U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Jill Ellis named the 20 players who will represent the USA at the 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship running from Feb. 10-21 in Frisco and Houston, Texas. The USA opens the tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 10 against Costa Rica (7:30 p.m. CT). After opening Group A play against […]
Archives for January 2016
Pugh Won’t Go Pro, Will Sign With UCLA
Mallory Pugh will not skip college afterall to begin a professional career in the National Women’s Soccer League, according to her father. In an interview with the Denver Post, Horace Pugh admits that his 17-year-old daughter thought about turning professional and foregoing her college eligibility, but ultimately decided to attend UCLA as planned. “We did […]
Lloyd’s Hat Trick Leads USA Past Ireland
The U.S. Women’s National Team opened up its 2016 campaign with a dominant 5-0 shutout against the Republic of Ireland at Qualcomm Stadium in front of 23,309 fans, a record crowd to watch a WNT game in San Diego. It was all USA from the beginning as midfielder Carli Lloyd scored three goals in […]
Pugh Skips College To Go Pro
Mallory Pugh, a 17-year-old high school senior, has decided to skip college and will go directly to the National Women’s Soccer League. By doing so, Pugh permanently gives up her amateur status and college eligibility. It has been reported that Pugh, who was not part of the NWSL College Draft, will sign a contract with […]
Cavs’ Emily Sonnett Drafted #1
With the #1 overall pick in the 2016 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) College Draft, the Portland Thorns FC selected University of Virginia defender Emily Sonnett. Forty players were selected over four rounds during the NSCAA Convention in Baltimore. Three players from Florida State were drafted in the first round. Overall, 13 players were drafted, […]
Albadawi Returns To RailHawks In 2016
The Carolina RailHawks have announced the return of versatile midfielder Nazmi Albadawi, bringing back another member of the 2015 roster on a multi-year contract. Albadawi played in 24 games for the RailHawks in 2015, starting in 23 and amassing 1,913 playing minutes. In addition, Albadawi collected six goals and three assists. The previous year, he […]
75th Anniversary NSCAA Convention In Baltimore
The NSCAA will celebrate its 75th birthday at its annual convention in Baltimore, Md,, January. 13-17. The world¹s largest soccer coaches association began in 1941 with a small group of coaches. That first convention was held in New York City. For the first 30 years, the NSCAA held its annual convention in various hotels before […]
USWNT To Host England, France, Germany
U.S. Soccer will host an elite, four-team international tournament featuring four of the top five ranked women’s national teams in the world as England, France and Germany join the USA for the SheBelieves Cup to be held from March 3-9 at three venues in the southeastern United States. The SheBelieves Cup underlines U.S. Soccer’s continued […]
NASL Suspends Operation of Atlanta Silverbacks
The North American Soccer League (NASL) has announced that it has suspended its operation of the Atlanta Silverbacks for the 2016 season and possibly beyond. “The goal all along has been to secure committed local ownership in Atlanta, but despite significant conversations with a number of interested parties, we were unable to identify a group […]
Lloyd, Ellis Named 2015 FIFA World POY, COY
Carli Lloyd, the co-captain of the U.S. Women’s National Team, has been named the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year, and Jill Ellis, who led the USA to the 2015 Women’s World Cup title, has been named the 2015 World Coach of the Year for Women’s Soccer. Lloyd and Ellis received the awards […]