“When I think of a lasting league, I think of the dreams that a little girl has, the dreams that I had when I was a little girl – when I was watching WUSA, when I became a part of WPS and now being a part of NWSL.” U.S. WNT forward Alex Morgan, speaking of […]
National
N.C. Girls Prep Top Ten
N.C. Girls Prep Top Ten NCHSA Class 4A Girls 1. Green Hope (18-0-0), 2. Lake Norman (16-0-0), 3. Hough (13-1-0), 4. Millbrook (15-1-1), 5. Myers Park (12-1-1), 6. South Meck (13-2-0), 7. East Forsyth (11-1-1), 6. Grimsley (9-1-2), 9. Leesville Road (13-2-1), 10. AC Reynolds (16-1-2) NCHSA Class 3A Girls 1. Wilson Hunt (15-1-0), 2. […]
Pro Soccer Notes
Seattle Reign Loses GM Only a week before the beginning of the inaugural NWSL season, the Seattle Reign FC found itself without a General Manager. Amy Carnell resigned before the season began, and was replaced by head coach Laura Harvey. Cited for Carnell’s departure were the familiar “personal reasons” explanation. Carnell had been the club’s […]
Regional Odds & End Briefs From The Southeast USA
Soccer In Arkansas Arkansas State University head women’s coach Tafazwa Ziyenge has added California native Indra Garcia to his Red Wolves recruiting class. Garcia spent the previous two seasons at Evergreen Valley College in San Jose, Cal., where she became the first women’s soccer player in school history to be named NSCAA first-team All-America. She […]
New Ball Game For U.S. Men’s National Team
When the schedule for the final round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was announced, many felt four points out of the first three games would be an acceptable haul. Of course, they expressed hopes of winning all three, but a win, a loss and a tie would be a scenario […]
Soccer Shorts
www.southernsoccerscene.com Southern Soccer Scene has a brand new re-designed website. Same place, but a new look with brand new features. Take a look at www.southernsoccerscene.com. Bookmark it and visit often. Much of the content is free, but each month, the current printed issue of Southern Soccer Scene will be up on the site on the […]
A Long Journey From Conyers To LA
The Boys From Georgia Certainly Did It His Way! By Brian Trusdell U.S. MNT Forward Clint Mathis is most remembered for his appearance at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and fantastic goal against Korea Republic. U.S. Soccer is celebrating its Centennial year in 2013 and throughout the year ussoccer.com is providing historical content to commemorate […]
Harvey And Fair Make State Department Soccer Trip To Iraq
Mary Harvey and Lorrie Fair, two former U.S. WNT players, visited Iraq in early April to work with, and motivate Iraqi girls and women interested in soccer and team sports as part of the U.S. Department of State’s “Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports” initiative. Both Harvey and Fair are former FIFA World Cup champions […]
Fox Soccer Channel Days Are Numbered
The days of 24/7 soccer on FOX Soccer are about to come to an end. Fox has announced that its Speed Channel will be rebranded as FOX Sports 1, and all of FOX Soccer’s broadcast rights packages, including UEFA Champions League and Europa League Games, will be carried by the new sports network. That includes […]
U-17 World Cup Streak Ends At 14
In America, Christmas comes in December, Independence Day is July 4, taxes are due in April, and the U.S. Men’s Under-17 qualifies for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Well, at least that is now the case with three out of those four. The U.S. U17s were knocked out of the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 championship by […]