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 4:00PM. The Bay Area Breeze join the 25-team league in 2013, further strengthening the highly competitive […]
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US. Under-20 MNT Roster
Goalkeepers (3): 1-Cody Cropper (Southampton; Maple Grove, Minn.), 12-Kendall McIntosh (Santa Clara; Santa Rosa, Calif.), 22-Zack Steffen (FC DELCO Academy; Downington, Pa.) Defenders (6): 18-Eric Miller (Creighton; Woodbury, Minn.), 3-Juan Pablo Ocegueda (C.D. Guadalajara; Riverside, Calif.), 2-Boyd Okwuonu (North Carolina; Edmund, Okla.), 5-Shane O’Neill (Colorado Rapids; Boulder, Colo.), 4-Caleb Stanko (Freiburg; Holly, Mich.), 14-Javan Torre […]
2012 NSCAA Assistant Coach Of The Year
Johnny Torres, Creighton (Neb.) Torres, a former All-America player at Creighton, has been with the Bluejay men’s program for six seasons, helping the team to a 17-4-3 record (5-0-1 Missouri Valley Conference) and a run to the semifinal round of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s College Cup. 2012 marked Torres’ second Regional Assistant Coach […]
Ramos Poised To Lead U.S. Under-20s To World Cup Berth
CONCACAF U-20 Tab Ramos has been involved in big competitions as a player, and now faces a big challenge as a coach. Ramos leads the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National team into the CONCACAF U-20 Championship In Puebla, Mexico. At stake is a berth in the 2013 FIFA World Cup later this summer in Turkey. The […]
The Beckham Express Lands In Paris
Think Of All Those Replica Jerseys Being Made! The answer to the question of “where will he go, what will he do?” has been answered. David Beckham next, and perhaps last, professional soccer club will be Paris St. Germain in France. He’s signed a five-year contract, with his salary being donated to a children’s charity […]
Soccer Shorts
January 2014 Issue Happy New Year! We are happy to be back in Philadelphia and the NSCAA convention as we begin our 36th year of publishing Southern Soccer Scene. We are please to report that 2013 was an outstanding year for our publication as we expanded what we offer our readers with a new dynamic […]
No Time To Panic……Yet!
“In My Opinion……….” We knew the opening game for the U.S. Men in the final round of regional World Cup qualifying would be difficult. But we didn’t expect a loss! The other two games resulted in draws, including Jamaica’s surprising 0-0 draw against Mexico in Mexico City. With three of their first four Hexagonal games […]
Hall Of Fame Balloting
Ballots have been distributed to a panel of voters for the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2013 elections. The voting process began in January for the Player, Veteran Player and Builder categories. Voting will continue through Feb. 22, and the election results will be announced shortly after. The induction of the Class of […]
Press Scores Twice To Lead U.S. WNT Over Scotland, 4-1
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2013) – Tom Sermanni made his debut as the U.S. Women’s National Team Coach, and heard the national anthem of his native Scotland being played before the game. The U.S. Women’s National Team opened its 2013 campaign with a 4-1 win against Scotland in front of 18,656 fans at EverBank Field […]
U.S. Falls To Honduras 2-1 To Open Hexagonal
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (Feb. 6, 2013) – The U.S. Men’s National Team garnered a first-half lead, but Honduras rallied for a 2-1 victory in Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano in the teams’ opener of the Final Round of 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying. Clint Dempsey scored the USA’s goal, only to see Honduras get goals from […]