United Soccer Coaches via the votes of NCAA coaches have awarded the National Player of the Year awards, a 10 pound crystal ball awarded since 1967. Jon Bakero became the second straight player from Wake Forest to win the award, following fellow Deamon Dacon and current member of the DC United Ian Harkes. On the women's side of the ball, National Champions Standford had their midfielder, Andi Sullivan get the nod.
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January 5, 2018
by Sean McCaffery
The USMNT has called a camp, it will be 17 days Jan. 11-28 in preperation for the game with Bosnia & Herzegovina. This will be at the Stub Hub Center in Carson Calif. We are keeping our fingers crossed in hopes that Long Islander Tim Parker is called in. Tim plays for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the MLS, he was kind enough to grant us an interview folowing a late season game at the New York Red Bulls. This interview by Arabell may be viewed at our fb page of Soccer Long Island Magazine.
read January 5, 2018
by Sean McCaffery
Soccer Long Island Magazine today received many videos from FC Barcelona, we posted them to our Facebook page, Soccer Long Island Magazine, please feel free to give them a look. Some of these videos are new, Pique at the end of 2017 as a forward, the return of Demble, the New Years Day tradition of players visiting at the Barcelona hospitals,others such as Rilvado with a unique goal and from 2005 Messi getting some goals are a bit older.Hoping you enjoy them.
read January 4, 2018
by Sean McCaffery
Games being played Jan:1, 5, 6, 8 &10 at the Preimer Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch Florida. The various USNTs there with some outside teams as competion as well the listed games are able to be attended by the public, this is a great thing as it is also the first of its sort of event, a Youth Summit. Below is the schedule of public games.
Jan. 5: U-17 v U-18 @ 2pm & U-19 v U-20 @ 4:30pm
Jan. 6: U-16 v Clearwater Charges @ 11am
Jan. 8: U-16 v U-17 @ 2pm
Jan. 10: U-17 v IMG Academy U-19 @ 10am & U-20 v TBD.
read January 4, 2018
by Sean McCaffery
In advance of the USWNT game in San Diego, Head Coach Jill Ellis has called a camp, for the Denmark game. The 26 players will comprise the roster for the game on 2/4 on ESPN at 4:30 PM PT, 22 of these were capped in '17 and all were in camp as well last year. Due to a few injuries including the ankle surgery announced for Tobin Heath have the team not at 100%. During this camp and game, coach hopes to evaluate players for the She Beleives Cup in March in which they will meet up with France on the 4th right here at Red Bull Arena.
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