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Raleigh Team Takes US Club Title
US Club Soccer’s National Cup XII saw 18 teams representing 17 clubs from 11 different states claim national championships at the Aurora Sports Park in suburban Denver, Colorado. North Carolina was one of those 11 states represented by a championship team. Premier UK ’97 Elite captured the Under-15 Premier Group championship. The Raleigh-based team defeated […]
Cape Fear SC Partners With Philadelphia Union
The Cape Fear Soccer Club has a new partner. The club, one of the largest youth soccer organizations in North Carolina has joined the Philadelphia Union’s Development Affiliate Network. The agreement was finalized in mid-July when John Hackworth, head coach of the Major League Soccer Union, came to Wilmington to kick off the partnership. Hackworth, […]
Carolina Dynamo Advance To PDL Final
Coach Is Headed To Seattle The Carolina Dynamo rolled through the PDL regular season with only two losses. That was good enough to win the South Atlantic Division regular season title and top seed in the Division championship game. The team they would face would be the Virginia Beach Piranhas, who handed the Dynamo their […]
UNC Women’s Program Wins Capital One Cup Trophy
The women’s soccer program at the University of North Carolina has long been regarded as the benchmark for women’s collegiate soccer in the United States. The Tar Heels captured the 2012 NCAA Division I national championship, and helped the UNC women’s athletic program finish first in the annual Capital One Cup. That Cup is awarded […]
Fort Mill Rising Senior Making A Name As A Talented Referee
At least Ross Lordo scored. Just as Lordo slipped his shot past an onrushing goalkeeper, the netminder landed on his ankle with maximum impact. Sure, he had a horrifically broken right ankle that would swell up so bad that surgery had to wait a week. And yes, doctors would eventually insert two titanium plates and […]
Regional Odds & End Briefs From The Southeast USA
Soccer In Arkansas The University of Arkansas has released its 2013 women’s soccer schedule and it features six NCAA Tournament teams from 2013 and a number of new opponents. Arkansas’ 2013 opponents were a combined 40 games over .500 a year ago with Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Utah State all advancing to the […]
D.C. United May Be Close To Getting ‘A Home Of Their Own’
After years of seeking an alternative to playing at aging RFK Stadium, four-time Major League Champion D.C. United may be close to getting a home of its own. DC mayor Vincent C. Gray and D.C. United have announced the signing of a public-private partnership term sheet to build a 20,000-25,000-seat, world-class soccer stadium in the […]
Christos FC Repeats As USASA U-30 Champs
The United States Adult Soccer Association concluded its National Cup Finals with winners declared for the 2013 Men’s US Open, Amateur, Over-30 & Under-23 Cups. The competition took part at the STAR Complex in San Antonio, Texas over the weekend of 19 July. More than 200 teams from among member state associations of the four USASA regions […]
ODU’s DeJohn Playing In Finland
Former ODU soccer standout Alex DeJohn (Marlboro, NJ) is playing professionally in Finland for EIF, in the Division II Finnish league called Kakkonen South. “We are currently in first place by seven points with a 9-4-1 record,” said DeJohn.” I am playing centerback, starting every match thus far. It’s been a great experience as I […]