Soccer Shorts

WNT Coach Correction. In the September 15 issue’s “In My Opinion” commentary by Southern Soccer Scene Editor/Publisher Ray Alley, it was reported that current UNC women’s head coach Anson Dorrance was the U.S. Women’s National Team Coach for the 1991 FIFA Women’s World Championship and 1995 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Dorrance actually resigned as the […]

New Referee Column. In our September 15 issue of Southern Soccer Scene we began a new column feature by Randy Vogt, who is the Director of Public Relations for the Eastern New York Soccer Association. His second column appears in this issue on Page 17. Vogt, who lives on Long Island, has vast experience as […]

Wolfpack Drops Four. Four North Carolina State University soccer players were dismissed from the soccer team following their arrests at a Raleigh sports bar. A Raleigh Police Department spokesman said that Nader Jaibat, Monbo Bokar, Michael Nelson and Jonathan Ray were escorted out of the bar where one had been engaged in a physical altercation […]

College Cup In Alabama. The 2012 NCAA Men’s College Cup will return to Hoover, Ala., with semifinals set for Friday, Dec. 7 and the championship match on Sunday, Dec. 9 The event at Regions Park is sponsored by the Alabama Sports Foundation UAB is the host institution. Tickets for the College Cup are now available […]

New Look For Soccer Scene. Readers will find something new in this issue of Southern Soccer Scene. A change of printers now allows us to have color on every page! We hope that you enjoy the additional color for photographs and advertising layouts. This change has required some adjustments in our production process, which has […]

AEG Up For Sale!. One wonders if there would still be Major League Soccer had it not been for Philip Anschutz and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG). One of the original MLS investors/owners, AEG helped keep the league afloat in the early years, owning six of the league’s 10 teams at one point. It has been […]

Beckham Jerseys Still Sell. After the Los Angeles Galaxy signed David Beckham in 2007, the franchise sold over 250,000 Beckham replica jerseys before he kicked a ball in Major League Soccer. Five years later, his shirts are still the top seller among MLS players. New York Red Bulls’ Thierry Henry is second on the list […]

Collegiate Schedules!. This issue continues Southern Soccer Scene’s 33rd year of collegiate soccer coverage. On Page 6 you will find our Men’s Collegiate Schedule Page sponsored by Eurotech Tours & Camps, and on Page 8 is our Women’s Collegiate Schedule Page sponsored by Eurosport.. We hope that you will support your local collegiate programs, and […]

National HS Player Of Week. High Point Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC) senior Brandt Bronico and Allison Stucky of Brecksville-Broadview Heights HS (Cleveland, OH) have been named NSCAA High School Players of the Week. Bronico scored three goals with four assists in a pair of Wesleyan wins that pushed the Trojans to 15-0. He has recorded […]