It was a sweep for the Broward girls and boys in the First Annual Dade-Broward All-Star Games at Fort Lauderdale’s Lockhart Stadium on March 2. The Broward girls earned a 4-0 shutout, with the first goal coming in the game’s first minute of play by Cidney Moscovitch (Coral Glades). Moscovitch got her second goal midway […]
Archives for March 2013
U.S. U-20 Men Headed To FIFA U-20 World Cup
Despite an impressive effort, an under-strength U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team fell 3-1 to Mexico in overtime of the 2013 CONCACAF Under-20 championship final in front of a sold-out crowd at Estadio Cuauhtemoc in Puebla, Mexico. Tab Ramos’ young team fell behind early, but rebounded with a first half penalty kick by midfielder Benji Joya […]
While NY Dithers…..Orlando Moves Towards MLS
MLS Prepares For 18th Season Major League Soccer is holding at 19 franchises, with eyes to putting Team #20 in Flushing, NY, in the borough of Queens. That has been the plan for several years. A second team, along with the New Jersey based New York Red Bulls, in the New York media market. In […]
They Came To Greensboro To Honor Captain Kirk
Most of the people Kirk Urso cared about and loved were there. So were others who were fans, but never personally knew the former UNC Tar Heel. His family was there, along with teammates from both the UNC men’s soccer team, and the Columbus Crew, for whom he was beginning a professional career when he […]
Lloyd Injures Shoulder
U.S. veteran midfielder Carli Lloyd suffered a non-displaced greater tuberosity fracture of the left shoulder during the USA’s opening match of the 2013 Algarve Cup in Portugal. She suffered the injury during the second half of the USA’s opening victory over Iceland. Lloyd, allocated to Western New York Flash of the new National Women’s Soccer […]
Paterson Poised To Lead Battery In ’13
Charleston Returns Solid Roster From Title Team With the start of the 2013 USL PRO season rapidly approaching, the Charleston Battery hopes to draw strength from 2012 and the club’s league championship. Charleston Battery midfielder Nicki Paterson recalls one game in particular that was important to that championship run. “It just seemed to come to […]
Paralympic Soccer Roster
U.S. Paralympic Soccer National Team head coach Jay Hoffman named a 17-player roster for a March 16-24 domestic training camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. Goalkeepers selected were Alex Hendricks and Keith Johnson, with four defenders, Chris Ahrens, Bryce Borman, Chad Jones, and Gavin Sibayan, picked by Hoffman. Eight midfieldrs, […]
Chicago Wins Challenge; Battery Beats Houston
The Chicago Fire captured the 2013 Carolina Challenge Cup weeklong round-robin championship for the first time. The Fire won the preseason tournament with a 1-0 tie with the Vancouver Whitecaps on the last night of the tournament hosted by the Charleston Battery. The host Battery, the only non-Major League Soccer club in the group, finished […]
Free Concussion Seminar Offered
The Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center will hold two free seminars on Sports Concussion Education, on Tuesday, April 30, on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville TN, Two sessions will be held, one in the morning from 10:00-12:00 a.m., and the second in the evening from 5:30-7:30 p.m. These sessions are open to parents, coaches […]
U.S. U-15 BNT Camp
U.S. under-15 BNT coach Tony Lepore called up 32 players (1998 age group) for an eight-day training camp at the Home Depot Center. Included is Joe Gallardo Jr., who was previously a member of Nomads SC before moving to Monterrey in Mexico, and Joshua Perez, who recently trained at AC Milan.