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Towson & Mount St. Mary’s Alson Drop Men’s Soccer. The first this fall to announce the elimination of men’s soccer was the University of Richmond. The demise of the Spiders men’s soccer program, along with track & field, in favor of a new intercollegiate lacrosse program, shocked UR soccer supporters. Towson was the next to […]

Payne Leaves D.C. United For Toronto. After more than 15 years, four of which were championship seasons, D.C. United president and CEO Kevin Payne has stepped down from the Major League Soccer club and will become the President and General Manager of Toronto FC. United owner Jason Levien made the announcement and praised Payne’s “strong […]

Hope Solo’s Positive Test Cleared. U.S. Soccer has released a statement regarding the public warning U.S. Women’s National Team goalkeeper Hope Solo accepted for her prohibited substance violation which was announced July 9 by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. “U.S. Soccer received notification from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that Hope Solo tested positive for a banned […]

U.S. U17s Draw France, Gambia, North Korea. CHICAGO (July 6, 2012) – The U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team will face France, Gambia and Korea DPR in Group B at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, taking place at six stadiums in Azerbaijan from Sept. 22-Oct. 13. The draw was held at the International Mugam […]

U.S. U17s Unbeaten, Eliminated. BAKU, Azerbaijan (Sept. 29, 2012) – The U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team drew with Korea DPR 1-1 to finish undefeated in Group B play with five points at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. In an extremely rare occurrence, North Korea and France also finished with five points, but as […]