The U.S. Women’s National Team won the game. They beat Scotland’s WNT 3-1 in an international friendly. But the real winners on a cold Feb. 13 Wednesday evening might have been Nashville and the fans who turned out in record numbers to see the #1 ranked women’s soccer team in the world play. It was […]
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Ramos Poised To Lead U.S. Under-20s To World Cup Berth
CONCACAF U-20 Tab Ramos has been involved in big competitions as a player, and now faces a big challenge as a coach. Ramos leads the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National team into the CONCACAF U-20 Championship In Puebla, Mexico. At stake is a berth in the 2013 FIFA World Cup later this summer in Turkey. The […]
Gold Cup Games Coming To Southeast
The United States will again host the CONCACAF Gold Cup championships for 2013. Games will be played in 13 cities. The 12-team tournament is scheduled from July 7-28, 2013. On the list of venues is the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX, BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston […]
2013 Major League Soccer SuperDraft
First Round 1. New England Revs – Andrew Ferrell (Louisville), D 2. Chivas USA – Carlos Alvarez (UConn), MF 3. Toronto FC – Kyle Bekker (Boston College), MF 4. Vancouver Whitecaps – Kekuta Manneh (Austin Aztec), F 5. Vancouver Whitecaps FC – Erik Hurtado (Santa Clara), F 6. Colorado Rapids – Deshorn Brown (Central Florida) […]
Whitecaps Top Battery In Opener
The Vancouver Whitecaps took advantage of the Charleston Battery’s loose marking for a pair of early goals in the opening game of the 2013 Carolina Challenge Cup. Kekuta Mennah scored two goals for Vancouver and Daigo Kobayashi added a third to lead the Whitecaps to a 3-2 win past Charleston before a Blackbaud crowd in […]
Knighton Glad To Visit Newtown
Saves Three In UMBC Shootout WILMINGTON, NC- While most of the nation was focused on the BCS Championship game, soccer stars from past and present took time to help a community continue its healing process and give it a chance to smile and enjoy life. Former UNC Wilmington standout and current Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Brad […]
Georgia Dome Host Gold Cup Game
Atlanta is one of 13 cities that will host games in the CONCACF Gold Cup this summer. The Gold Cup will feature 12 teams, including the U.S., Mexico and Canada, and is set for July 7-28 with games played all across the United States. Mexico is the defending champion. Specific games and game dates have […]
U.S. Women Set To Meet Pia’s Sweden In Algarve Cup
The U.S. Women’s National team has had a lot of success at the Algarve Cup in Portugal. The Americans have won the tournament eight times. The tournament, which doesn’t attract a lot of attention in Portugal, usually attracts most of the top women’s national teams in the world. This year the U.S. WNT has been […]
Hall Of Fame Balloting
Ballots have been distributed to a panel of voters for the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2013 elections. The voting process began in January for the Player, Veteran Player and Builder categories. Voting will continue through Feb. 22, and the election results will be announced shortly after. The induction of the Class of […]
Brian Wiese ‘Engineered’ Hoyas’ 2012 Success
They Called Him ‘The Flying Bus’ At Dartmouth Brian Wiese could be building bridges instead of building winning soccer team. “Once I realized I wouldn’t want to drive over any bridge that I designed, I knew that coaching is where I should be,” Wiese said with a chuckle as he talked about his master’s of […]