It was a busy Easter weekend in the NPSL with two regular season matches to kick off the regular season and a U.S. Open Cup qualifier. Sonoma County midfielder Chris Daly landed a brace as the Sol (1W-0L-0D) defeated the Sacramento Gold 4-1. Ross Middlemiss and Pedro Guevara each added a goal for the home team, while Manolo Pina scored the lone goal for the visiting Gold (0W-1L-0D). But all was not lost for the Gold, a team who already claimed
Former Junior Lone Star FC forward Anthony Allison has signed a two-year contract with Swedish Division I side Umea FC after impressing on trial at the club. Allison recently refused to extend his contract with Swedish Second Division club Harnosands FF for the 2013 season. The 25-year old forward is originally from Liberia, but grew up in the United States where he received his football training at Junior Lone Star FC and Wilmington University. Allison, formerly known as Sargbah Tarpeh, begun
Club Ohio, a soccer club based in Dublin, Ohio with affiliate programs in Westerville, Marietta and Dayton, is excited to announce its partnership with Zanesville Athletic FC. Club Ohio, one of only 45 Nike sponsored Super Clubs in the United States, is designed and structured to meet the needs of the club soccer player who aspires to play at the highest level. The philosophy of Club Ohio is to identify and attract committed quality players and provide them with highly skilled and qualified coaches to produce state, regional, and nationally competitive
“Find your passion.” “Chase your passion with every fiber of your being.” “Never let anybody outwork you.” Three pieces of advice from Coach Joe Zakowicz. Three lessons he shares with his players. Zakowicz is one of the good guys in the American game. Someone of great faith, character, and passion for the sport we all love. He is the mastermind behind both the men’s and women’s soccer programs at Ave Maria University in Florida. He also recently signed on as the head coach of
The Columbus Crew capped an exciting afternoon in the Nation’s Capital with a 2-1 victory over MLS Eastern Conference rival D.C. United at RFK Stadium. Defender Josh Williams and Homegrown forward Ben Speas supplied the goals in front of a nationally televised audience (NBC Sports Network), as goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum made a series of spectacular saves to preserve the Black & Gold’s lead late in the match. “I thought everyone fought all 90 minutes,” Speas commented. “It was a good performance from
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
Photo Credit: Kevin Cross/ISNSoccer.com Columbus will have to be disappointed to start with a draw on their first home game of the season. On a freezing night in Columbus the Crew struggled to raise the temperature with their play on the pitch with Coach Warzycha highlighting the conditions in has postmatch interview. The team still look like they are getting to know each other and are struggling to find their style of play, which is no surprise considering this team features
Coming off a victory over tough Mexican league club, Tigres UANL, Seattle advanced to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League. Djimi Traore and DeAndre Yedlin both had amazing, distance goals in the last match; Traore’s goal was world-class and floated around the Internet as a top goal for the week. Saturday night was no different as the Sounders and Timbers both used great goals to settle the score, finishing with a 1-1 draw. Seattle and Portland are longtime rivals. This
The Columbus Crew and the San Jose Earthquakes played to a 1-1 draw Saturday night off goals from Glauber and Justin Morrow. It was a match of changing momentum, missed opportunities, and two spectacular goals. The Crew were without Eddie Gaven, but Ben Speas filled in admirably. Crew head coach Robert Warzycha agreed. “He is a good player. He finds a lot of success on the left side or in the middle of the field. He’s connecting the passes and linking the forwards,