[OBITUARY] Arturo Marquez Jr., a star for several Stockton (Calif.) area teams, including Monarcas FC Aztec Warriors,one of the nation’s top-ranked under-14 boys teams, was gunned down at a house party late Friday night in his hometown of Stockton. Marquez, 14, had just been invited to a camp being organized by theSan Jose Earthquakes for […]
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id2 stars earn memorable win over Barcelona
[VIDEO PICK] Elijah Rice of Chicago Magic had a game to remember, scoring three goals to lead the id2 National Selectionto a 3-1 win over an FC Barcelona Academy team. The feat came a day after he and his teammates watched Lionel Messi score four goals for the senior Barcelonateam against Valencia at Camp Nou. […]
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Albertson, Scorpions and Rush are perfect
[LEADER BOARD] Only three National Flight A teams are unbeaten and untied — U-18 Albertson Fury, U-17 Scorpions SC and U-15 Colorado Rush — heading into theElite Clubs National League’s National Showcase Event in San Antonio, Texas, this weekend. For the U-15 to U-18 leaders … National Flight AStandings Under-18 3.00 Albertson Fury 3-0-0 2.60 […]
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Three Eclipse Select teams hold conference lead
[ECNL SPOTLIGHT] With the ECNL now competing in five divisions — U-14s to U-18s — it’s hard for clubs to be competitive across the board, but Chicago areaclub Eclipse Select has three teams in first place in the Midwest Conference and the other two have winning records. For a look at how the Eclipse Select […]
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U.S. Club Soccer all-stars off to face Barca
[ID2 NATIONAL SELECTION] U.S. Club Soccer will send 18 players on its annual id2 National Selection International Tour. This year’s trip will take the under-14team Feb. 17-27 to Spain, where it will face teams from Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, as well as a combined match against Espanyol and Cornella in the opener. PDA leads all […]
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PDP rosters named to regional events
[ECNL] Players will gather Feb. 10-11 at the University of Toledo and Feb. 11-12 at the MESA Complex in Greer, S.C., for the next Elite Clubs National LeaguePlayer Development Program weekends. The events will feature players from a dozen ECNL teams. For all the rosters … Greer S.C. Team 1 Taylor Francis, CASL Emily Graves, […]
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Notre Dame recruits head players at Madison program
[ECNL] Brittany Van Reuden (FC Milwaukee) and Katie Naughton (Sockers FC), who have both verbaled toNotre Dame, are among the players headed to the ECNL Elite Player Player Development Program this weekend in Madison, Wis. The program will feature 45 of the best players from four ECNL clubs in theMidwest: FC Milwaukee Nationals, Minnesota Thunder […]
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National Showcase all-event teams
[ECNL] Cari Roccaro (Albertson Fury) and Joanna Boyles (CASL Chelsea Ladies),each among the top players in the high school classes of 2012 and 2013, respectively, were among the players selected to the All-Event Teams at the recent ECNL National Showcase Event Series inSanford, Fla. Eclipse Select and Concorde Fire led all teams with three players […]
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Player development program set for Philadelphia
[ECNL] The Elite Clubs National League’s new player development program continues with a regional camp Saturday and Sunday in Philadelphia. For rosters of the58 players picked from clubs in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia … The ECNL will be hosting 10 PDP events across the country over the next six months, providing an opportunity forthe top […]
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National Cup X champions crowned in Boise
[U.S. CLUB SOCCER] Five different clubs from the state of Washington won titles at U.S. Club Soccer’s National Cup X Finals that concluded Monday in Boise,Idaho. California was second with four champions. For all the boys and girls winners … BOYS U-13 Boys Super Group: Real Tuzos(Ariz.) U-13 Boys Premier: Napa Valley SC (Calif.) U-14 […]