Notes and Boasts: Virginia men's and women's team, U.S. Women's National Team, Maurice Edu, Glasgow Rangers, DaMarcus Beasley, Maryland men's team, Virginia Commonwealth men's team, William and Mary's Men's Soccer, Brad Morgan, US Club Soccer, The Southern Regional Soccer League, Brentsville's boys' soccer, Chip Rohr, Dulles National Soccer Tournament, PWSI Toys for Tots tournament, 2008 SYA Cardinal Cup results
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Tournaments: 2008 Thunder Soccer Fest at Maryland SoccerPlex, 2008 VIP Tournament in Great Falls, VA - Columbus Day Weekend 2008
Camps and Clinics: Soccer Academy training and camps in Northern Virginia and Maryland
Soccer Jobs: Contribute your soccer passion to PSW as a Section Editor
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> Hucles shines in Olympic win for U.S. Women
Virginia Beach native Angela Hucles scored twice, with Lori Chalupny and Heather O'Reilly adding goals, as the U.S. advances to the gold medal match after a 4-2 come-from-behind victory against Japan on Monday. A rematch of the 2004 finals against Brazil now looms.
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> D.C. United spoil McBride debut with 1-0 win in Chicago
D.C. United won their second road game of the season at in Chicago, spoiling one debut and highlighting another. A 27th minute header by Fred off a Jaime Moreno corner was all the Black and Red would need on the score sheet for this impressive win.
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> D.C. United sign goalkeeper Louis Crayton, waive Dan Stratford
D.C. United has signed Liberian goalkeeper Louis Crayton. The 30-year old has been playing in the Swiss league for the last 11 years and also has international experience, earning 36 caps with the Liberian National team.
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> Bruce Arena named GM and Head Coach of LA Galaxy
Bruce Arena, the most successful head coach in U.S. National Team history and a two-time MLS Cup Champion Head Coach with D.C. United, has been named General Manager and Head Coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy.
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> Kickers season over after playoff loss to Cleveland Saturday
The
Richmond Kickers were ousted from the postseason by the #3 seeded
Cleveland City Stars Saturday night during a hard-fought, 1-0 overtime
decision in front of nearly 2,700 fans.
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> Crystal Palace season ends after semi-final loss to Charlotte
Crystal Palace FC USA were defeated 2-1 in the USL2 playoff semi-final
match on Saturday night in Charlotte by the top-seeded Eagles.
Shintaro Harada's early goal was not enough as the second year club narrowly missed out on their first Championship appearance.
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> Four Richmond Kickers named to USL-2 All-League Teams
Four Richmond Kickers were named to USL-2 All-League teams. Additionally, the league announced that midfielder Mike Burke is a Finalist for the USL-2 Most Valuable Player Award while midfielder/defender Sascha Görres is up for Defender of the Year.
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> Region I Championships to WV in 2009 and 2010
US Youth Soccer announced that West Virginia will host the 2009 and 2010 Region I championships. In 2009, the US Youth Soccer Region I Championships will be held from July 2 -7, and July 1-6 in 2010.
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In its first of two preseason exhibition matches, the Virginia men's soccer team topped West Virginia, 2-1, Saturday night at Dick Dlesk Stadium.
The No. 6 Virginia women's soccer team opened its 2008 season with a 2-1 victory over No. 5 Notre Dame Saturday afternoon in an exhibition contest.
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The U.S. Women's National Team will play a three-game post Olympic tour in Philadelphia (9/13), New Jersey (9/17), and Chicago (9/20). All three games will be against Ireland. Tickets went on sale Monday, August 18th.
US National Team midfielder Maurice Edu will join the Rangers and fellow American DaMarcus Beasley pending approval of a work permit.
The No. 8 Maryland men's soccer team battled Virginia Commonwealth to a 0-0 tie on Saturday night in preseason action on the road in Richmond, Va.
William and Mary has posted their outlook for Men's Soccer, including reviews of several homegrown players including freshman Brad Morgan, former fulltime goalkeeper and team captain for Annandale RFC.
US Club Soccer is forming two new leagues in the South, which will begin play this Fall. The Southern Regional Soccer League will include teams from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia.
After 18 seasons, Chip Rohr has resigned as Brentsville's boys' soccer coach. He was 194-89-21 as Brentsville's coach, taking them to the Group A state final four times and a state title in 1996.
If your team was accepted to the Dulles National Tournament but you have not received any emails from the directors, there may be problems with your email address or spam filters. Teams are asked to contact the tournament ASAP at DullesTournament@HerndonYouthSoccer.org
Dulles National Tournament T-shirt order deadline is tomorrow, Wednesday, August 20th.
PWSI Toys for Tots tournament schedules have been posted.
2008 SYA Cardinal Cup results have been posted.
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Yanks Abroad Round Up: I usually get my "American soccer players overseas status" from Yanks-abroad.com, but they organize by country rather than player. I found this format on SoccerByIves.net and like much better. So for your fix on how our boys are doing overseas, see what you think. Now how about the ladies? Or will all the American gals be back here in WPS by Spring?
Bruce Arena's Reputation: Ives Galarcep of ESPN writes about a new chance for Bruce Arena to wipe the only coaching failure of his illustrious career from memory now that he's signed on with the LA Galaxy
Maurice Edu intro to Rangers fans: Gareth Maher wrote this nice piece introducing Rangers fans to their newest signing. Do you think they know what "Fear the Turtle" means?
Kiss Your Athletic Director: Anyone with kids playing high school sports should read this before you call your AD and take up an hour of their time complaining about anything that isn't life or death.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
3:00 PM: Germany v Belgium - LIVE - GOL - Friendly
3:00 PM: England v Czech Republic - LIVE - FSC - Friendly
5:00 PM: Italy v Austria - LIVE - GOL - Friendly
7:30 PM: NE Revolution v DC United - LIVE - CSN - MLS
10:00 PM: US Men v Guatemala - LIVE - ESPN2 - WC Qualifing
Thursday, August 21, 2008
6:00 AM: Japan v Germany - LIVE - MSNBC - Olympics
9:00 AM: US Women v Brazil - LIVE - USA - Olympic Final
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=== Tournaments ===
> 2008 Discovery Cup at Maryland SoccerPlex
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> 2008 VIP Tournament in Great Falls, VA - Columbus Day Weekend 2008
The Great Falls Soccer Club (GFSC) and the Vanessa Pean Foundation invites your team to apply for participation in the 3rd Annual VIP Tournament! The tournament is accepting Travel teams in U9-U19 Age Groups. All games will be played in the Great Falls, VA area over Columbus Day Weekend. Apply ONLINE at www.viptournament.net. For specific information, please contact Tournament Director, Roman Matijkiw at viptournament@cox.net. Application deadline is September 10, 2008.
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