Celebrating its 100th anniversary on a sweltering afternoon at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Men’s National Team got goals from Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey to defeat Germany 4-3 in front of a sold out crowd of 47,359. Altidore kicked off the historic day in the 13th minute with a fantastic volley off […]
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Landon, Carlos On Gold Cup List
The first indication of what the U.S. Gold Cup roster will look like has been released with the 35-player preliminary list of players submitted to CONCACAF. That list includes both Landon Donovan and Carlos Bocanegra, but does not include all the ke European-based players who are on the team for upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Neither […]
June Will Be A Busy Soccer Month
June will be a busy month for U.S. Soccer national teams. International friendlies for both the men’s and women’s senior squads, and three important CONCACAF Hexagonal World Cup qualifiers for Jurgen Klinsmann’s men. Tab Ramos’ Under-20 men will begin action at the FIFA Under-20 men’s World Cup in Turkey. All this, and Klinsmann must begin […]
Soccer Shorts
New Print Date On This Issue Check the print date at the bottom of this copy of Southern Soccer Scene. You will see that we moved our print schedule back a week for a number of production considerations. This has allowed us to include championship results for high school playoffs in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina […]
Good Sportsmanship……. By Ray Alley
“In My Opinion……….” It was bound to happen. The result of anger and an undisciplined reaction to being disciplined in a sports event resulted in the loss of life. It happened in a soccer game. It should have happened in any number of different athletic events. A teenage soccer player, reported to have been playing […]
What Soccer People Are Saying!
“If you had told me as a young boy I would have played for and won trophies with my boyhood club Manchester United, proudly captained and played for my country over one hundred times and lined up for some of the biggest clubs in the world, I would have told you it was a fantasy. […]
NSCAA Announces New Summer Symposium In Orlando
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America will hold its inaugural Summer Symposium, Aug. 1-3, 2013 at the Orlando World Center in Orlando, FL. The event includes special soccer education for coaches who coach boys and girls from ages 6-18. There will be nine lecture hours and 16 hours of field sessions. Presenters include NSCAA […]
U.S. Amateur Draw Is Set
The United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) has announced the draw for the National Amateur Championship, that will determine the nation’s best amateur soccer team. The National Amateur Championship, the first championship of its kind, will be ushered in during the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Centennial year, taking place Friday, May 24 through Sunday, May 26 […]
Gold Cup Games Coming To Southeast
The United States will again host the CONCACAF Gold Cup championships for 2013. Games will be played in 13 cities. The 12-team tournament is scheduled from July 7-28, 2013. On the list of venues is the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX, BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston […]
Upcoming Friendlies With Canada, Korea
The U.S. women will play Canada on June 2 at BMO Field in Toronto. Kickoff is 4:30 pm ET and the game will be televised on ESPNews. U.S. coach Tom Sermanni selected a roster that includes 15 players from the National Women’s Soccer League, and four that are currently playing in Europe. The American women […]