You can certainly say that Marcus High School in Flower Mound, TX is a soccer powerhouse and that has been the case for a long time. The Marcus Marauders are arguably the best in Texas and that is saying a lot. Texas is also home to great programs like Dallas Jesuit and Coppell, both rivals of Marcus HS. Photo Credit: marcusfc.com This year the Marauders are again tormenting their opponents thanks to a talented squad. It all starts between the posts with
Photos Courtesy of John Gall and Pass2Pro Soccer camps are a dime a dozen. That is until the Pass2Pro Professional Player Experience Camp came to Marcus HS in Flower Mound, Texas at the end of June. Why is this a big deal? Because it’s different. The event was led by former professionals with decades of experience at the highest level of the global game. That’s right, we are talking about former EPL players working with the youth in an intimate camp
In the hustle and bustle of the San Jose Earthquake locker room following a 1-1 come-from-behind draw against the Columbus Crew, one member of the Quakes sat quietly at his locker with his feet up and studied his phone more than the chaos around him. That was second-year midfielder Sam Garza, a native Texan that has had several bumps in his career, but still has a promising future in MLS. Garza, 23, shined as a brilliant player in high school as
Everything is bigger in Texas. This certainly describes the beautiful game in the Lone Star State. From the professional ranks to the youth, Texas has it all. Two successful MLS clubs in the Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas, an upstart NPSL side on the Gulf in Galveston, and a handful of youth clubs that could be called dynasties. In this talent-rich region, you will find John Gall. A former Wales U-18 national team player, Gall went on to play for
