Jamaica. Semifinals…2nd in Group B behind USA Founded: 1910 (Joined FIFA in 1962). Head Coach: Theodore Whitmore. FIFA Ranking: 50. Highest FIFA Ranking: 27 (1998). Lowest FIFA Ranking: 116 (2008). Best World Cup Finish: Group Stage (1998). Key Players: Luton Shelton (Karabükspor), Nyron Nosworthy (Watford), JeVaughn Watson (Houston Dynamo) USA All-Time vs. Jamaica: 11-1-8 How […]
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Honduras
Honduras. Semifinals…First Place Group C Founded: 1951 (Joined FIFA in 1951). Head Coach: Luis Fernandez Suárez. FIFA Ranking: 56. Highest FIFA Ranking: 20 (2001). Lowest FIFA Ranking: 95 (1998). Best World Cup Finish: Group Stage (1982, 2010). Key Players: Boniek Garcia (Houston Dynamo), Jerry Bengston (New England Revolution), Carlo Costly… Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene […]
List Of Suggestions For NSCAA Convention Sessions
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Time For A Change!………….
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WNT Coach Correction
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New Referee Column
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Wolfpack Drops Four
Wolfpack Drops Four. Four North Carolina State University soccer players were dismissed from the soccer team following their arrests at a Raleigh sports bar. A Raleigh Police Department spokesman said that Nader Jaibat, Monbo Bokar, Michael Nelson and Jonathan Ray were escorted out of the bar where one had been engaged in a physical altercation […]