Take a trip to any soccer field around Central Ohio and you’d be lucky if you didn’t see Megan Wharton playing or coaching in a game. The beautiful game runs deep within the veins of the Pickerington, Ohio native and former Ohio Dominican Panther. Her career began around the age of four and she distinctly remembers falling in love with soccer when she scored her first goal. “My family celebrated with brownies,” Wharton said. Five years later, the aspiring player began honing
Midfielder Julie Ertz models the “Elevated” kit (Photo Credit: Chicago Red Stars Media) The 2019 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season is just a week old and while jersey reveals typically occur prior to the start of a new campaign, the Chicago Red Stars are doing things differently this year. Just one day removed from a 1-1 tie against the defending North Carolina Courage to begin the season, Chicago revealed its 2019 primary kit on Sunday evening in front of season
Photo Credit: Ralph Schudel When former Columbus Eagles FC head coach Daniel Seiffert departed the club at the conclusion of the WPSL season this summer, many wondered who would step up and fill the vacant head coaching position. Several prominent names from around Central Ohio came up in conversation, but one name stuck out to the Eagles front office. That name was current Capital University Women’s Soccer coach Matt Ogden. The Preston, England, native came highly recommended from numerous current players
Give Los Angeles businessman Harry Tachian just five minutes of your time and you’ll quickly learn of his love for the sport of soccer. Tachian’s love for the game began during his time at the British International School of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Many of his physical education teachers were coaches, former coaches, or people that loved soccer. Because of his connections in Jeddah, Tachian was discovered as a youth prospect at the age of seven. “(My coaches)
Photo Credit: Ralph Schudel It’s a warm Tuesday night in early May, Micaela Powers prepares to clock out from another busy day at her job in tech sales. She heads home to gather her equipment and begin the ritual of commuting to another training session with the Columbus Eagles. She found her way to the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) franchise in mid-March after finishing her playing career at the University of Wisconsin in 2016. According to the former Badger, she
It’s been an interesting 2018 season for United States forward Christen Press. Controversy surrounded the 29-year-old when allocated United States Women’s National team players returned to National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) rosters in March. Every player allocated returned to their club with the exception of Press. She was unhappy with the results of a blockbuster three team trade that saw Carli Lloyd join Sky Blue FC, Sam Kerr join the Chicago Red Stars, and Christen Press join the Houston Dash.
Tobin Heath’s heroics propel United States to series sweep over China with a 2-1 victory. Finishing its preparations for the 2018 Tournament of Nations, The United States Women’s National Team returned to action at First Energy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, five days after defeating China 1-0 on June 7th in Sandy, UT. The Lady Yanks looked to build momentum heading into their second competitive tournament of the season. Photo Credit: Ralph Schudel/ISNSoccer.com The United States began the match on the front foot,
Would you contemplate leaving your home country to pursue a new challenge? That’s exactly what Columbus Eagles FC midfielder Lila Remache did. She left her quaint hometown of Taverny, France, at a young age to pursue new exciting challenges in the United States. Photo Credit: Ralph Schudel Remache played for a club known as Cosmo Ermont before transferring to FAS Herblay in the women’s French Second Division. Before she made it to the second division Remache recalls a unique training process
Photo Credit: Bethanie Dardant/NPSL.com Whether it’s succeeding in the boardroom or the soccer pitch, it’s safe to say that Cindy Spera has done it all. Prior to her arrival in the NPSL, the self-proclaimed “numbers girl” spent time at prestigious financial institutions such as Chase and Morgan Stanley. Spera found herself at the Chase Manhattan Bank in the Real Estate Portfolio Group before transitioning to Morgan Stanley from 1997 to 2013. She went on to become the COO of Morgan Stanley
