The U.S. Youth Soccer 2008 Goal of the Year was scored by Marcus Curaca, from the U-16 Arlington Venom in Virginia. Curaca is a sophomore at Yorktown High School. The 2008 Save of the Year was by Ryan Brose a 15-year-old from Macon, Georgia. Continue reading
The U.S. Women’s National Team has been working hard to get ready to defend their title as the Algarve Cup Champions at the 2009 Women’s Algarve Cup on March 4th – 11th in southern Portugal. The tournament has been held every year in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994 and is one of the most prominent women’s soccer tournaments. Continue reading
I remember in high school we used to play a game where if you got nutmegged, you owed a bagel to the person who nutmegged you. Let me tell you there were quite a few free bagels being passed around! Well unfortunately for Wayne Rooney, he gets nutmegged during a Nike commercial shoot by some younger player. Wayne laughs it off, but I guarantee that if this was on the real field, that kid would probably have been taken out! Oh by the way Wayne, you owe the kid a bagel! Continue reading
Is this the next big star to hit the professional soccer fields in the future? This little six year old French-Algerian has such talent and skill it’s a little scary. But I’m sure there are professional teams out there with their eyes on him already. He’s got a long way to go until he can play with the big boys and a lot can change. Hopefully, this is what he wants to do and it’s not someone pushing him to do it. Continue reading
It all started with a Mexican newspaper encouraging fans to cast a hex on the United States National Team before the World Cup Qualifier between the US and Mexico tomorrow. Fans could trade in coupons for a voodoo doll representing a US National Team player. Continue reading
The U.S. Soccer Federation has formally announced intentions to bid for hosting the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. FIFA will determine the hosts in December of 2010. 11 other candidates have posted bids. They are Mexico, South Korea, Japan, Qatar, Australia, Indonesia, England, Russia, Egypt, Spain/Portugal, and the Netherlands/Belgium. Do you think that the US has a chance to host one of the upcoming world cups? Some believe that England has the best chance for 2018. Does the USA have a better chance for 2022?
The USA Men’s National Team and Nike are asking for all fans across the country to show their support for the team by wearing red this Wednesday, February 11th for the USA vs. Mexico World Cup Qualifier. Nike wants all fans to join their “Don’t Tread on the Red” Campaign. They are hoping that not only all fans wear red, but the ones at the game as well, to create a “Red Out”. The game is to help the USA qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Kickoff will be at 7:00 PM ET and will be shown on ESPN2, ESPN2 HD and Univision. So show your pride and wear RED!