Twenty-five years ago, the Cleveland Crunch brought Cleveland a championship in the world of indoor soccer. The 1993-94 Crunch side, after suffering heartbreak in the 1992-93 finals, came back and took the National Soccer Professional League Championship all for themselves. Now, in 2019, the team will be reunited yet again for a great cause. Photos Courtesy of Otto Orf The 25th Anniversary Reunion Game will be taking place on April 26th at Goodyear Hall in Akron. Doors open at 5:30 pm
There’s lots of excitement surrounding the Futsal Copa North America, an event happening in Cleveland, Ohio this weekend. Players, coaches, and teams will be converging on the 6th City from all over North America. Yes, people are traveling from as Canada, Suriname, Guadeloupe, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Michigan to just be part of this elite event. It’s hard to award homefield advantage with so many teams traveling in for the tournament, but the most local one is Columbus Futsal Club from
Otto Orf has done just about everything in the sport of soccer. He’s had success at every step of the game and been a star at the domestic and international level. Here in Northeast Ohio he is an absolute legend, a veteran of nearly 350 appearances with the Cleveland Force and Crunch. He’s clearly a soccer icon here and has a golden touch when it comes to stopping shots and growing the game. His latest project is a big one,
Photo Courtesy of Otto Orf There is no bigger name associated with the golden generation of American indoor soccer than Otto Orf. He is best known for his time with the Cleveland Crunch and Force as well as playing for the U.S. Men’s National Futsal Team. He is also the founder of Futsal Factory and director of Great Lakes Futsal. Orf has been busy recently, promoting the game of futsal. He literally brought the sport to the Midwest
Hector Marinaro is a special player and coach who has done it all. Marinaro is joined by fellow legend Otto Orf as they celebrate a championship in Cleveland (Photo Courtesy of Otto Orf) He is a legend in the indoor game, finishing as the all-time leader in points and goals for all of professional indoor soccer. He had an jaw-dropping 1,223 goals and 701 assists over the course of a 21-year playing career, 16 of which were spent in Cleveland. He was
Great Lakes Futsal, Ohio’s largest youth futsal league announces the start of the 2012-13 winter season with play at 3 Northeast Ohio locations: Parma, Akron and new for 2012, Eastlake beginning November 10th. Great Lakes Futsal is quickly becoming known on a national level as local directors and former Cleveland professional soccer players Chris Dore and Otto Orf have been spreading the word about the benefits of playing the game to the local soccer community since 2008. On the heels of major