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Three new inductees to the North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019 inductees have been selected.  They are Durham Academy soccer coach Susan Ellis, Duke University men’s head soccer coach John Kerr, Jr. , and noted soccer referee Sandra Serafini of Durham. The 22nd Annual North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Dinner will take place on […]

A field of 64 teams will compete for the 37th NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship, with the 2018 Women’s College Cup semifinals scheduled to be played Nov. 30 and title game on Dec. 2 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC. Women’s D1 Bracket The four No. 1 seeds include Stanford, the automatic qualifier […]

With their ticket punched to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, and another CONCACAF championship trophy raised, the U.S. women’s National Team prepares to close out the 2018 season with a pair of international friendlies in Europe. U.S. Coach Jill Ellis has announced a 24-player roster for November matches with Portugal and Scotland.  […]

A game between the national teams of the USA and Canada are always special, so when they met in the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s championship game, the only thing on the line was national pride. The United States Women’s National Team had already punched their ticket to France and the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup with […]

By Andrew Caruso My teams always are very good at quick counter attacking and I spend zero amount of time on it. I have witnessed coaches (teams) that spend a great deal of time on this topic (one session in every six or more sessions) with minimal results. How do I do it? Simply everyday, […]

By Ray Alley Clint Dempsey grew up in Nacogdoches, TX, played collegiate soccer in South Carolina at Furman, and played 141 times for the US Men’s National Team, the nation’s fourth-most capped player. He scored 57 international goals for his country. His 57 goals tied him all-time with Landon Donovan. About a month after announcing […]

Coach Tab Ramos’ U-20 USMNT is one of the favorites to win the 2018 Concacaf championship. The regional tournament, set to be played Nov 1-21 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., will be a classic meeting of the “minnows and the big fishes.” The USMNT has been drawn in Group A with Trinidad & Tobago, […]

The U.S. Women’s National Team begins its defense of the World Cup championship they won in Canada in 2014 with the announcement of the USWNT roster for the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship. At stake is qualification for a berth in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will be hosted by France. USWNT coach Jill […]

Jessica McDonald scored two goals and Debinha added another to lead the North Carolina Courage to a 3-0 victory over the Portland Thorns FC to claim the 2018 NWSL Championship in front of a sold-out crowd of 21,144 fans at Providence Park in Portland, Ore. The 2018 NWSL Championship boasted the largest crowd (21,144) for […]