There are those who would say the USA has been drawn into the strongest group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Jurgen Klinsmann‘s team was drawn into Group G along with Ghana, Portugal and Germany at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final Draw that was held in Costa Do Sauipe, Brazil. But with […]
The Tipping Report…..Liverpool vs. Southhamption U18s
Jeff Tipping, Palm Beach Soccer Academy Technical Director and former Director of Education and Coaching Development wrote the following assessment of a Barclay’s I-18 Premier game between Liverpool FC and Southhampton at the Liverpool Training Ground. The report was made as a UEFA Assessor for the Irish FA. Tipping is a native of Liverpool. […]
Not All Soccer HOF Artifacts In Storage – By Ray Alley
NSCAA Has Displays In Kansas City The phone call was from Mickey Cochrane. No complaints from this faithful reader of Southern Soccer Scene. Just some observations and some suggestions. It was in reference to the first installment of Neil Morris’ outstanding two piece article about the demise of the National Soccer Hall of Fame that […]
Three Selected For USL Hall Of Fame
TAMPA, Fla. – Three individuals have been chosen for the USL Men’s and Women’s Hall of Fame Class of 2013. The lone inductee into the USL Men’s Hall of Fame in 2013 is Charleston Battery Head Coach Mike Anhaeuser (Coach), while Charlotte Lady Eagles President Pat Stewart (Builder) and former Hampton Roads Piranhas star Mercy Akide-Udoh […]
Berhalter Named Head Coach Of The Columbus Crew
Gregg Berhalter is the latest young former player to be named head coach of a Major League Soccer team. The Columbus Crew pulled the trigger by hiring the Englewood, NJ native as its seventh head coach in club history and the club’s first Sporting Director. Berhalter, who played from 1994-2009 in Europe, comes to Columbus […]
RailHawks’ Shriver Wins 2013 NASL Golden Boot
Carolina RailHawks striker Brian Shriver scored 15 goals in 2013 to win the prestigious North American Soccer League Golden Boot award as the top scorer during the combined NASL Spring and Fall Seasons. The Clearwater, Fla., native led the race for the Golden Boot heading into the final weekend of regular season action and scored […]
No World Cup Next Year For U.S. U17 WNT
History can and does sometime repeat itself! Mexico eliminated a heavily favored U.S. WNT in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Championship in Montego Bay, Jamaica. It came in a 4-2 penalty kick shootout after the two teams played to a 1-1 draw. Like 2010 when the U.S. team went unscored on and unbeaten in group […]
NC Soccer Hall Of Fame To Induct Braswell, Hesmer And Kennedy
The North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame will induct two veteran high school coaches and a former Major League Soccer veteran goalkeeper as the Class of 2014 at the annual Hall of Fame banquet scheduled for Saturday, January 25, 2014, at the North Raleigh Hilton in Raleigh, NC. Selected for induction are William Hesmer, former Wake Forest University All-America […]
Orlando City Gets Tax Money, Soon To Get MLS Team
While news swirled around reports of David Beckham backing a MLS franchise in Dade County and South Florida, Orlando City president Phil Rawlins, and his supporters, never faltered in their quest to bring an expansion franchise to Central Florida. It was close to a “done deal” after the City of Orlando Board of Commissioners voted […]
Not Too Early To Prep For Brazil ’14
The U.S. Men’s National Team has successfully qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the seventh consecutive time, and plans are underway for next year’s trips to Brazil. Not only will the team head south of the equator for World Cup 2014, which will be held June 12-July 13, but Jurgen Klinsmann is planning to […]