Photo Credit: Kevin Cross/ISNSoccer.com The Crew Soccer Foundation partnered with MLS WORKS, Scotts Miracle-Gro, CheckSmart, and the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department to create four new soccer fields at Innis Park in northeast Columbus. A special opening ceremony, featuring short-sided games with area youth from the Columbus Bilingual Academy, took place on the refurbished fields this afternoon. The goal of this project was to create ample soccer space for children in the Northeast Columbus area. Check out more great photos from today’s
The Columbus Crew suffered a 2-1 loss to the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park on Thursday afternoon in the Fourth Round of the 100th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The match – originally scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. ET start on June 12 – was postponed until this afternoon due to yesterday’s severe weather conditions in the Chicago metropolitan area. Konrad Warzycha gave the Black & Gold the early lead in the 22nd-minute on a header off of a
The New York Cosmos announced today that Villarreal legend and former European Champion Marcos Senna has signed with the club, pending a physical exam. Senna is set to make his debut on American soil Aug. 3, when the Cosmos open their reboot season in the NASL at Hofstra University. “This is a very special moment for me in joining the Cosmos because I face a new challenge, but at the same time it has been a difficult decision to leave Villarreal
Columbus Crew Stadium and Prime Social Group today announced details of the inaugural Breakaway Music Festival, an all-new concert series presented at Major League Soccer stadiums across the country. Breakaway Music Festival will kick-off on Saturday, September 14 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Pre-sale tickets will be available athttp://www.breakawayfestival.com beginning Tuesday, June 18 at 11:00 a.m. ET and general on-sale tickets will then get underway on Friday, June
Indy Eleven Professional Soccer received resumes from across the world in the hopes of landing the club’s top coaching spot, but in the end the expansion North American Soccer League (NASL) side kept its invitation inside the Hoosier State, today naming Juergen Sommer as the team’s Director of Soccer Operations and Head Coach. In his dual roles, the resident of suburban Carmel and former goalkeeping legend will be entrusted to build the club’s roster and technical staff before leading Indy
The New York Cosmos announced today that the club has reached agreement for its home games to be aired in high definition on ONE World Sports during the 2013 NASL Fall Season. “We’re excited to be able to put our games on air and increase the viewing options for our fans,” Cosmos Chief Operating Officer Erik Stover said. Cosmos programming will kick off on Aug. 3 when the Cosmos host the Fort Lauderdale Strikers at Hofstra University’s James M. Shuart Stadium. The
The New York Cosmos announced today that the team has agreed to a loan with Shimizu S-Pulse of Japan’s J.League for 20-year-old forward Satoru Kashiwase. With this agreement, Kashiwase becomes the youngest native Japanese player to ever sign with a North American soccer club. “This is definitely a special opportunity for our soccer club, to bring a young talent like Satoru to the U.S.,” head coach Giovanni Savarese said. “He is a very technically gifted goal-scorer and we’re excited to be
Photo Credit: Brett Rojo The National Premier Soccer League is proud to announce its ninth National Player of the Week for the 2013 regular season. The winner, for the week ending June 2nd, is Tulsa Athletics defender Blaine “the Flyin’ Hawaiian” Gonsalves. The Ewa Beach, Hawaii native scored a hat trick and anchored two shutouts in the same weekend. The result would be 7-0 and 6-0 wins over Regals SCA, adding to Tulsa’s impressive run in the South Central Conference. Gonsalves was a
“The Battle for Ohio” took place Friday night between AFC Cleveland and Zanesville Athletic FC at Krenzler Field on the Cleveland State University campus. The coveted Presidential Cup, the first piece of hardware awarded in the 2013 NPSL season, went to AFC Cleveland in a 3-2 win and a 6-4 score on aggregate. Photo Credit: Pam Moody/ISNSoccer.com The Royals came into the match leading the Presidential Cup standings thanks to a 3-2 AFC Cleveland victory against Zanesville on May 19th. A great
