American Cody Cropper is only 18, but the 6-foot-4 goalie has already made quite an impression at English club Ipswich Town, where he debuted for its reserveteam in a 3-0 win over Oxford. “I’ve been training with the first team more and more the past few weeks,” said Cropper, who is expected to compete for […]
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Fire finishes a man down and a goal down to D.C.
[MLS] For the second game in a row at the Carolina Challenge Cup and third preseason game in a row, Chicago lost a player to a red card and this time it provedcostly as the Fire fell to D.C. United. In Wednesday’s other game the host Charleston Battery beat Toronto FC, 2-1. After falling behind […]
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ODP select teams announced
[SUPER Y-LEAGUE] United Soccer Leagues unveiled its 2011 Super Y-League Boys ODP select teams in the 93-94 and 95-96 age groups following the conclusion of theannual SYL ODP National Camps at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Fla. For all the selections … 94-95 Boys SYL ODP Select A Team Forwards Fabien Gonzalez, TSF Academy […]
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2011 PDL schedule
[DATEBOOK] The Premier Development League will have 64 teams when it kicks off its 2011 season the weekend of April 30-May 1. Eight first-yearteams have joined the PDL: — Akron Metro FC Summit Assault — Fredericksburg (Va.) Hotspur — Hamilton (Ont.) FC Rage — FC Jax Destroyers (Fla.) — North SoundSeaWolves (Wash.) — RGV Grandes […]
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NASL clubs absent from club competition
[U.S. OPEN CUP] When the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open begins play June 14, 40 teams will compete in the 98th edition of the oldest soccer trophy in the United States.Notable by its absence is representation from the North American Soccer League, whose failure to secure provisional sanctioning until last week precluded its five U.S. teams […]
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2011 W-League Schedule
[DATEBOOK] The W-League will kick off the 2010 season on May 14 with 27 teams playing in three geographic conferences. Five new teams will play in2011. The Dayton Dutch Lions, LA Strikers and Victoria Highlanders will kick off their inaugural seasons on May 14. Also playing their first seasons will be the Fredericksburg Impact and […]
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D2 soccer loses its shine
[MY VIEW] Once the only pro game in town, second division soccer appears to be on its way out in the United States. And it’s too bad. D2 leagues propped up U.S.pro soccer in the lean years after the North American Soccer League folded in 1985 and before MLS launched in 1996. Without D2 soccer, […]
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New league to debut with 15 teams
[USL PRO] United Soccer Leagues’ new USL PRO will debut on April 2 with 15 teams. Plans call for the pro league to emphasize regional play and eventually expandto as many as 32 teams, but the league will include a lone team — Los Angeles Blues — from west of the Mississippi River playing in […]
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Teams added in Los Angeles and Puerto Rico
[USL PRO] United Soccer Leagues has added the Los Angeles Blues — its first team on the West Coast — and Puerto Rico United Sporting Club — its the thirdteam from the Puerto Rico Soccer League and fourth team in the Caribbean Division in the new USL PRO. The Los Angeles Blues will be led […]
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Hammerheads to return for 2011
[USL PRO] The Wilmington (N.C.) Hammerheads, winners of the USL Second Division title in 2003, will return after a one-year hiatus in 2011 as part of USLPRO. Majority owner Bill Rudisill and Head Coach/Director of Soccer David Irving will lead the Hammerheads,who will rejoin many of the former USL-2 teams against whom they played. Wilmington […]