At the same location as her winter clinic, Elite Sports Factory, 5600 Old Sunrise Highway Massapequa, just opposite the Field of Dreams on Sundays through Jan. 28 from 2-3:30, Northport native and NWSL Best 11 of 2017, Allie Long will host open soccer sessions. Years 2004-2009 are welcome just $15 per player.
readUnited 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.
readThe 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.
readSoccer 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.
readGames 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.
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