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 […]
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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 […]
U.S. Men Hand Panama A Heartbreaker, Mexico A Lifeline
Jurgen Klinsmann took a roster full of non-starters and did what was the most difficult thing to do. Win a CONCACAF World Cup qualifier on the road against a team that was motivated by the opportunity to qualify for the first time in history. It almost didn’t happen. What was most difficult for 90 minutes […]
D.C. United Edges Real Salt Lake For U.S. Open Cup Title
Are you old enough to remember the old saying about blind squirrels finding acorns? Well, D.C. United isn’t called the “blind squirrels”, but they did find an acorn of such when they captured their third U.S. Open Cup in league history. The storied Major League Soccer franchise D.C. United seized the moment at the 100th […]
N.C. Soccer Hall Of Fame To Honor UNC Women Soccer
The North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame will recognize the women’s soccer program at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill at the annual Hall of Fame banquet scheduled for Saturday, January 25, 2014, at the North Raleigh Hilton in Raleigh, NC The Tar Heels will be the third honoree into the NCSHOF National Champions […]
U.S. Men Clinch Berth In Brazil…Blank El Tri 2-0
September 10, 2013 – The United States rode the emotions of most of the crowd of 24,584 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Ohio to a 2-0 victory over Mexico, a result, combined with Honduras’ 2-2 draw with Panama, punched the Americans ticket to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. After a scoreless first half, […]