UM student founds soccer team to help special need students

MLive.comUM student founds soccer team to help special need studentsMLive.comAfter one game exhorting his soccer team from the sideline in a subtle, plaid suit jacket, Bobby Schwartz can't watch any longer. Discarding his dress shoes for a pair of Nikes and donning a No. 7 Wolverines jersey, Schwartz takes the field for the ...

Special

MyCentralJersey.comSpecial-needs soccer club in Old Bridge seeks buddiesMyCentralJersey.com"The buddies do not need to know how to play soccer, they just need to be positive, energetic and friendly. The buddy is responsible for their player, keeps an eye on things, makes sure their player follows directions, interact socially and really ...

Outrageous Soccer Fight Features Head Kick, Brawl, Chase Scene

DeadspinOutrageous Soccer Fight Features Head Kick, Brawl, Chase SceneDeadspinThis might be the wildest, most bizarre sports fight I have ever seen. Massive brawls between teams or alcohol-fueled fights in the stands I get, but this? Why did the goalkeeper trip the celebrating player, why did the second guy trip him, and WHY DID ...

Soccer Stud Alessandro Del Piero

TMZ.comSoccer Stud Alessandro Del Piero -- US Soccer Is 'Pretty Good' ... Maybe I'll ...TMZ.comMajor props for USA soccer from one of the greatest players alive -- with Italian legend Alessandro Del Piero telling TMZ Sports the Americans are getting "pretty good" ... and he might just play here. FYI -- ADP is a futbol god who led Italy to a ...

Harvard professors offer course asking students to define why soccer is called ...

MLSsoccer.comHarvard professors offer course asking students to define why soccer is called ...MLSsoccer.comTwo Harvard humanities professors created a class for soccer aficionados in 2012 called The Global Game: Soccer, Politics and Popular Culture or Romance Studios 10, but it is hardly just a course that teaches you about the world's most popular sport.

Leveraging The Playing Field: How Soccer And New Business Models Can ...

ForbesLeveraging The Playing Field: How Soccer And New Business Models Can ...ForbesThe debates surrounding the World Cup ultimately underscore that soccer is more than just a game and a multi-billion dollar industry. With an estimated 3.5 billion fans worldwide, there is arguably no social phenomenon with the same power to inspire ...

Covenant boys soccer coach pens award

Fort Worth Star TelegramCovenant boys soccer coach pens award-winning book on FC DallasFort Worth Star TelegramThrough three weeks of the MLS season, FC Dallas has stormed out to the best record in the league, providing fans with excitement and expectations. And few of those fans have knowledge of the team quite like local high school soccer coach Nathan Nipper.

State soccer polls

Asheville Citizen-TimesState soccer pollsAsheville Citizen-TimesThe following Western North Carolina girls soccer teams are in this week's state polls from the N.C. Soccer Coaches Association: NCHSAA 3-A. 4. Reynolds. 12. Asheville. NCHSAA 2-A. 5. Polk County. 11. Franklin. NCHSAA 1-A. 11. Highlands. 12.

ACA's JJ Williams plays soccer overseas

Montgomery AdvertiserACA's JJ Williams plays soccer overseasMontgomery AdvertiserAlabama Christian junior J.J. Williams didn't try out soccer until he was 9 years old, but he was a natural. Getting a tour of an indoor soccer facility, he was invited to play in a game. In his very first soccer game, he scored two goals. Williams has ...

A soccer dream comes true

Albany Times UnionA soccer dream comes trueAlbany Times UnionMorgan Berry of Loudonville, who played soccer at Shaker High School, the Alleycats and at the University of Hartford, found a way to both study abroad and play soccer. She played during the fall 2014 season for John Cabot University in Rome, Italy ...

Area All

The Daily AdvertiserArea All-District Soccer teamsThe Daily AdvertiserBOYS. Division I, District 3. FIRST TEAM. Dylan Castaneda, Acadiana. Alex Caswell, Acadiana. Aaron Clark, Acadiana. Salvador Colin, Acadiana. Bailey Deroussel, Acadiana. Kade Kling, Acadiana. Brandon Emfinger, Comeaux. Kyle Farmer, Lafayette High.

A Winning Soccer Coach Welcomes Sport's Revival in New York City

NewsweekA Winning Soccer Coach Welcomes Sport's Revival in New York CityNewsweekThe arrival of New York City Football Club in Major League Soccer is part of a revitalized soccer culture in New York City, and the coach of the city's most successful public high school team, for one, is excited about the local possibilities ...

Roger Goldingay on the growth of soccer in America and more: Timbers at 40

OregonLive.comRoger Goldingay on the growth of soccer in America and more: Timbers at 40OregonLive.comGoldingay had grown up in the Washington area at a time where very few people were playing soccer. But, in 1974, Goldingay joined the Seattle Sounders for their inaugural season and watched as Seattle fans quickly embraced the unfamiliar sport.

Packerland, EWC to join for boys, girls soccer

Green Bay Press GazettePackerland, EWC to join for boys, girls soccerGreen Bay Press GazetteThe combined league will have 10 teams in boys soccer, including Packerland members Sturgeon Bay, Gibraltar/Sevastopol, Algoma, Kewaunee and Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran, and EWC members Sheboygan Falls, Kiel, New Holstein and Roncalli.

Durham officials aim to add additional soccer fields

WRAL.comDurham officials aim to add additional soccer fieldsWRAL.comDurham, N.C. — Santiago Parra's daughter plays on two Durham soccer teams, but on weekends, the eighth grader must travel to Holly Springs and Cary to compete. "She practices five days a week in the school and three days on the club," Parra said.

Hornets soccer camp is fun for campers and staff

Press & Sun-BulletinHornets soccer camp is fun for campers and staffPress & Sun-BulletinThe Hornets Soccer Camp runs from June 29 to July 3. Helping Bill Rich run the camp is women's assistant coach, Jill Rich, who is the camp's staff director, as well as technical director Chris Grafton, who spent this past season as the SUNY Broome men ...

Soccer Is Chinese, After All!

ForbesSoccer Is Chinese, After All!ForbesSoccer has just and quite unexpectedly thrust itself into the centre of discussion at China's NPC session this year, for one reason: one of the big fans of soccer is Chinese president Xi Jinping, who is using considerable influence to make his country ...

This mobile soccer game lets you trash

VentureBeatThis mobile soccer game lets you trash-talk stars like Jerome Boateng ...VentureBeatFor American soccer entrepreneurs, now is the time to pursue that golden goal of achieving victory — whether it's on or off the field. And that's exactly what Adam Davis, CEO and cofounder of Soccer Without Limits (SWOL), plans to do with his company ...

Middle Creek stays hot, beats Clayton girls soccer

News & ObserverMiddle Creek stays hot, beats Clayton girls soccerNews & ObserverClayton freshman Hannah Mills (21) controls the ball in front of Middle Creek sophomore Maggie Banks (30) during a girls soccer match on Thursday, March 12, 2015 in Clayton, N.C. Olen C. Kelley III newsobserver.com. Story; Comments. CLAYTON.

The growing pains of U.S. soccer's dominant supporter's group

FusionThe growing pains of U.S. soccer's dominant supporter's groupFusionShe was in a place she dreamt about, a bar full of people dressed in the red, white, and blue of the United States soccer team. The following day, the American men's team would take on South Korea at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., and she had ...

"The Inside Story Of The Best Gay Soccer Team In The World"

ThinkProgress"The Inside Story Of The Best Gay Soccer Team In The World"ThinkProgressStonewall Football Club, today's visitors, was established in 1991 as England's first gay soccer club. Four-time champions at the international Gay Games (including last year in Cleveland) and winners of continental competitions, it is Britain's ...

Deer Park names Tabar as new girls soccer coach

Cincinnati.comDeer Park names Tabar as new girls soccer coachCincinnati.comA graduate of Colerain High School where she was a four-year varsity soccer starter, Tabar furthered her athletic career by accepting an athletic scholarship to the Cincinnati Christian University, pursuing a degree in education. While starting for the ...

Soccer's Header Problem

Bloomberg ViewSoccer's Header ProblemBloomberg ViewThe Major League Soccer season has begun, and while the league has struggled to establish itself among North America's sports elite, it has at least one thing in common with the continent's most popular leagues: questionable concussion protocol.

Victims Molested by Youth Soccer Coach File Lawsuit Against Soccer Organization

People MagazineVictims Molested by Youth Soccer Coach File Lawsuit Against Soccer OrganizationPeople MagazineA lawsuit alleging that the American Youth Soccer Organization failed to shield four unnamed players in Lancaster, California, from coach Renoir Vincent Valenti, now serving a life sentence for sexually abusing over a dozen kids, was filed on March 3 ...

Broken arm doesn't keep youth from soccer contest

Coshocton TribuneBroken arm doesn't keep youth from soccer contestCoshocton TribuneA broken arm would have been a good excuse to sit out the soccer shoot this year, even though she made it all the way to the regional level and placed second in her age group last year. However, the bright pink cast was on Bridgette's right arm, not ...