Let’s be perfectly clear. The ultimate goal in the final round of regional qualifying for the 2014 World Cup – the Hexagonal – is to earn an automatic berth to the World Cup in Brazil. Finishing among the top three in the 10-game round robin earns that trip to Brazil. Yes, short-term goals include winning […]
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Women’s Pro Briefs
W-League Opens In May The Washington Spirit Reserves begin their campaign under the national spotlight by hosting the New York Magic in the 2013 season opener on Saturday, May 11th at the Maryland Soccerplex. Match time is slated for 4:00 PM. The Bay Area Breeze join the 25-team league in 2013, further strengthening the highly […]
WNT Europe Bound
Coming off a championship at the 2013 Algarve Cup in Portugal, U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Tom Sermanni has named a 23-player roster that will travel to Germany and the Netherlands for friendly matches against two teams preparing for this summer’s European Womens Championship. After facing Germany in the Algarve Cup Final on March […]
While NY Dithers…..Orlando Moves Towards MLS
MLS Prepares For 18th Season Major League Soccer is holding at 19 franchises, with eyes to putting Team #20 in Flushing, NY, in the borough of Queens. That has been the plan for several years. A second team, along with the New Jersey based New York Red Bulls, in the New York media market. In […]
Chicago Wins Challenge; Battery Beats Houston
The Chicago Fire captured the 2013 Carolina Challenge Cup weeklong round-robin championship for the first time. The Fire won the preseason tournament with a 1-0 tie with the Vancouver Whitecaps on the last night of the tournament hosted by the Charleston Battery. The host Battery, the only non-Major League Soccer club in the group, finished […]
More Teams, More Money In 2013 U.S. Open Cup
The largest field of teams and a significant increase in prize money highlight the 100th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, which kicks off May 7. The tournament is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the U.S. It was first held in 1913-14, when it was called the National Challenge Cup. Sporting […]
Mulholland Working His Way Up The Professional Ladder
Former Wingate All-America Seeking Quick Start With Tampa Bay Luke Mulholland came to the United States in 2007 from his native England to play study and play soccer at Wingate University. Four years later he had earned first team Division II All-America honors and was headed to a professional soccer career. He played in the […]
What Makes A Bad Soccer Parent?
What Makes A Good Soccer Parent? Hundreds of college athletes were asked to think back: “What is your worst memory from playing youth and high school sports?” Their overwhelming response: “The ride home from games with my parents.” The informal survey lasted three decades, initiated by two former longtime coaches who over time became staunch […]
Spirit Hires Parsons
Mark Parsons will serve as the head coach for Washington Spirit Reserves W-League team for the 2013 season. Following a successful stint at the helm of D.C. United Women Super-20 squad last year, Parsons assumes the lead role in developing the direct feeder team for the professional NWSL Washington Spirit.
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