Tennessee Teams Excel In NAIA National Poll. The last time Christian Brothers and Delta State played the Buccaneers rallied to tie the game on an 87th minute goal and then scored again with 16 seconds remaining in the first overtime to claim a 2-1 Gulf South regular season win. In the Gulf South Conference champinship […]
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Panama
Panama. Semifinals…2nd in Group C behind Honduras Founded: 1937 (Joined FIFA in 1918). Head Coach: Julio Dely Valdes. FIFA Ranking: 46. Highest FIFA Ranking: 43 (2012). Lowest FIFA Ranking: 150 (1995). Best World Cup Finish: Never qualified. Key Players: Blas Perez (FC Dallas), Felipe Baloy (Santos Laguna), Luis Tejada (Toluca) USA A… Subscribe to Southern […]
Traffic Sports Gets Gold Cup
Traffic Sports Gets Gold Cup. The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCA-CAF) has announced that it has accepted a bid from Miami-based Traffic Sports for the commercial partnership rights to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2013/14 and 2014/15 CONCACAF Champions League tournaments. Under terms of the deal, Traffic Sports […]
Nike Friendlies
Nike Friendlies. The U. S. Under-17 MNT will play Brazil, Turkey and Portugal in the 10th edition of the Nike International Friendlies, Nov. 28-Dec. 2 at Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, FL. The U.S. is the defending champion, having defeated Brazil, 3-1, last year on goals from Rubio Rubin, Tyler Turner and Wesley Wade […]
Lady Flames Are Seeking Fifth Title
Lady Flames Are Seeking Fifth Title. The Lee University Lady Flames are going for their fifth consecutive national championship. Never has there been a larger target on the back of a team as play begins in the 29th annual NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championships on at the Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Ala. “We […]
Roanoke’s Scott Allison Goes Out A Winner
Roanoke’s Scott Allison Goes Out A Winner. The soccer season for almost every collegiate team ends with a loss. Only a handful of teams finish with a national championship. Such was the case in 2012 with the Roanoke College Maroons. It was Scott Allison’s 27th and final season as head coach of the Roanoke men. […]
Silverbacks Fans Vote To Keep Name
Silverbacks Fans Vote To Keep Name. The Atlanta Silverbacks fans have spoken and the club will retain the Silverbacks name for the North American Soccer League franchise. The fans voted in the club’s recent “Decision 2012” campaign. Options were Atlanta Silverbacks, Atlanta Chiefs, Atlanta FC or a write-in suggestion. The Silverbacks name was retained after […]
Jamaica
Jamaica. Semifinals…2nd in Group B behind USA Founded: 1910 (Joined FIFA in 1962). Head Coach: Theodore Whitmore. FIFA Ranking: 50. Highest FIFA Ranking: 27 (1998). Lowest FIFA Ranking: 116 (2008). Best World Cup Finish: Group Stage (1998). Key Players: Luton Shelton (Karabükspor), Nyron Nosworthy (Watford), JeVaughn Watson (Houston Dynamo) USA All-Time vs. Jamaica: 11-1-8 How […]
U.S. Hosts China
U.S. Hosts China. The U.S. Women’s National Team will conclude the 2012 season with three games against China. First will be a Dec. 8 game at Ford Field in Detroit, followed by a Dec. 12 game at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, TX. The series will come to an end on Dec. 15 at Florida […]
Regional Hexagonal Begins In Febru
Regional Hexagonal Begins In Febru. The next World Cup seems a long, long time away. It will be played in Brazil in 2014. Things can change by then, but the U.S. hopes to have it’s team in the final field of 32. US Soccer is seeking to play in its seventh con… Subscribe to Southern […]