No. 2: Soccer facility proposed for STAR Bond district

The Garden City TelegramNo. 2: Soccer facility proposed for STAR Bond districtThe Garden City Telegram16, following a public hearing, the Garden City Commission approved an ordinance to create a STAR Bond district on the city's east side that would use a portion of city and state sales taxes to build a major league soccer training and development facility.

Isola's Futbol Monday: A look back at the year in soccer

New York Daily NewsIsola's Futbol Monday: A look back at the year in soccerNew York Daily NewsThis was the year of the first selfie World Cup, when Germany's players posed for post-match photos with Angela Merkel and Rihanna. Hey, it's not every day you get to hoist the championship trophy and drape your arm around one of the world's most ...

Soccer helps church score goals

Lynchburg News and AdvanceSoccer helps church score goalsLynchburg News and AdvanceThe two take part in Lynchburg Soccer, a group that mixes Christianity and sport. Each week the mixed-age group meets at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays to play. They are also starting an addi-tional session on Fridays for 4th through ...

As Cuba Opens, the World's Sport May Take Hold

New York TimesAs Cuba Opens, the World's Sport May Take HoldNew York TimesBaseball is the sport of Cuba's revolution, but soccer is the sport of the arriving world. “I like soccer better than baseball,” Hernandez Vega, 16, said as he headed to a nearby field for practice. “It's a strong sport, the movement, the energy ...

AJC Soccer Insider: Darren Eales on the future of MLS

Atlanta Journal ConstitutionAJC Soccer Insider: Darren Eales on the future of MLSAtlanta Journal ConstitutionNot unexpectedly, Atlanta president Darren Eales said he believes in Don Garber's goal that Major League Soccer will be considered one of the world's best by 2022. Eales shared why in an interview last month. Atlanta and Eales will be a part of ...

Soccer pair had sensational seasons

Hutchinson NewsSoccer pair had sensational seasonsHutchinson NewsThis was supposed to be a rebuilding year for McPherson High boys soccer. In 2013, the Bullpups had one of their best seasons ever. They went 18-2-1 and finished third at the Class 4-3-2-1A state tournament. But they also lost nearly every player from ...

Former Major League Soccer top scorer Camilo Sanvezzo suffers torn ACL

MLSsoccer.comFormer Major League Soccer top scorer Camilo Sanvezzo suffers torn ACLMLSsoccer.comFormer Major League Soccer top scorer Camilo Sanvezzo suffered a torn ACL in his right knee during a friendly match in Mexico on Saturday, and will miss the next 6-8 months of action. Sanvezzo, 26, suffered the injury in the 27^th minute of a match ...

LeFevre named McMurry men's soccer head coach

KTXSLeFevre named McMurry men's soccer head coachKTXSMcMurry University Director of Athletics Sam Ferguson has announced the hiring of veteran coach Chris LeFevre as the university's new men's head soccer coach. LeFevre is the fifth head coach in the history of the War Hawks' men's soccer program and ...

Spokane soccer team leaves scarves downtown for homeless

KREM.com (subscription)Spokane soccer team leaves scarves downtown for homelessKREM.com (subscription)Thanks to some local soccer players, homeless people in Spokane are just a little bit warmer. Dozens of teenage players from the Spokane Shadow Soccer Team made hundreds of scarves, and then left them for the homeless at an iconic Spokane landmark.

Waterville senior Elias named soccer All

Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelWaterville senior Elias named soccer All-AmericanKennebec Journal & Morning SentinelThe Maine Soccer Coaches recently recognized Waterville senior Pilar Elias as one of the top soccer players not only in the state, but New England and the nation. The organization, an affiliate of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America ...

Amazing free kick wins title for California boys' soccer team

ESPNAmazing free kick wins title for California boys' soccer teamESPNLast month, when Vintage and Merced high schools faced off for the California Interscholastic Federation Sac-Joaquin Section Division II boys' soccer championship game -- their equivalent of a state title -- the score was knotted 1-1 in the final ...

All Daily Record: Graham grew up with soccer, but not always in his Chatham ...

Daily RecordAll Daily Record: Graham grew up with soccer, but not always in his Chatham ...Daily Record“I don't think it really mattered how we did it, as long as we got it done,” said Graham, the 2014 All Daily Record Boys Soccer Player of the Year. “Scoring a goal in double overtime is something you dream about. But I would've been happy if we won 1-0 ...

Delbarton soccer added to team tradition

Daily RecordDelbarton soccer added to team traditionDaily RecordThe All Daily Record Boys Soccer Team of the Year for the fourth straight season, Delbarton was a little different from in the past. The Green Wave scored 59 goals overall, led by Bell with 15 and senior Andrew Ford with 11 more — two more than a year ...

All Daily Record Girls Soccer: Villa Walsh made history with magical run

Daily RecordAll Daily Record Girls Soccer: Villa Walsh made history with magical runDaily RecordWhich is why Villa Walsh is the 2014 All Daily Record Girls Soccer Team of the Year. “We all said it back in August during scrimmages that there was something about this team that feels different, we were clicking in preseason, clicking in our ...

All Daily Record Girls Soccer: Monaghan leaves lasting impression at Roxbury

Daily RecordAll Daily Record Girls Soccer: Monaghan leaves lasting impression at RoxburyDaily Record“Everyone you meet through soccer, the club team and the travel teams everyone leaves some kind of impact on you in a good way or a negative way, so I think that just helped to mold me to be the player I am,” Monaghan said. “I think it was a good ...

Virginia are NCAA soccer champions: Meet Eric Bird, the Cavalier most likely ...

MLSsoccer.comVirginia are NCAA soccer champions: Meet Eric Bird, the Cavalier most likely ...MLSsoccer.comCARY, N.C. – University of Virginia midfielder Eric Bird didn't make a huge impact in the Cavaliers' College Cup final victory over UCLA on Sunday, playing just 36 minutes in the 'Hoos' shootout win due to a lingering groin injury first suffered last ...

DI Men's Soccer: Defense pushes Virginia past UMBC

NCAA.comDI Men's Soccer: Defense pushes Virginia past UMBCNCAA.comIt was a defensive battle won by Virginia, 1-0, against the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, in the semifinals of the 2014 DI Men's Soccer Championship in Cary, North Carolina. The lone goal was scored in the fifth minute by Darius Madison. Dec.

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Cherry Hill Courier PostC-P Girls' Soccer Player of the Year: Paige BergmanCherry Hill Courier PostThere aren't too many things on a soccer field Bergman can't do. She has a high soccer IQ and has to be accounted for by the opposition at all times. She also has the physical tools with strength, speed, and the ability to score virtually anywhere from ...

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Herald-Mail MediaAll-County Boys Soccer: Warriors' turnaround led by PruntyHerald-Mail Media“I thought I was in good shape from soccer, but it was absolutely ridiculous how much weight I had to cut to be competitive in wrestling,” Prunty said. “It was a constant grind — hardest thing I've ever been a part of. Nothing like soccer, which has ...

Soccer Player Struck By Lightning, Thought Dead, Says He Survived

DeadspinSoccer Player Struck By Lightning, Thought Dead, Says He SurvivedDeadspinJoao Contreras Fuentes is either one lucky son of a bitch or tops on God's shit list, take your pick. He was playing soccer for the club Sport Aguila in the Copa Peru when a bolt of lighting leaped from Zeus' fingertip and basically erased Fuentes in ...

Mifalot combats trauma with 'soccer as therapy' model

Jerusalem PostMifalot combats trauma with 'soccer as therapy' modelJerusalem PostIn the wake of Operation Protective Edge this past summer, when Israel saw over 3,000 rockets fired at its communities from the Gaza Strip, the campaign aims to launch yearlong post-trauma soccer programs for children living along the Gaza border.

JMB's Erskine, Parkside's Burkhardt win soccer honors

Delmarva Daily TimesJMB's Erskine, Parkside's Burkhardt win soccer honorsDelmarva Daily TimesThe Clippers swept player of the year awards in both girls and boys soccer as Allie O'Leary took home the award on the girls side. It is also the second straight season a Clippers' player won the award, as goaltender Ross Bednar also laid claim to it.

Spokane soccer team helps Tree of Sharing

KREM.com (subscription)Spokane soccer team helps Tree of SharingKREM.com (subscription)SPOKANE, Wash. - What started as fund for ice cream after the game, turned into donations for Tree of Sharing for one Spokane girls soccer team. One of the charities we really love to help out this time of year is the Tree of Sharing, but we need your ...

Former Emmaus girls soccer coach Rob Rooney explains decision to resign

lehighvalleylive.comFormer Emmaus girls soccer coach Rob Rooney explains decision to resignlehighvalleylive.comRob Rooney is 43 years old and won 159 games and three District 11 titles in the last 10 years as the girls soccer coach at Emmaus. It doesn't exactly appear like a situation that a coach would want to leave. However, the time was just right for Rooney ...

On tap for indoor arena: soccer, trade shows and .... beer?

Indianapolis Business JournalOn tap for indoor arena: soccer, trade shows and .... beer?Indianapolis Business JournalIndiana Sports Properties, which manages outdoor field operations at Grand Park (think soccer, lacrosse and football), will rent and program almost 350,000 square feet of the indoor facility, slated to include three full-sized soccer fields and locker ...