Wake Forest All-Americans Aubrey Bledsoe and Katie Stengel have been called up to the United States Under-23 National Team for its trip to La Manga, Spain to compete in the Six Nations Tournament. During the tournament, the United States will face off against the U-23 teams from Japan (March 1), Sweden (March 3) and Norway […]
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Lilly, McBride, Bradley Elected To Soccer HOF
Kristine Lilly, soccer’s all-time international caps leader, and U.S. national team forward Brian McBride have been elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame as first-ballot player inductees. Joining them in the Class of 2014 is former U.S. men’s national team and MLS coach Bob Bradley on the Builder Ballot. None of the candidates on the Veteran Ballot received […]
USA Opens Algarve Cup Against Japan
It will be two years to the day since the U.S. Women’s National Team has lost when the Americans open the 2014 Algarve Cup in Portugal. they take on the reigning world champion Japan, the team that last defeated the U.S. 40 games ago. Tom Sermanni’s Americans have not lost since a 1-0 loss to […]
US Youth Soccer Presents Annual Awards
Seventeen individuals were honored with national awards Friday, January 17 at the 2014 US Youth Soccer Awards Gala, held at Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Hotel. Hilary Kennedy, host of The US Youth Soccer Show, set the stage for the night as the master of ceremonies for the more than 1,000 in attendance. Boys and Girls Competitive Coaches of […]
Gentile, Francois Leave College For MLS
Giuseppe Gentile, junior striker for the UNC Charlotte 49ers, and Christiano Francois, who redshirted at Maryland in 2013, have left college and signed Major League Soccer contracts, making them available for a Waiver Draft. The Chicago Fire has reportedly acquired Gentile in the Waiver Draft. Francois was selected by DC United. Gentile moved to North Carolina […]
Charleston Battery Partners With MLS Vancouver
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the Charleston Battery of USL PRO have announced an initial one-year partnership that will make the Battery the official USL PRO affiliate of Whitecaps FC. Battery are a well-respected club with a tradition of success on and off the pitch,” Whitecaps FC president Bob […]
NSCAA Returns ‘Home Again’ To Philly
Welcome to Philadelphia and the 2014 NSCAA Convention. It seems like it was only last year we were here. Actually, it was 2010. The convention returns to Philadelphia this year after being held back-to-back in Kansas City and Indianapolis. Other than New York City, where the convention was held from 1941 until 1971, Philadelphia has […]
Lennox Set For HOF Induction
Jim Lennox, one of the most dedicated and respected college soccer coaches will be inducted into the National Soccer Coaches Association of American Hall of Fame on Friday, Jan. 17 at the NSCAA Awards Banquet in Philadelphia. Lennox’s soccer career has spanned more than 45 years. His first head coaching job was at Mitchell College […]
Southern Soccer Scene Also Welcomes You To Philadelphia
Southern Soccer Scene is pleased to be a part of the 72nd convention of the NSCAA. We hope you enjoy our 19th Annual NSCAA section, along with the January issue of our publication[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. In 2014, Southern Soccer Scene, one of the oldest soccer publications in the United States, celebrates its 36rd anniversary of covering […]
Remembering The Philadelphia Atoms
The Nine Super Bowl Tickets That Bought A Soccer Team Once upon a time there was a soccer team in Philadelphia called the Philadelphia Atoms. Actually, there were lots of soccer teams in Philly before the Atoms. The “early days” go back to before 1834, the year the American Football Association was formed. Most of […]