seeded team to make the championship game. The Galaxy, the defending […]
Alabama Soccer
Alabama Soccer. The University of South Alabama has announced that the contract of women’s head soccer coach Mike Varga will not be renewed. In 14 seasons directing the program, Varga compiled a 121-131-26 overall mark while leading the Jaguars to a share of the 2000 Sun Belt Conference regular-season title. USA also advanced to the […]
Soccer Notes
Soccer Notes. American Christen Press scored two goals to lead FC Gothenburg to a 3-2 win over Fortuna Hjorring of Denmark and move into the UEFA Women’s Champions League quarterfinals with a 4-3 aggregate win. Press was one of three Americans along with her former Stanford teammates, Cam Levin, and U.S. international Yael Averbuch to […]
WNT Host Ireland
WNT Host Ireland. The U.S. Women’s National Team will play Ireland in a pair of international friendlies in Portland, Ore., and Glendale, Ariz. The first exhibition will be on Nov. 28 at JELD-WEN Field In Portland. The second will be on Dec. 1 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.
NCCAA To Florida
NCCAA To Florida. The National Christian College Athletic Association will return to Kissimee, FL, and Austin Tindall Regional Park in November for its Division I men’s and women’s national championship finals, Nov. 28-Dec. 1. Division I defending national champion is California Baptist University, Riverside, CA for both men and women.
U.S. Soccer Winter Coaching Schools Set
U.S. Soccer Winter Coaching Schools Set. U.S. Soccer’s Coaching Department will conduct National coaching schools for “A”, “B”, “C” and Goalkeeping License Courses throughout the months of January and February in Florida, Arizona and California. The federation is transitioning all of its educational courses to accommodate smaller class sizes. The instructor/candidate ratio for January courses […]
New Look For Soccer Scene
New Look For Soccer Scene. Readers will find something new in this issue of Southern Soccer Scene. We have now completed a change to a new printer, which allows us to have color on every page! Also, our November and December issues are being combined in order to begin production on our annual NSCAA Convention […]