Jason Kreis’ squad saw itself improve their playoffs hopes after defeating first place and Eastern conference foes D.C. United Thursday night from three unanswered second half goals by Thomas McNamara, David Villa, and Kwadwo Poku to improve their record to 7-11-6, snapping a 2-game losing streak. United dropped to a 13-8-5 record on the season in front of a sold-out Yankee Stadium crowd of 28,262 fans. After a quiet 35 minutes Alvaro Saborio opened the scoring for D.C. with a 36th minute strike from the penalty
Portuguese giants and back-to-back Primeira Liga champions S.L. Benfica took on the New York Red Bulls, fresh off an impressive Wednesday night victory against Chelsea. This match was yet another stop in the prestigious International Champions Cup. Supporters of the Portuguese club displayed heavy fan favoritism early in the evening and it did not go unnoticed. Benfica greeted their fans by scoring a seventh minute goal off the foot of Pizzi to put the Lisbon club ahead 1-0 early with much pleasure to
For the second night in a row in New Jersey, the International Champions Cup saw another 4-2 finale, but on Wednesday night it wasn’t the heavy favorite to triumph to a victory. Chelsea FC took on a second-string New York Red Bulls team for what was to be an easy win for the the English Premier League victors. This all transpired in front of a nearly sold out crowd of 24,076, one that showed mixed support for both clubs. Jose Mourinho’s squad found
It was tied, it wasn’t tied; but wait, it was tied again? Not quite. ACF Fiorentina, who finished fourth in Serie A, took on back-to-back Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain in Harrison, New Jersey Tuesday night at Red Bull Arena in the International Champions Cup. Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com From the start of the match the Italian club appeared to be a step behind the Parisian giants who dominated the first half. Strong defense would keep Paris Saint-Germain from finding the
Even though the game was without some the international firepower of Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley, Mix Diskerud, and Frank Lampard, it wasn’t missing any excitement. Toronto FC went into the match with a record of 7-7-2 with 23 points and took on New York City FC, who had a 5-8-5 record with 20 points at Yankee Stadium. Photo Credit: Joseph Raja The match was slow-paced and quiet to start as the two clubs were looking for a break. The first goal would be conceded rather
Leading Saint Ignatius High School to a state championship victory was not enough. Defender Hunter Gordon was a part of another championship run with his club side the Ohio Premier Eagles, who reached the USYS National Championship finalist before being defeated. Hunter, often around talented players and teams such as himself, is now presented with another opportunity to play alongside other skilled athletes his age. Gordon has been selected to participate in the Shale Soccer Classic presented by Admiral
From early moments of playing for Copley High School near Akron, Ohio to playing Division I at Cleveland State, Ohio native Josh Williams has lived dream after dream of playing the sport he’s so talented at, in the state he is from. In 2010 Josh Williams began play with MLS side Columbus Crew for a five year stint, but in December of 2014 Williams was traded to the new MLS expansion team NYCFC to begin the next chapter of his soccer playing
Training and prepping with club and high school teams is not enough, it is never enough to elevate your game to the next level. Bryce Benjamin, an incoming freshman goalkeeper at the University of Findlay, knows this all too well and has used all types of training to elevate his game and put himself in the position he is today. Photo Credit: Carl Benjamin “I trained and prepped a lot for club practice, but on the side I trained and practiced
Photo Courtesy of the Shogren Family From early memories of scoring four goals as a six-year-old to becoming a leading scorer for three consecutive years on his middle school team, Skye Shogren is imprinting his mark as one of the best young players in the country. Skye chose to play at Griswold High School with a group of close friends that he was accustomed to playing with. He was able to make an immediate impact as he started varsity as
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