Decatur, Ala, was host to 130 teams from 12 southern state associations who competed in the US Youth Soccer Region III Presidents Cup[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Winners are set to advance to the US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup National finals, July 10-14, in Auburndale, FL. Championships were captured in boys and girls Under-13 through Under-17 age divisions. […]
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North-South All-Star Games Set July 16 In Montgomry
Alabama’s North-South All-Star boys and girls soccer games differ from most other high school all-star events. The Alabama games, July 16 at Emory Folmar YMCA Soccer Complex in Montgomery are for rising juniors. The games are sponsored by the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association and will be held during the 17th annual […]
2013 US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup
US Youth Soccer and Florida Youth Soccer will welcome teams from the four regions of the United States to Auburndale, FL, July 10-14, for the US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup. The US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup is designed for teams seeking additional challenges to play for a national title against teams of similar abilities. […]
A Defender On And Off The Field
Flagler Defensive Star Ran Down A Thief Kevin Keenan is often the last line of defense on the Flagler College men’s soccer team. He is responsible for thwarting any kind of attack on the goal to keep the Saints in the game. A two-time all-region and all-Peach Belt Conference selection, Keenan’s performance on the field […]
Miami Hires Monroe As New Head Coach
Mary-Frances Monroe has been named the head coach of the University of Miami women’s soccer program. She is the fourth head coach in program history, and replaces Tom Anagnost, who was fired after the 2012 season after two years with the Hurricanes. She comes to Coral Gables from the University of Albany in the America […]
Gold Cup A Momentum Killer, Or Opportunity?
When you are on a roll, you would always like to keep on rolling. The U.S. Men’s National Team is on a roll, and so is striker Jozy Altidore. The Americans put together three consecutive wins in World Cup qualifiers, and Altidore, who hadn’t scored for the U.S. for a year and a half, has […]
Was Tab Ramos The Right Coach For The United States’ U-20s?
There will be those who say yes, and those who say no. Isn’t it always that way. Like US Soccer’s pick for the Under-23 team that fell on its face in Nashville, TN, and failed to qualify for the London Olympics, that team’s head coach, Caleb Porter, was a rookie coach, Ramos was a rookie, […]
Importance Of The Gold Cup
The 12-team Gold Cup is the regional championship for CONCACAF, which is comprised of North America, Central America and Caribbean soccer-playing nations. It is played every other year[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. For the first time, the winner of the two Gold Cup tournaments that precede the FIFA Confederations Cup, will play a one-game playoff for the right […]
U.S. Gold Cup Roster
Goalkeepers (3): Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake). Defenders (8)[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]: Corey Ashe (Houston Dynamo), DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Tony Beltran (Real Salt Lake), Edgar Castillo (Club Tijuana), Clarence Goodson (Brondby), Oguchi Onyewu (Malaga), Michael Orozco Fiscal (Puebla), Michael Parkhurst (FC Augsburg). Midfielders (7): Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), […]
Wambach Didn’t Just Break Mia’s Record….She Blew By It
Abby Wambach said she would like to break Mia Hamm’s all-time goalscoring record of 158 on home soil. In time, the record-watch began to appear bigger than the games. Needing two goals to tie Hamm’s mark going into the second of two international friendlies against South Korea, she scored those two early in the first […]