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by Ridge Mahoney
The men's national team embarks on a very busy 2009 with a lot of players in contention for spots on the 2010 World Cup roster.
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by Ridge Mahoney
Pia Sundhage, who led the U.S. women to the Olympic gold medal, has signed a new contract to coach the team through the next Olympics in 2012. The former Swedish international midfielder and WUSA coach arrived a little more than year ago talking about changing the women's game. It's a ...
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by Soccer America
The American youth coaching ranks now include more former pro stars than ever thanks to the influx of retired MLS players, opening a new chapter in youth development.
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by Mike Woitalla
by Ridge Mahoney
Just about any MLS head coach or assistant coach will respond to a question about the offseason succinctly by saying: "What offseason?"
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by Paul Kennedy
With three out of the four finalists, the odds were that an ACC team would win the 2008 Men's College Cup.
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by Paul Kennedy
If you believed Anson Dorrance, you'd have thought North Carolina would have had no chance at the 2008 Women's College Cup.
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by Mike Woitalla
The first national teams most people hear about are the U-17s, who compete in biennial World Cups for boys and girls. But the U.S. Soccer Federation runs U-15 national teams for both genders.
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by Paul Kennedy
South African organizers are rooting for all the big European powers to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. They will need all the good luck they can get as the countdown for the 2010 finals continues amid a severe economic downturn.
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by Paul Kennedy
Player of the YearSteve ZakuaniSteve Zakuani, Akron's gift to American soccer, is only the second sophomore to win Soccer America Men's Player of the Year honors after Claudio Reyna, who won the first of back-to-back awards in 1992.Unlike Reyna, Zakuani was a total unknown when he arrived at Akron in ...
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by Paul Kennedy
Player of the YearCasey NogueiraCasey Nogueira, who wanted so badly to play for North Carolina that she moved from her home in Cedarburg, Wis., to Raleigh to be near the Tar Heels in high school, has backed up her commitment with superb performances in two Women's College Cup finals in ...
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