Two Big Events, One Site, One Week In January It just made sense when discussions were held to merge the US Youth Soccer Workshop into the NSCAA Convention. Both are large annual events, and there was significant overlap among the attendees. A year ago in Indinapolis, In., the first combined event was held. It seemed […]
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US Youth Soccer National Championship Series
The 2014 US Youth Soccer National Championship will be held at the Maryland Soccer Plex in Germantown, MD, July 21-27[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Included will be US Youth Soccer Regional Champions in U-13-U-19 Boys and Girls as well as the US Youth Soccer National League qualifiers in the U-14 thrugh U-18 Boys and Girls age groups to […]
Notre Dame Nips Terps
First Men’s National Title Notre Dame’s fight song “Victory March” rang out and the celebration began after the Fighting Irish captured their first men’s soccer national championship at PPL Park in Chester, Pa. [show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Victory came 2-1 on two-unanswered goals after the Maryland Terrapins (17-4-5) had taken an early 1-0 lead. “We’re all smiling […]
2013 National Champs
Division II Women Grand Valley State (24-0-1) claimed its third NCAA Division II national championship in the past five seasons by clamping down on the offense of the defending champion West Florida Argos. It was the Lakers’ 21st shutout of the season and 24th victory. The winning goal came early in the second half on […]
UCLA Over ‘Noles In Overtime
2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Champions…..UCLA Bruins No one can say the UCLA Bruins had an easy road to their first NCAA Division I College Cup championship. In the quarterfinals,t hey beat defending champion UNC in overtime, edged #1 ranked Virginia in the semifinals in a penalty kick shootout and defeated Florida State 1-0 in […]
Prelude To Showtime Begins In January Camp!
While there have been some bumps along the way since Jurgen Klinsmann took over the U.S. Men’s National Team in July of 2011, most will admit that there has been positive progress. There have been impressive results, like wins in Europe over Italy and Bosnia Herzegvino, both of whom are headed to the 2014 World […]
Lessons Learned During The 2013 U-17 Nike Friendlies
The U.S. Under-17s won the 2013 Nike International Friendlies in December. It was the second time in three years. This time was different as it ended with the U.S. team beating Brazil 4-1 in a game the Brazilians only needed to draw to win the title. It also ended with Brazil’s players standing at the […]
French Selects Strong Team For U20 CONCACAF
U.S. Under-20 WNT Gathers To Go To Cayman Islands U.S. Under-20 WNT head coach Michelle French will have a very talented team at her disposal at the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championships, which begin Jan. 9 in the Cayman Islands. French selected a 20-player squad that is made up of 18 collegiate players, one professional […]
Waldo In Unique Position
Jurgen Klinsmann once coached Germany’s MNT while commuting from California, and Eric Wynalda will do the same in 2014 for the Atlanta Silverbacks[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The Silverbacks will not hire a head coach to replace the fired Brian Haynes, and will rely on Wynalda, and a select staff of assistant coaches, during the 2014 NASL season. […]
Donovan Tops All-Time MNT Best XI
U.S. Soccer has unveiled its All-Time Men’s National Team Best XI to wrap up the Federation’s celebration of its Centennial anniversary For the MNT Best XI, Landon Donovan leads the way with 52 votes. He and Clint Dempsey represent the two players currently active with the National Team through 2013. The MNT Best XI also […]