The decision by Women's Professional Soccer not to play the 2012 season came half a day after the U.S. Women’s National Team captured the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifier tournament championship and a berth in the London Olympics later this summer.

Alex Morgan

VANCOUVER, Canada (Jan. 29, 2012) – Alex Morgan got her first start up top alongside Abby Wambach, and responded with two goals to lead the U.S. women to a 4-0 victory over Canada in front of a sold-out crowd of 25,427 at BC Place to take the championship of the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

UNC Tar Heels' Tobin Heath

VANCOUVER, Canada (Jan. 27, 2012) - Tobin Heath, Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan each scored a goal as the U.S. Women's National Team defeated Costa Rica 3-0 in the first semifinal of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament to earn a berth to the 2012 London Olympics.

University of Tennessee vice chancellor and director of athletics Dave Hart announced that Brian Pensky, the 2010 Soccer America National Coach of the Year, has accepted the position of head soccer coach at the University of Tennessee. Pensky takes the helm at Tennessee after seven years as the head coach of the women's soccer program at the University of Maryland.

Sporting Kansas City's Graham Zusi

PANAMA CITY – Former University of Maryland All-America Graham Zusi scored his first international goal and it was a big one. His eighth minute strike gave the United States a 1-0 victory in an international friendly in Panama City. It was the USA’s third consecutive victory.

Carli Lloyd

VANCOUVER, Canada– Midfielder Carli Lloyd scored three goals and the U.S. Women’s National Team netted two early strikes in the opening eight minutes to defeat Mexico 4-0 and win Group B of the 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament at BC Place Stadium.

Ricardo Clark

Ricardo Clark headed home Jermaine Jones' corner in the 7th minute of stopping time to help the United States to a 1-0 victory over 10-man Venezuela in a friendly on Saturday night in Glendale, AZ.

Sydney Leroux

The United States Women’s National Team has qualified for the semifinals of the CONCACAF qualifying tournament for the London Olympics this summer.

CHICAGO - U.S. Women's National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has named the 20 players who will represent the U.S. at the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Women's Qualifying Tournament from Jan. 19-29 in Vancouver, B.C. The top two finishers in the eight-team tournament qualify for the 2012 Olympics.

The Richmond Kickers and Charleston Battery will celebrate their 20th Anniversary seasons in 2012. Part of a joint celebration will be a home and away darby called the Pioneer Cup.

CHICAGO (Jan. 9, 2012) - The U.S. Men's National Team will face four-time World Cup Champion Italy on Feb. 29 in Genoa. Kickoff at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris is set for 8:45 p.m. local (2:45 p.m. ET), and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN2.

It’s been a long, winding road to MLS for Uruguay native Enzo Martinez, who became the sixth player to join the 2012 Generation adidas class this week. Originally born in Montevideo, the South American playmaker will bring a South American flair to MLS this coming season.

Omar Gonzalez

LA Galaxy's star defender and 2011 MLS Defender of the Year Omar Gonzalez suffered a torn ACL in his left knee on his first day of practice with Germany's FC Nurnberg.

2011 MAC Hermann Trophy Winners

Senior midfielder Teresa Noyola from Stanford University and junior forward Andrew Wenger from Duke University are the winners of the 2011 Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy, presented to the best female and male players in NCAA Division I soccer. The winners were decided by a vote of NCAA Division I soccer coaches whose programs are current members of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

Pia Sundhage

U.S. Women's National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has called up 29 players for nine days of training at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., before the team leaves for the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament being held in Vancouver, Canada. from Jan. 19-29.

Caleb Porter

U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team head coach Caleb Porter has called in 22 players for a two-part training camp which will take place from Jan. 8-25 in Carson, Calif., and San Jose, Costa Rica. The U-23s will conduct the first 11 days of camp training at The Home Depot Center, before traveling on Jan. 18 to Costa Rica, where they will play two matches against local club teams.

Wilmer Cabrera

US Soccer has announced that Wilmer Cabrera will leave his post as head coach of the U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team after the two sides mutually agreed to part ways.

Chandler Hoffman

NEW YORK (December 29, 2011) – Major League Soccer and adidas today announced the 2012 Generation adidas class and four additional college senior signings that will enter the professional ranks for the 2012 Major League Soccer season.

Jurgen Klinsmann

U.S. Men's National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has named 20 players to the training camp roster that will run from Jan. 3-26 in the United States and Panama.

Jeremy Gunn

Just two weeks after leading the Charlotte 49ers to the College Cup championship game, men’s coach Jeremy Gunn has resigned in order to accept the head coaching position at Stanford.

Angela Kelly

AUSTIN, Texas -- Angela Kelly, who spent the last 12 years at the University of Tennessee building the Lady Vols into a national contender, has been named women's soccer head coach at The University of Texas.

Colby Hale

UCF women’s soccer associate head coach Colby Hale has accepted the first head coaching position of his career as he will take over at the University of Arkansas. Hale has been a member of Amanda Cromwell’s coaching staff the past nine seasons at the University of South Florida.

Schuler Celebrates Semifinal Goal Against UCLA

HOOVER, Ala. -- Ben Speas lofted a 25-yard shot over goalkeeper Klay Davis midway through the second half to give North Carolina a 1-0 victory against Charlotte in the NCAA men’s championship game.

Stanford Celebrates

KENNESAW, Ga. -- After all the wins, after all the consecutive undefeated regular seasons, Stanford finally got the one victory that had eluded it for three years: a win in the national championship game.

Edson Buddle

The U.S. national team’s offense came to life Tuesday in a wild 3-2 win over Slovenia that saw a suddenly vibrant American attack produce more goals in one half than it did in the first six games combined under coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

Landon Donovan

US Soccer has announced that forward/midfielder Landon Donovan has withdrawn from the U.S. national team roster for the upcoming friendlies against France and Slovenia.

The field of 64 teams, which will compete for the 30th NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship, includes a record nine teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and eight teams from the Southeastern Conference.

Flaglar wins Peach Belt Conference

EVANS, GA – After reaching the Peach Belt Conference Tournament title game twice in the past two years and not coming away with the crown, the top-seeded Flagler Saints made the third time the charm as they rallied to beat second-seeded Montevallo 3-1 for their first tournament championship.

William & Mary CAA Champs

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The # 20-ranked William and Mary Tribe captured its 10th CAA championship on Sunday afternoon, defeating the VCU Rams, 1-0, in overtime. The CAA title is the first the College since 2003. The Tribe now heads to the NCAA Tournament with an overall record of 17-2-2, while VCU falls to 9-8-4.

Samford SoCon Champions

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Samford University soccer team advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in seven seasons Sunday as the top-seeded Bulldogs earned a thrilling 1-0 victory against the College of Charleston Cougars in the championship match of the 2011 Southern Conference Tournament.

FGCU Capture Atlantic Sun Title

FORT MYERS, Fla. - FGCU freshman Shannen Wacker’s goal in the 107th minute of double-overtime broke a scoreless tie and sent top-seeded FGCU to a 1-0 win over sixth-seeded Mercer to claim the 2011 Atlantic Sun Women's Soccer Championship on Sunday afternoon at the FGCU Soccer Complex.

Radford Wins Big South

CHARLESTON, S.C. – No. 1 Radford edges No. 3 Campbell in the title game of the 2011 Big South Women’s Soccer Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting Sunday afternoon at Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, S.C.

Auburn Celebrates

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. - Auburn earned its first-ever SEC Tournament Championship with a 3-2 win over Florida on Sunday afternoon at the Orange Beach Athletic Complex.

FSU ACC Champs

CARY, N.C. – The series of firsts continued for Florida State (14-6-1) in Cary at WakeMed Soccer Park as the Seminoles captured their first ACC title after downing fifth-seeded Wake Forest (14-3-4) 3-1 in penalty kicks.

Hertha Berlin's Alfredo Morales, left,
and FC Bayern Munich's Diego Contento

U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann called up 22 players to prepare for friendlies against France and Slovenia. The only newcomer in the squad is Alfredo Morales of German club Hertha Berlin.

Tim Chandler (#26) Plays For Dortmund

HARRISON, N.J. (Oct. 11, 2011) – The U.S. Men’s National Team fell 1-0 to Ecuador its second match in three days, falling victim to a defensive lapse in the 79th minute that resulted in a diving header goal from substitute forward Jaime Ayovi.

Carolina Railhawks

BLAINE, Minn. – Like their last trip to the National Sports Center, the Carolina RailHawks were moments away from a scoreless draw only to see Minnesota score in the dying moments and deal them a heartbreaking defeat.

Tim Howard

CHICAGO (Sept. 29, 2011) — U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has named a squad of 22 players to prepare for the upcoming friendlies against Honduras and Ecuador. The U.S. first hosts Honduras on Oct. 8 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. ET, and the match will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer and Univision. Three days later, the U.S. makes its first appearance at Red Bull Arena when they welcome Ecuador to Harrison, N.J. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2, ESPN3 and Univision.

Hoover's Regions Park Stadium

Mike Getman knows it is less than three months before the city of Hoover, the state of Alabama, the Alabama Sports Foundation, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham will take center stage in playing host to the Men’s College Cup.

U.S. Women Celebrate Goal Against Canada

They called it the “Celebration Tour”, but something was missing. It was the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup championship.

USA vs Belgium

Three games into the “Jurgen Klinsmann Era” of US Soccer, the U. S. Men’s National Team is still looking for its first victory.

Billy Schuler Celebrates

UNC junior forward Billy Schuler and Krista Lopez, a senior forward at Oklahoma State, have been named the NSCAA Players of the Week.

USA's Jose Torres

BRUSSELS -- Belgium beat a youthful United States team 1-0 in an international friendly on Tuesday in new coach Jurgen Klinsmann’s first away match.

Shaun Pendleton

Shaun Pendleton, the men's soccer coach at Appalachian State, was found dead Tuesday at his home in Boone, athletics-department officials said in a release Wednesday. He was 49. Foul play was not suspected.

CARSON, Calif. (Sept. 2, 2011) – The U.S. Men’s National Team fell to Costa Rica 1-0 on a 65th minute goal from former University of Maryland standout Rodney Wallace, who had entered the match just four minutes before scoring the game-wi.

The U.S. Men’s National Team will host Honduras in an international friendly on Saturday, Oct. 8, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Kickoff for the USA’s first match in South Florida since 2004 is set for 6 p.m. ET, and the match will be broadcast live on FOX Soccer and Univision.

Anne-Marie Eileraas

Anne-Marie Eileraas, Chief Executive Officer of Women's Professional Soccer, has resigned effective Sept. 18. However, her stepping down is not seen as a blow to the organization.

Clint Dempsey and Fabian Johnson

D.C. United midfielder Chris Pontius and Birmingham City defender/midfielder Jonathan Spector have been called into the U.S. men's national team training camp as injury replacements for Heath Pearce and Zach Loyd, U.S. Soccer announced on Friday.

Jurgen Klinsmann

The U.S. Men’s National Team tied Mexico 1-1 at Lincoln Financial Field in the first game under newly appointed head coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

New U.S. coach Juergen Klinsmann has released a 22-player roster for the United States international against Mexico in Philadelphia on Wednesday night.

In as move that many felt would be made after the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati has announced that Bob Bradley has been relieved of his duties as the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team.

Bob Bradley

In as move that many felt would be made after the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati has announced that Bob Bradley has been relieved of his duties as the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team.

Not The Trophies They Wanted

In the blink of an eye dreams can turn into nightmares.
It happened to the U.S. women with three minutes left in the second overtime of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup championship game in Germany.

Megan Tomlinson MVP

SEATTLE --- The Atlanta Silverbacks captured their first W-League championship Sunday evening with five of the team’s six goals coming by way of University of Georgia players, including two from rising junior Susannah Dennis..

Alex Morgan (L) and Lauren Cheney (R)

MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany - The United States is in the World Cup final for the first time since it last won the title in 1999, and once again Abby Wambach came up big for these Americans, scoring in a 3-1 victory over France.

U.S. Women Celebrate

DRESDEN, Germany (July 10, 2011) – The U.S. Women’s National Team earned one of the most dramatic wins in FIFA Women’s World Cup history, scoring the tying goal in the dying seconds of overtime while playing with 10 players for more than 55 minutes.

Kickers Beat Crew

Matt Delicâte’s goal five minutes from the end gave the Richmond Kickers victory against the 10-man Columbus Crew on Tuesday night at Crew Stadium, sending the Kickers into the quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a 2-1 victory.

Lauren Cheney

Forward Lauren Cheney completed a swift move with a well-timed header and Rachel Buehler fired in with 14 minutes to go to give the team with the highest average age of players a winning start against the youngest team in the June 26-July 17 tournament.

Michael Bradley

The U.S. took an early 2-0 lead and then watched Mexico scored four unanswered goals to win the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup championship before a crowd of over 90,000 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA.

The U.S. Men’s National Team lost their first-ever match in CONCACAF Gold Cup group play on Saturday night with a 2-1 loss to Panama at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Fla.

Eddie Pope Inducted

The National Soccer Hall of Fame inducted five new members in a ceremony that took place June 4 before the U.S. Men’s National Team’s match against Spain at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The 2011 Induction Class includes Cobi Jones, Eddie Pope and Earnie Stewart in the Player category, Bruce Murray as a Veteran and Bob Gansler as a Builder.

Lauren Cheney

HARRISON, N.J. (June 5, 2011) – The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Mexico 1-0 in its final international match before the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany as forward Lauren Cheney scored on a strike from distance in the second minute of second half stoppage time.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (June 4, 2011) – The U.S. Men’s National Team fell to current FIFA World Cup Champion Spain 4-0 on Saturday night in front of a record crowd of 64,121 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

Bob Bradley

Freddy Adu has been selected to the U.S. roster for next month's Gold Cup as well as a June 4 exhibition against World Cup champion Spain, the first time in two years he's been selected.

Lindsay Tarpley

CHICAGO (May 15, 2011) -- U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team midfielder Lindsay Tarpley, a member of the USA’s Olympic gold medal winning team in 2004 and 2008 who was also a member of the USA’s 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup Team, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee with 15 minutes remaining in the match against Japan on May 14 in Columbus, Ohio.

Rongen Out!            Ramos In!

Thomas Rongen is out as the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team coach. The team will compete in an upcoming tournament in France under the direction of former U.S. international Tab Ramos, who joined Rongen’s staff last year as an assistant.

Due to unforeseen circumstances the Carolina Dynamo Exhibition Match vs. The U.S. Soccer U-17 Men's National Team has been canceled. Anyone who has purchased tickets for the event will either have the opportunity to trade in tickets for any other 2011 Carolina Dynamo game or will be issued a full refund.

Carlos Somoano

University of North Carolina Athletic Director Dick Baddour has announced the hiring of Carlos Somoano as the fifth head coach in men’s soccer program history.

The USL Caerolina Dynamo will host the U.S. Soccer Under-17 Men’s National Team on Wednesday, May 11 at Macdfpherson Stadium at Bryan Park. The game, a preseason contest for the Premier Development League Dynamo, kicks off at 7.

Eddie Pope

CHICAGO - Three-time World Cup player and three-time MLS Champion Eddie Pope was named to the USA Soccer Hall of Fame on Tuesday as he appeared on 74 percent of ballots. Pope starred for the Tar Heels from 1992-95 who earned All-America honors as a junior in 1994.

Tabbed as one of the most talented U.S. teams ever assembled and loaded like never before with pro players, the U.S. under-20 national team won't be going to the world championships. Guatemala, host of the Concacaf Under-20 Championship, pulled a stunning upset when it beat Thomas Rongen's Americans, 2-1, at Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City.

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (April 2, 2011) – With a 2-0 victory against Panama, the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team finished in first place in Group B of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship and earned a spot in the quarterfinals.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (March 26, 2011) – The U.S. Men’s National Team came from a goal down to earn a 1-1 draw with Argentina in front of a record crowd of 78,936 fans at New Meadowlands Stadium on Saturday.

Spain

CHICAGO (March 25, 2011) — The U.S. Men’s National Team will face 2010 FIFA World Cup Champion Spain on June 4 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Kickoff against the #1 ranked team in the world and defending European Champion is set for 4:30 p.m. ET, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN and Univision.

Brian Carroll

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Five Demon Deacons earned starts on the opening weekend of the MLS season. Here’s a look at all of the Wake Forest players in the MLS and how they did.

Dax McCarty

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - As the 2011 Major League Soccer season kicked off Tuesday with the First Kick matchup between the Seattle Sounders and LA Galaxy the North Carolina men's soccer program was well represented with 20 former players on MLS rosters to open the year. A pair of Tar Heels will serve as team captains for their respective squads as Logan Pause was named captain of the Chicago Fire and one of the newest members of D.C. United, Dax McCarty, was selected team captain.

Stuart Holden

BOLTON, England—The U.S. MNT will be without American midfielder Stuart Holden in this June's CONCACAF Gold Cup. Holden suffered a knee injury that after surgery will sideline him for at least six months.

Jared Watts

Ever since Jared Watts could remember, Wake Forest was his destination of choice..

Manchester Cup

Final plans have been completed for Winthrop University’s 2011 Manchester Cup, which now has a corporate sponsor.

Both the U.S. men’s and women’s national teams are scheduled to train at Cary’s WakeMed Soccer Park prior to upcoming international games. The agreement was struck with the Carolina RailHawks, who are based at the Cary facility.

Canada's Women's National Team

FIFA has awarded the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup to Canada and allotted hosts for seven youth tournaments in 2013, 2014 and 2015, following a two-day meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee in Zurich, Switzerland.

U.S.Women Celebrate

VILA REAL de SAN ANTONIO, Portugal (March 4, 2011) – The U.S. Women’s National Team dominated Norway in its second match of the 2011 Algarve Cup, winning 2-0 and earning a spot in the tournament’s championship game for the ninth consecutive year.

Unanchored Soccer Goals Could Be Deadly

Do you know what Zachary Tran, Gabriel Mendoza and Hayden Ellias have in common?

Sports Medicine

Dr. Don Kirkendall, exercise physiologist and member of the US Soccer Sports Medicine Medical Center, writes a monthly sports medicine column in Southern Soccer Scene. The High Ankle Sprain Injury Prevention (F-MARC) FIFA Fair Play You Need Water Research You Can Use - Further Refinements in Sports Drinks Where Do We Get All That Energy Using All That Oxygen

Coaching Corner

See the Hole Soccer For A Cure You Need To Develop 'Soccer Players' Scoring Goals Just Doesn't Happen Change It….To Find Space And Move The Defense Stretching Your Opponent…..Think Rubber Band Scoring Goals Requires Having An Attitude