Brazil 2014 Mascot is An Armadillo. The mascot of the 2014 World Cup is a yet to-be-named Brazilian endangered armadillo. Brazilians will choose the mascot’s name from three choices — Amijubi, Fuleco and Zuzeco. The three-banded armadillo, commonly found in northeastern Brazil, rolls up into the shape of a ball when threatened. “The fact that […]
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Pia Sundhage Talks About Winning Olympic Gold
Pia Sundhage Talks About Winning Olympic Gold. U.S. WNT head coach Pia Sundhage spoke with ussoccer.com about her experience during the journey to gold in London 2012 Olympics. Sundhage explains some of the difficult decisions she had to make as well as how she feels she helped the team simply “enjoy the moment.” Sundhage announced […]
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Soccer Notes. All through the offseason the talk was of Clint Dempsey going to Liverpool, but the U.S. star won’t be going to a UEFA Champions League team after all. He almost went to Aston Villa, a team more likely to end up in the League Championship than Champions League, until he put his foot […]
Regional Odds & End Briefs From The Southeast USA
Soccer In Arkansas Arkansas State was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Preseason women’s soccer coaches poll, and placed sophomore forward Loren Mitchell and junior midfielder Christina Fink on the SBC preseason all-conference team….The Arkansas Razorbacks are coming off their best SEC season in school history when they won six league games and […]
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Former U.S. MNT defender Greg Berhalter has been named the seventh head coach of the MLS Columbus Crew. Berhalter, 40, who played collegiate soccer at UNC Chapel Hill, had an 18-year career as a professional player in Holland, England and Germany, and played his final two seasons in MLS with the Los Angeles Galaxy where […]
U.S. Men Salvage World Cup Qualifier Split With Jamaica
Lose On Road, Win In Columbus Crew Stadium For four days, the U.S. Men’s National Team faced the unthinkable. Another loss in the CONCACAF semifinal round of World Cup 2014 qualifying, and the Americans might not get through to the next round. They would be eliminated! That had been setup by a 2-1 road loss […]
Charlotte 49ers Working Overtime For Wins In 2012
Charlotte 49ers Working Overtime For Wins In 2012. A year ago, winning the close ones became a Charlotte 49ers trademark in their run to the NCAA Division I championship game. No different this year, as the 49ers have played five overtime games to open the 2012 season. That’s five of the first seven in double […]
Regional Odds & End Briefs From The Southeast USA
Soccer In Arkansas The Arkansas Razorbacks tied Duke 2-2 in the NCAA Sweet 16 before falling in penalty kicks (5-3). It was the Razorbacks’ first shootout this season. The Razorbacks advanced to the third round of the NCAAs for the first time in the 28-year program history, advancing with wins over Oklahoma State (2-1) and […]
How Soccer Refs Prepare For Games
How Soccer Refs Prepare For Games. You have been assigned three games this Saturday and two on Sunday. The referee who physically trains for these games and watches officials during other soccer matches will most likely be a good deal more successful than the person who does not think about these assignments all week until […]
High Point Panthers One Of Four Teams Nationally Still Unbeaten, Untied
High Point Panthers One Of Four Teams Nationally Still Unbeaten, Untied. The High Point Panthers have begun their 2012 season with nine straight wins, including two of those against Big South opponents. The Panthers joined Marquette, Cornell and UC Riverside as the only four teams in the nation to have yet to drop a point […]