U.S. Club Soccer’s National Cup Finals and National Collegiate Showcase will return to Virginia Beach, Va., in 2009.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Red Bull adds former MetroStar da Silva as youth coach
Former MetroStar Cris da Silva has joined the Red Bull academy program as head coach of its U-14 team, and Andrew Sparkes has been named academy goalkeeper coach.
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
U.S. U-17s split in France
The U.S. under-17 national team split in the first two games during its eight-day training camp in France. The U-17s beat the Bretigny U-18 team, 2-0, and then lost to France’s U-17 national team at the French national training center in Clairefontaine.
Posted inYouth Soccer Reporter, Youth What They're Saying
What They’re Saying
“I’m looking for a player who can go to the U-17 team and make a difference, make an impact. If all 40 players are good enough, then I’ll take all 40. There is no maximum.”
— U.S. Soccer staff coach Juan Carlos Michia on a scouting trip to El Paso, Texas, where he looked at 40 players from El Paso and neighboring Las Cruces, N.M. El Paso is the home of new U.S. U-17 resident Michael Ambrose, and Las Cruces is the hometown of Edgar Castillo, the Mexican international. (El Paso Times)
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Drug rehab center provides refs
[REF WATCH] Residents of Gatehouse Academy, a long-term residential drug rehab facility in Arizona, are refereeing youth soccer games for AYSO’s Wickenburg Soccer League.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Chicago too hot for depleted Revs
[MLS PLAYOFFS] Determination and pluck aren’t enough against a superior opponent, and the young, determined but undermanned Revs couldn’t keep pace Thursday night at Toyota Park in a rousing 3-0 Fire victory that earned Chicago a spot in the semifinals.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Red Bulls face ruthless Dynamo
[MLS PLAYOFF PREVIEW] Going into the second leg of a conference semifinal tied is a new experience for the two-time defending champion Houston Dynamo and bad news for its opponents from New York.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
What They’re Saying
“It sounds like they’re singing when they talk.”
— Louisiana product Joseph Lapira, the 2006 Hermann Trophy winner at Notre Dame, says he’s starting to understand Norwegian but has yet to become fluent since joining Norwegian Second Division club Nybergsund in April. Lapira was drafted by Toronto FC in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft but opted for Europe. (The Observer)
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Crafty, confident RSL heads to Home Depot
[MLS PLAYOFF PREVIEW] Whether or not the Magic of Yura Movsisyan arises yet again, Chivas USA must get its house in order at Home Depot Center. After losing just once in 16 home games (counting playoffs) last year, it dropped four matches at HDC this season, including a loss to Real Salt Lake in mid-June. And all RSL needs to win this series is a tie, thanks its 1-0 lead on Movsisyan’s remarkable back-heeled goal in the final seconds of regulation at Rio Tinto Stadium last weekend.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Onus on Schelotto and favored Crew
[MLS PLAYOFF PREVIEW] Only four of 12 MLS regular-season champions have lifted MLS Cup, so whatever euphoria Columbus players may have felt last week after substitute Steven Lenhart scored a last-minute goal to tie the first leg, 1-1, against Kansas City had best be long gone.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Revs’ defender Parkhurst is Mr. Clean once again
[MLS AWARDS] New England defender Michael Parkhurst, who started 28 games and committed only nine fouls in 2,520 minutes of play, won the 2008 MLS Fair Play award. Chicago keeper Jon Busch was named Goalkeeper of the Year, and the Columbus’ Chad Marshall was voted Defender of the Year.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Guzan unbeaten in European debut
[UEFA CUP] In Thursday’s UEFA Cup group action, Brad Guzan earned a shutout in a road win for Aston Villa, while Oguchi Onyewu and Standard Liege beat Sevilla of Spain.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Under-17 Women’s World Cup Scoreboard
The United States faces surprise Group D winner South Korea in the quarterfinals of the Under-17 Women’s World Cup Sunday in Hamilton, New Zealand. The other quarterfinals are Denmark-North Korea, Germany-Canada and Japan-England. For all the results and schedules …
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Soccer Job Openings
[EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES] Soccer America provides the latest on employment opportunities for soccer-related positions. They include college coaching opportunities, as well as jobs in pro soccer, youth soccer, the soccer industry and television.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
MLS Playoff TV Schedule & Scoreboard
For the TV schedule of MLS quarterfinal, second-leg games. …
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Insider
Concussions: Tips for Sideline Management
Concussion is a controversial and tricky medical topic, but any coach or parent who works with soccer players needs to know what to do if you are faced with a situation in which you suspect a player has had a concussion.
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Gazza’s Tax Bill
Former England international Paul Gascoigne has not filed taxes for two years and could be declared bankrupt if he doesn’t pay up. The U.K. tax authorities estimate that he owes around $320,000.
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Herbalife’s Unhealthy Stock
Shares in L.A. Galaxy sponsor Herbalife are down more than 50 percent since the start of the year due to currency fluctuations and decelerating growth in several key markets.
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Kaka To Brazil: God Loves You
AC Milan midfielder Kaka “will tell his home country of the love of God in a major televised outreach by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association” on Brazilian prime-time this weekend.
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
All Over For Adelaide With 90 Minutes Still To Play
“Publicly, the Reds [Adelaide] will talk it up over the next five days leading into the second leg. Privately, they know it’s all over. [Coach] Aurelio Vidmar knows his players have a mountain to climb… Hopefully, Adelaide will make a game of it before a sellout crowd at Hindmarsh Stadium. But overhauling a three-goal deficit? […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Colombian Recall For Angel?
“Juan Pablo is being considered the same as all the other players. How he’s performing for his club will decide if he gets a recall.” New Colombian coach Eduardo Lara mulls an international recall for New York’s Juan Pablo Angel, 33. Colombia has scored just four goals in 10 World Cup qualifying games so far.
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Liverpool Fans To Hicks And Gillett: Sell Us Our Club
“We believe we represent a real opportunity for both of you to bring to an end a troubled period of ownership; an ‘exit strategy’ which would lead to admiration and respect from many. Doing the honorable thing and selling the club to the fans would return it to the values that made it the most […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Franco-German Soccer History Played Out On Stage
German actor and playwright Rainer Sievert, 43, has lived in France for almost 20 years, so has been keenly aware of the historical relationship between the neighboring countries. This has lead to him writing and performing in a new play, France-Allemagne, set on a sofa and featuring two men — one French, one German — […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Mascherano Backs Maradona
Argentina’s new coach Diego Maradona announced Liverpool’s Javier Mascherano, 24, as his new captain Tuesday. Mascherano is grateful enough to laud the new coach, despite the former star’s scarcity of coaching experience, but doesn’t yet know if he’ll accept. “It is great to have him as our manager,” said Mascherano. “We all know Diego gave […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
MLS Crowds And TV Ratings Down
David Beckham helped kick up Major League Soccer attendances and TV ratings in 2007, but the league couldn’t build on that growth in 2008, reports Tripp Mickle. “This season the league suffered its first decline in average regular-season attendance and television viewership on ESPN2 in three years,” he reports. Half the teams in MLS saw […]