For the second time in three years, the U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team won the Nike International Friendlies. The four-team round robin was played at Lakewood Ranch, Fla. After dropping a difficult 2-1 decision in the opening game against Portugal, the U.S. squad, coached by Richie Williams, rebounded with wins over England and Brazil. The […]
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Klinsmann Signs New Contract Extension
In an unusual move going into a World Cup year, US Soccer signed U.S. Men’s National Team coach Jurgen Klinsmann to a contract extension. The extension is for four years, keeping him as the U.S. coach through the 2018 World Cup[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Klinsmann, 49, who led the U.S. men to a 16-4-2 record in 2013, […]
U.S. U-17 MNT Nike Friendlies
Goalkeeper (2): William Pulisic (Richmond Strikers; Mechanicsville, Va.), Kevin Silva (PDA; Bethlehem, Pa.) Defenders (7): Hugo Arellano (Chivas USA Academy; Norwalk, Calif.), Daniel Barbir (Unattached; Allentown, Pa.), George Braima (Crew Soccer Academy[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]; Columbus, Ohio), Edwin Lara (unattached; San Leandro, Calif.), John Nelson (Internationals; Medina, Ohio), Matthew Olosunde (New York Red Bulls Academy; Trenton, N.J.), […]
Wambach & Morgan On FIFA World POY Short List
Tis the season for awards, and USA veteran Abby Wambach’s name has recently been attached to a number of them. Wambach and U.S. WNT teammate Alex Morgan are two of the three finalists for FIFA World Player of the Year. The[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] all-time leading scorer, who set that record this past season, breaking Mia Hamm’s […]
All-Time Women’s Best XI
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] U.S. Soccer’s All-Time Women’s National Team Best XI has been revealed as the Federation wraps up the celebration of its Centennial anniversary in 2013. The Women’s Best XI features two unanimous ballot selections in defender Joy Biefeld (Fawcett) and forward Mia Hamm. Midfielders Michelle Akers and Kristine Lilly were near unanimous ballot selections […]
Tipping Report: Assessing Liverpool vs. Southhampton U18s
Jeff Tipping is the Palm Beach Soccer Academy (Fla.) Technical Director and former NSCAA Director of Education and Coaching Development. Tipping, who is a native of Liverpool, wrote the following assessment of a Barclay’s U-18 Premier game this fall between Liverpool FC and Southhampton at the Liverpool Training Ground. The report was made as a […]
Something More Important Than Talent
Parents ask me all the time if I think their child has what it takes to play at the college or professional level. They are asking if I think their kid has enough talent. My reply: “How much are your kids willing to suffer?” The answer to that simple question will go a long way […]
RailHawks Championship-Like Season
Clarke Will Return To Coach In 2014 If you were at the final Carolina RailHawks game that closed out the 2013 NASL season it was much like a movie that you have seen before. The RailHawks drew a big home crowd at WakeMed Park, 6,015. They fell behind 1-0 to the San Antonio Scorpions, but […]
Wake’s Bledsoe Makes All-America……Stengel Left Off List
When the NSCAA Division I women’s All-America list was announced there was a familiar name missing. She didn’t play the last nine games of the season, but one would have thought she might have done enough in the first 16 to earn her fourth All-America honor. But Wake Forest senior Katie Stengel was not on […]
Trio Inducted Into USL Hall Of Fame
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Charlotte Lady Eagles President Pat Stewart (Builder) was honored by HOF induction at the USL Hall of Fame banquet during Stewart and former Hampton Roads Piranhas star Mercy Akide-Udoh (Player) were inducted into the USL Women’s Hall of Fame. Stewart has been with the Eagles since 2002. The lone inductee into the USL […]