St. George's Park: Inside England's soccer shrine — can US learn from it?

NBCSports.comSt. George's Park: Inside England's soccer shrine — can US learn from it?NBCSports.comThe headquarters of England's 24 national teams features 12 full-size soccer pitches (five have under-soil heating and floodlights), an altitude chamber, 2 Futsal pitches, indoor running track, four gymnasiums, two Hilton hotels, 500 seat conference ...

Soccer's Grassroot Goals

OZYSoccer's Grassroot GoalsOZYFor Tommy Clark, soccer wasn't just a part of life — it was life. When he was 14, his family moved from Scotland to Zimbabwe, where his father, a former pro soccer player, coached the national team. As he played soccer with the locals, Clark learned ...

Burn, destroy, wreck, kill: Soccer's Pig War produces spies and battle cries ...

SB NationBurn, destroy, wreck, kill: Soccer's Pig War produces spies and battle cries ...SB NationMeanwhile, right in front of them through the net behind the Sounders' goalie, a game is actually happening, the first minute of the Sounders' season, and the first game to be played in all of Major League Soccer in 2014, Seattle vs. defending MLS ...

Hermon All

Bangor Daily NewsHermon All-American to play soccer at the University of MaineBangor Daily NewsDynamic Hermon High School soccer player Kaitlin Saulter, who was named the state's girls soccer All-American by the Maine Soccer Coaches Association, will play the sport at the University of Maine this fall. Saulter, a striker/attacking midfielder ...

Cary youth soccer team heads to London to play with storied clubs, including ...

News & ObserverCary youth soccer team heads to London to play with storied clubs, including ...News & ObserverThe former soccer agent and UNC-Pembroke player says the intensity of his program, Inter Development Futbol, is part of training young players “in a professional environment.” The players didn't complain. Nor did the parents. It might be because the ...

Soccer's appeal runs international and local

SFGateSoccer's appeal runs international and localSFGateEurope's elite club soccer is an oligopoly's dream. A few sellers of football dominate the market forever and ever, amen. Occasionally, the odd upstart clambers up from below, prompting the superiors to purchase its valuable playing assets, snuffing ...

Rodrigo Santoro: Xerxes and soccer

Washington Post (blog)Rodrigo Santoro: Xerxes and soccerWashington Post (blog)It was a dead-end street with a lot of car movement but all we needed was a soccer ball. If we didn't have a soccer ball, we would improvise and make a ball.” Santoro is a lifelong supporter of Rio club Vasco da Gama and follows the Brazilian national ...

little league soccer

ChicagoNow (blog)little league soccerChicagoNow (blog)Mornings in my hometown are unmistakable. Step out of your door, and a hot tidal wave of Florida sky welcomes your skin to the day. The cicadas sound like an scattered grid of invisible sprinklers. Dew drops the size of beach balls balance on ...

That Wonderful Summer: The 1994 World Cup changed soccer in America ...

SB NationThat Wonderful Summer: The 1994 World Cup changed soccer in America ...SB NationA year and a half later, Paul Caligiuri scored one of the most important goals in American soccer history. His strike against Trinidad and Tobago qualified the U.S. for the 1990 World Cup — the team's first since 1950. Although under manager Bob ...

Leesville Road's Bowers helps knit together girls' soccer team

News & ObserverLeesville Road's Bowers helps knit together girls' soccer teamNews & ObserverWhenever Leesville Road senior Mary Kate Bowers feels the world closing in on her, she pulls out her knitting needles. Bowers, who is one of the best girls high school soccer players in the state, currently is co-president of the Pride's Knitting Club ...

US Soccer unveil 2014 USMNT World Cup home uniform

Soccer By IvesUS Soccer unveil 2014 USMNT World Cup home uniformSoccer By IvesNo, not the start of the World Cup, but the release of the U.S. Men's National Team's latest uniform that they'll wear at the World Cup. Designed by official partners Nike, this uniform is an all-white kit with red lining at the end of the sleeves and ...