[GOTHIA CUP]The Colorado Rush won the under-15 girls bracket at Sweden’s Gothia Cup on Saturday with a 3-2 win over Boo IF of Sweden. MVP Brittany Stark scored allthree goals to finish the tournament with 10 goals. The Rush Girls outscored their opponents, 50-2, in 10 games in Sweden. All 16 players on the roster […]
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Sting ties Rush with ninth national title
[NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS] The Sting tied Colorado Rush with its ninth national girls title when the Dallas club’s U-15s beat Scorpions Elite, 1-0, inSaturday’s final at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Overland Park, Kan. Under-19 Girls LonestarsRed (TX-S) 1, Eclipse Select (IL) 1, PK 4-2 Lonestars won its first national girls title — and the […]
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U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships Results
[SCOREBOARD] For all Friday’s boys and girls results and goal scorers on the final day of group play at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships at theOverland Park (Kan.) Soccer Complex … RESULTS: Under-14 Boys Lonestar Red TX-S 2 Lehigh Valley United 95 PA-E 0 LSC – Harrison Heath (42:00) | LSC – Andrew Lopez […]
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So Cal Blues make it three in a row
[NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS] The So Cal Blues advanced to Sunday’s final in arguably the deepest girls age group at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships inOverland Park, Kan., when they won their third game with a 2-1 win over Texas power D’Feeters. The Blues, 2008 National Championships finalists and 2010 National League champions,got goals from Lauren […]
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U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships Results
[SCOREBOARD] For all the boys and girls results and goal scorers in the 30 games played Thursday at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships at theOverland Park (Kan.) Soccer Complex … RESULTS:Under-19 Boys Crew Juniors OH-S 4 WSM Internationals OR 2CJ – Eric Stevenson (27) | CJ – Tyler Pollock (54) | WSMI – Tyler Smalley […]
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Sting and Eclipse Select lead charge
[NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS] Two Sting and two Eclipse Select teams were among six girls teams to clinch berths in the finals after Day 2 at the U.S. YouthSoccer National Championships in Overland Park, Kan. Eclipse Select, the defending champion in its age group, will meet Laguna Hills Eclipse White in the U-18 final, while its U-19team, national […]
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Magic cleans up in Chicago
[NATIONAL CUP IX REGIONALS] Champions were crowned at the 2010 National Cup IX regionals in Chicago and Pittsgrove, N.J. Chicago Magic SC led all clubs withfive team titles, all on the boys’ side in Chicago. CHICAGO REGIONAL: BOYS: U-11 PremierGroup: Chicago Magic SC HP (Ill.) U-12 Premier Group: Chicago Magic SC U-12 Pre Academy […]
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Double wins for Eclipse Select and Sting
[NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS] Eclipse Select and Sting were the big girls winners with two victories apiece on Day 1 of the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championshipsin Overland Park, Kan. Eclipse Select knocked off the defending champion FC Bucks Vipers, 2-0, in the U-19 age group, while its U-18s, the defending champions in their age group, beat […]
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Refs on top of the action: How to position
By Randy Vogt The referee’s diagonal that he or she runs goes from corner flag to corner flag. Actually, a referee who strictly adheres to this diagonalwill miss seeing a number of fouls. I like to think that the referee’s positioning isn’t a diagonal as much as it is a modified version of a half-open […]
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Don't ignore player discontent
By Mike Singleton Events of the World Cup teach us coaches a lot about the ever-changing game of soccer and the players. The French team’s meltdownhas highlighted multiple players’ willingness to challenge their coach and team leaders. The England team seems to have had its share of players who are willing to tell the coach […]