Author Archives: Marita

The unbeaten and nationally-ranked Alisal High boys soccer team was seeded No. 5 in the Central Coast Section Division I tourney Saturday. The Trojans, 17-0-3, will play a first-round game at home Wednesday against No. 12 Sequoia (9-7-4) at 6 … Continue reading →

American Heritage (28-2-3) won its fifth state title by defeating Land O’ Lakes 3-1 at the University of South Florida’s Corbett Stadium on Saturday in the FHSAA Class 3A state championship soccer match. Patriots coach Richard Jobson, who hails from … Continue reading →

Although Ramona High School’s girls soccer team lost its Feb. 7 home game against Westview and its Feb. 9 match at Poway, both losses were by only one-goal margins. “Both were very close games,” said Assistant Coach Rod Vandervort. “The … Continue reading →

The conflict between club and high school soccer — at least for the boys — is officially over. Club soccer wins. On Feb. 10, the five-year-old U.S. Soccer Development Academy, which consists of 78 elite clubs nationwide blessed by U.S. … Continue reading →

There aren’t a ton of live soccer matches airing on TV in the United States during the week following Super Bowl Sunday. You’ll have to wait one more week for Champions League action to return, but that doesn’t mean you’re … Continue reading →

Clashes between protesters and security forces left five people dead on Friday in an escalation of violence that threatened to undo Egypt’s halting steps toward stability after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak one year ago. The protests began Thursday … Continue reading →

The Asian Football Confederation has urged soccer’s rule-making body to approve a headscarf with new safety features for use by Islamic female players. AFC acting chief Zhang Jilong said in a statement Monday that a favorable decision when the International … Continue reading →

In the end, what matters is that the U.S. women’s soccer team is going to the Olympics. What the players won’t soon forget is how hard they had to work get there. The Americans booked their way to London on … Continue reading →

The Texas Tech soccer team announced its spring schedule Monday afternoon, which features five matches away from Lubbock, while the Red Raiders will play one home match on April 7th when they host New Mexico at the John Walker Soccer … Continue reading →

Two years after he was shot in the head at close range in a Mexico City bar, Paraguayan soccer player Salvador Cabanas is set to attempt a comeback with a third-division club in his home country. The club, 12 de … Continue reading →