Seven Finalists For WNT Head Coach. U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati, speaking with reporters before the U.S. Women’s National Team took on Germany in the second of two international friendlies, said that the list of candidates for the new U.S. WNT coach had been narrowed to seven finalists. He also said that the goal was […]
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Wambach Leads U.S. To Two Draws With Germany
Wambach Leads U.S. To Two Draws With Germany. The U.S. Women’s National Team tied Germany for the second time in four days, playing to a 2-2 draw in front of 18,870 rain-soaked spectators at Rentschler Field in the Fan Tribute Tour, presented by Panasonic. It was the largest crowd ever to watch the U.S. Women […]
Spiders To Drop Men’s Soccer
Spiders To Drop Men’s Soccer. The University of Richmond has announced that men’s soccer and men’s track and field, will be dropped after the 2012 season in order to add men’s lacrosse to the Spiders’ athletic program. UR becomes the latest in a long list of schools that have dropped men’s soccer over the past […]
U.S. U-17s Draw With France At World Cup
U.S. U-17s Draw With France At World Cup. The United States opened the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup with a scoreless draw against France on Sept. 22 in the Group B opener for both teams at Lankaran Stadium in Azerbaijan. U.S. goalkeeper Jane Campbell had 12 saves as the defense withstood France’s attack to […]
USA Shuts Out Gambia, 6-0, In U-17 World Cup
USA Shuts Out Gambia, 6-0, In U-17 World Cup. BAKU, Azerbaijan (Sept. 25, 2012) – The United States scored five second-half goals and defeated Gambia 6-0 on Tuesday at Dalga Arena in its second match of the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Summer Green scored three goals and Amber Munerlyn, Morgan Stanton and Toni […]
MISL Norfolk SharX Fold
MISL Norfolk SharX Fold. Norfolk, Virginia (June 25, 2012) -The Norfolk SharX of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that due to economic hardship, the franchise will cease operations effective immediately. The team completed its inaugural season at Scope Arena in March and will not return for the 2012-13 MISL season. “The decision […]
U.S. U20s Split With Japan
U.S. U20s Split With Japan. After falling to Japan in the opening match of the two-game series, the U-20 Women’s National Team and Duke junior Mollie Pathman, and Durham native, concluded the trip to Osaka, Japan with a 2-0 victory over the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup hosts. Pathman, who started both matches on […]
U.S. WNT Opens Olympics With Comeback Win
U.S. WNT Opens Olympics With Comeback Win. GLASGOW – The U.S. WNT opened their quest for an Olympic Gold Medal on Wednesday with a 4-2 victory over France. They did it the hard way. The favored Americans fell behind 2-0 in the first 15 minutes of the game and then connected on four unanswered goals, […]
Round Three For Women’s Pro League
Round Three For Women’s Pro League. CHICAGO (Nov. 21, 2012) – U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati announced today the formation of a new women’s league that will begin play in the spring of 2013. Eight-Team League Will Begin With Teams in Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, Western New York, New Jersey, Portland, Seattle and Washington, D.C. […]
2013 MLS Preseason Culminates With Four Tournaments
2013 MLS Preseason Culminates With Four Tournaments. Major League Soccer fans will get a preview of what the league’s 18th season offers with four preseason tournaments in February, 2013. Each of these events serve as final tests for new acquisitions, young players and team chemistry before points are at stake, and each occurs in an […]