Sports Medicine Corner One of the most requested presentations of those of us within FIFA’s Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC) is about injury prevention – a topic that is at the core of F-MARC’s mission. In fact, during the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the US, then vice president Sepp Blatter casually commented something […]
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Hometown Guy Begins A New Career In Coaching
Richard Mulrooney is a Memphis guy, born and bred. Leaned to play soccer at Memphis FC and was an All-America recruit at Christian Brothers high school. For college he headed for Omaha, Nebraska, where he was a four-year starter at midfield for the Creighton University Blue Jays. Twelve years of Major League Soccer took him […]
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 […]
Jozy’s Goals Record Not A Surprise
Discovered By Schulz In Boca Raton Park Jozy Alltidore recently broke Clint Dempsey’s single season record of 23 goals for an American playing in a European League. He scored his 24th of the season for his Dutch club AZ Alkmaar in a 2-1 loss to AKC Waalwikk. He’s been in Europe since 2008 and AZ […]
WNT Europe Bound
Coming off a championship at the 2013 Algarve Cup in Portugal, U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Tom Sermanni has named a 23-player roster that will travel to Germany and the Netherlands for friendly matches against two teams preparing for this summer’s European Womens Championship. After facing Germany in the Algarve Cup Final on March […]
Upcoming Games & Events
Region III Hosts US Youth Soccer has announced that Edmond, Okla., and Oklahoma Soccer Association will host the 2013 US Youth Soccer Region III (South) Championships as part of the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series. The games will take place at the ESC Complex in Edmond, OK. The event is scheduled for June 20-27. […]
N.C. Girls Prep Top Ten
NCHSAA Class AAAA 1. Hough, 2. Green Hope, 3. Lake Norman, 4. Millbrook, 5. Myers Park, 6. South Mecklenburg, 7. Povidence, 8. Sun Valley, 9. Leesville Road, 10. Grimsley. NCHSAA Class AAA 1. Cardinal Gibbons, 2. Marvin Ridge, 3. Chapel Hill, 4. St. Stephens, 5. West Rowan, 6. Jacksonville, 7. Wilson Hunt, 8. Weddington, 9. […]
Law 15: Dealing With The Throw In
The throw-in is unique as it’s the only opportunity for players other than the goalkeeper to legally use their hands. It is also the most common restart in soccer. A goal cannot be scored directly on a throw-in. A player cannot be offside on a throw-in. A throw-in is awarded when the whole of the […]
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 […]
Ottawa Fury FC
The Ottawa Fury FC is the most recent North American Soccer League expansion team, and will begin play in the 2014 season. Also taking the field for the first time will be the Virginia Calvary and the new franchise in Indianapolis, IN.