When University of Florida coach Becky Burleigh and her associate head coach Vic Campbell were recruiting Savannah Jordan, something they were told by Jordan’s club coach Brian Moore stayed with them. “He always talked about how she liked to challenge herself,” Burleigh said recently. A standout in the youth ranks thanks to the work of […]
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USL Pro Combine Will Return To IMG
The 2014 USL Pro Combine will return to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., January 23-26[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The event, now in its eighth year, will feature 102 players from North America and overseas hoping to land a professional contract. The USL PRO Combine will again be directed by USL National Technical Director Peter Mellor, who will […]
Tampa Bay Rowdies On Second Half Roll
There is an old saying in sports about how you should respect your opponents…..but don’t respect them too much. The Atlanta Silverbacks may have finished first in the spring half of the North American Soccer League Season, but didn’t get a lot of respect from Tampa Bay in their last outing. The Rowdies lead the […]
USL Returns To The Beach For 2013 AGM
The United Soccer Leagues’ 2013 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will return to the beach this year. This event is scheduled for Dec. 11-15 at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach. The AGM draws hundreds of owners, executives and coaches from over 100 USL professional and amateur teams, and will feature a new group of USL franchises […]
How Referees Apply The Advantage Clause
Advantage is a wonderful clause in the rules in which whistling the foul would actually be hurting the team being fouled by not letting play continue. Let’s say the white midfielder is dribbling the ball outside the blue penalty area when a blue player pushes white. Yet white does not fall down and is still […]
Klinsmann’s Bonuses
Jurgen Klinsmann’s annual salary of $2.5 million could get a boost with pending bonuses available as high as $10.5 million, depending on how well the U.S. does in Brazil at the 2014 FIFA World Cup[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. His minimum bonus is a half million dollars. When the new contract of U.S WNT coach Tom Sermanni is […]
Lifetime Bans For The Fix
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] El Salvador’s soccer federation has banned 14 national team players for life for their role in alleged match-fixing, including games against the United States and Mexico. Included were former D.C. United player Christian Castillo and William Osael Romero, who played for Chivas USA. The bans were connected with suspected match-fixing in four matches […]
Perez Calls Up 36 U18s
U.S. under-18 men’s national team coach Javier Perez has called up 36 players for a week-long training camp Sept. 22-29 at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center in Carson, Calif. U.S. Under-18 Training Roster Goalkeepers(4): Austin Aviza (New England Revolution Academy; Medway, Mass.), Jeff Caldwell (NC Fusion; Todd, N.C.), Carter Richardson (Crew Soccer Academy; Dublin, Ohio), Justin Vom […]
Dos a Cero Again……..Good For World Cup Ticket
Is it Karma, good luck, or a simple matter of getting a good result in a great environment. Doesn’t matter. What we know is the U.S. Men’s National Team has qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. They did it with a 2-0 shutout over their biggest CONCACAF rival Mexico. For the fourth […]
U.S. National Beach Soccer
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] The U.S. Beach Soccer National Team closed out its trip to the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Tahiti with a 6-4 victory against the United Arab Emirates. Nick Perera led the way with three goals. The U.S. finished third in group play and did not advance to the knockout round after […]