The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Duluth FC forward Sidney Warden has earned the 2021 NPSL Golden Boot. Warden tallied 16 goals and six assists in 12 starts during the 2021 NPSL regular season. “I’m delighted to receive the Golden Boot,” Warden said. “It was definitely a target I set myself for the season before we started. I owe a lot of this to my teammates and coaches at Duluth FC who
A golden goal in the 108th minute (107:44) from senior Hazem Sobhy lifted the 21st-rated University of Akron men’s soccer team to a dramatic 3-2 double-overtime victory past West Virginia (5-3-0, 3-3-0 MAC) on Wednesday, April 7 at FirstEnergy Stadium. The game-winning tally for the Zips (4-2-1, 3-2-0 MAC) was set-up by a serve into the box from junior Sam Tojaga to freshman Jason Shokalook, who got a head on the ball with the deflection falling to Sobhy, who struck a header
Mount Union got a goal in the first half to beat Heidelberg 1-0 and picked up three big points in the Ohio Athletic Conference standings on Senior Night Monday night at Mount Union Stadium. The Purple Raiders honored senior Zach Traynor as being the only senior in the graduating class of 2021. The win moves Mount Union to 4-2 overall and 4-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. The 12 points puts them alone in fourth place with a week left in the
A pair of first-half goals lifted the seventh-ranked University of Akron men’s soccer team to a 2-0 triumph past Bowling Green (2-3-0, 0-1-0 MAC) in the Mid-American Conference opener for both schools on Sunday, March 7, at FirstEnergy Stadium. “To start conference play with a win is important,” Akron head coach Jared Embick commented. “The first half wasn’t as clean as we would’ve like, but we were able to find two goals and that is what it is about, just trying to
Everyone knows Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and an individual willing to take big risks for even greater rewards. The growth seen in Tesla, SpaceX, and even the hyperloop are just unreal. Musk is truly an immense character that has the potential to impact American entrepreneurship unlike any other person in history. He can be the next Ford, Edison, Gates, Jobs, Bezos, or just surpass everyone altogether. Oakland’s own Benno Nagel is a similar figure in American soccer, someone who
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Contra Costa FC (Concord/Walnut Creek, CA) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the West Region in 2021. “This is exciting news as we continue to grow our presence in California,” NPSL Managing Director Cindy Spera said. “Contra Costa FC is a tremendous organization, and we are looking forward to what they will contribute on and off the field.” Contra Costa FC’s front office
Tim Hankinson, an American soccer coach with over 40 years of experience, has released his first children’s book in collaboration with CrossLink Publishing. The Adventures of Plato shares important lessons about soccer, sportsmanship, and international competition. “The Adventures of Plato shares with youth soccer players lessons of how to become a great young player,” Hankinson said. “It goes beyond the youth field and captures moments with the USA and Mexican National Teams as they learn about international rivalries.” Hankinson’s collegiate career encompassed five
Help is on the way to Vancouver in the form of a young and enigmatic striker named David Egbo. The University of Akron forward was recently selected ninth overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com Egbo registered 21 goals and 13 assists in 35 starts and 56 appearances in three seasons with the Zips. Unsurprisingly he led the MAC in goals and shots per game, and placed second in assists per game in 2019. He helped the Zips
The soccer world was left in a state of shock recently as Premier League side Chelsea sacked manager Frank Lampard after 18 months in charge. Credit – CFCUnofficial (Chelsea Debs), Chelsea 1 Man City 1 (16412382351), CC BY-SA 2.0 Lampard, a former MLS star with New York City, finished fourth in the table with the Blues last season, despite working under a transfer ban, and saw his team beaten in the FA Cup final by Arsenal. Despite qualifying for the Champions
