Corner Kicks

U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Tom Sermanni called up 31 players for a December training camp at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center in Carson, Calif. The two-week camp was the longest training period Sermanni has had with the squad since taking over the team last January[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Aside from a few players still recovering […]

The U.S. men went 9-2-3 in 2012 under new U.S. Men’s National Team coach Jurgen Klinsmann and then blew up the records in 2013 winning a record 16 times. The team posted a [show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’].761 winning percentage which is the best ever winning percentage to date for any year. The U.S finished first in the […]

A bad year has gotten worse for Jonathan Spector as he has suffered a setback in his thigh injury[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Spector, who plays for Birmingham City in England, was injured in October, and was expected to return to action before the end of the year. However, he has not fully recovered and his return has […]

Steve Swanson, who coached the USA to the championship at the 2012 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan, held his first training camp as the new head coach of the U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team in mid-December in Sunrise, Fla. Swanson, who takes over from Randy Waldrum, has coached the U.S. Women’s National Teams […]

The U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team capped off the 2013 Limoges Tournament with a 2-0 victory against Poland. With the USA’s 2- 0-1 performance at the three-game tournament, the team captured second place at the event. Ahinga Selemani headed home Emerson Hyndman’s corner kick inside the near left post in the 21st minute to take […]

Oguchi Onyewu has signed with the ninth club in his 12-year career playing profession- ally in Europe[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. It is a short-term contract with English club Queens Park Rangers. He signed as a free agent. QPR is in second place in the League Championship, and is seeking to return to the English Premier League with […]

Jurgen Klinsmann has had his eye on Julian Green, 18, for quite some time. The German American teenager, plays in Germany with Bayern Munich’s reserves. He is the lead- ing scorer with 13 goals[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. No small achievement since Bayern Munich has won the German title 23 times, the German Cup 16 times, and has […]

[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] U.S. Under-18 MNT midfielder Amirgy Pineda has accepted an invitation to take part in the Nike Chance Global Showcase. The event will be held Nov. 1-4 at St. George’s Park, United Kingdom, home of the FA and Nike Academy. [/show_to][hide_from accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Your subscription has expired please Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene to view […]

[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] The U.S. WNT won its sixth straight game and stayed unbeaten (11-0-2) this year with a 4-0 win over Australia in front of 19,109 fans at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. Lauren Holiday and Carli Lloyd scored the game’s first two goals on first-time shots from the top of the box for […]

[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] USA international Abby Wambach and her longtime partner and teammate Sarah Huffman were recently married in Hawaii. They were teammates last NPSL season with the Western New York Flash, and previously at the Washington Freedom and MagicJack in the WPS. Wambach played collegiate soccer at the University of Florida, while Huffman played at […]