ORLANDO, Fla. – The University of Central Florida men’s soccer team has added five newcomers to the roster ahead of the 2022 spring season. “We are excited to welcome our incoming class for the spring of 2022,” said head coach Scott Calabrese. “We feel that it’s a talented and exciting group. They have already begun … Read more
When Lexington Pro Soccer was announced as an expansion franchise in October, a premium was placed not only on the senior men’s team that will compete in USL League One, but also on the club’s academy and youth teams. In addition to the USL League One team, Lexington Pro Soccer intends to field a USL … Read more
The end of the week is here as we close out another week in the preseason. FC Dallas will have one more game in Florida this weekend as they also close out their time in the Sunshine State. Hopefully by the time they return home, things won’t be so frozen here. // FC Dallas // … Read more
Earlier in the season, Buchholz head coach Bryan Hantak was confident that he had the team needed to put Buchholz girls’ soccer back on the map. “It has nothing to do with me,” Hantak said. “The group we have is fantastic. It truly is… great group of seniors, leadership, the work ethic. We’ve got players … Read more
MOBILE, Ala. — Central Michigan OT Bernhard Raimann started out like many of his Austrian friends as kids, playing the other soccer, what we call soccer in the United States. But soccer wasn’t cutting it for the oversized, underwhelmed Raimann at age 13. “I was kind of getting sick of soccer,” Raimann said Wednesday at … Read more
It has been said that the first game of soccer occurred in an unspecified time of war, when a soldier kicked an enemy’s decapitated head between two trees, causing everyone watching to cheer, giving the kicker great joy. As time went on, the game became less savage and heads were replaced with inflatable rubber and … Read more
In celebration of Black History Month, you can upload your receipt from Black-owned small business in the region and be entered to win special prizes from the Sounders, Reign, and other local sports teams. Black History Month 2022 Receipt and Receive – Intentionalist This week the SBFC crew talks with Seattle native Mariah Lee of … Read more
Chinese team coach Li Xiaopeng has apologized to for the Chinese team’s “humiliating” defeat to Vietnam in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Hanoi, amid a chorus of criticism from soccer fans online. Vietnam beat China on Feb. 1, the first day of the Lunar New Year, by three goals to one after a … Read more
The US Youth Soccer National League is excited to announce the first eight boys and girls clubs that will compete as inaugural members of Elite 64. Elite 64 – The First 8 Clubs BoysCedar Stars Academy (NJ)Galaxy SC (IL)Jacksonville F.C. (FL)Juventus Boston (MA)NorCal Surf SC (CA)Sparta United (UT)Southern Soccer Academy (GA)West Florida Flames (FL) GirlsCedar … Read more
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — No one is kidding themselves about what a long shot it is for the scrappy soccer team from this tiny Central American country to qualify for the World Cup tournament in Qatar this year. But hey, one can hope. Wednesday night’s game in San Salvador, pitting La Selecta, as the … Read more