Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Ballet -- the new weapon in South Africa's soccer armoury
Ballet classes are the latest tactic by one sports and arts academy to try to improve soccer skills in South Africa A particularly surreal strategy for one future pro-footballer who s made the leap from poor township to pirouettes
Youth soccer coach resigns over e-mail
A youth soccer coach is off the job after sending home a shocking letter to his team of 6 and 7-year-old girls The letter didn t go over so well with parents and the Scituate soccer board and the coach has since resigned Watch Frank Mallicoat s report
Monday, March 30, 2009
Coach sends shocking letter to team
A youth soccer coach is off the job after sending home a shocking letter to his team of 6 and 7-year-old girls
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
High school coach fired
The girl s soccer coach at Nease High School has been fired after being arrested in February following an undercover sex sting by JSO
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Thierry Henry on life, sport and sponsorship
French soccer star Thierry Henry talks about life at Barcelona Football Club and the future The Barca forward also unveils his latest advert -- a spot that features Henry destroying a car with a football
Athlete of the week: Brandi Mira
Zephyrhills Brandi Mira has earned a reputation of soccer star This past season her 38 goals -- which ranks third most in the state -- brought her many awards
Monday, March 23, 2009
Body found on New Bedford soccer field
A body was discovered on a soccer field Monday morning right off Morton Ave in New Bedford
Friday, March 20, 2009
Arsonist causes $27,000 in damage to bathroom
The City of Maumelle needs your help catching the person who set a dozen trash cans on fire at a popular soccer park
Soccer skirmish protest
The fight over a soccer field isn t over yet for a New Haven group looking to use that field for their matches They took to the streets outside city hall Friday to send the mayor a message -- let the league play where it has played for years or face political fallout
MLS Decision Expected Today
The owner of the Portland Timbers and the commissioner of Major League Soccer will make an announcement Friday on the future of pro soccer in Portland
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Portland Awarded MLS Franchise
The MLS franchise will be named the Portland Timbers and will join the league in 2011
Raw MLS Announces Portland Pro Soccer Team
Major League Soccer officials make an announcement that Portland will be getting a professional soccer team
Soccer skirmish
Supporters of an independent soccer league will be protesting at City Hall today over efforts to move the location of their matches
Excitement grows over Sounders' inaugural game
Soccer fans are counting the minutes when the Seattle Sounders soccer team makes its professional debut Thursday night KING 5 s Roberta Romero reports
Who is taking care of your kids' sports injuries?
SOUTH OGDEN Utah ABC4 News - With spring on the way outdoor sports aren t far behind Track tennis soccer and baseball have already started and unfortunately so have the injuries
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Health Matters: Soccer for a Good Cause
In Health Matters four area soccer teams are breaking out the ball to raise money for kids at Lebonheur Hospital FOX13 Medical Reporter Lauren Johnson joins us with more 160
Bailout Funds Sponsor Sports Stars
AIG is emblazoned across the front of Manchester United Jersey bigger than Nike and the teams logo They signed a sponsorship deal worth 80million back in 2006 Bloomberg News
Lots of excitement for dye-hard Sounders fans
The build-up and hype is over and Thursday night Sounders FC fans celebrated the return of pro soccer to Seattle KING 5 s Jim Forman reports
City, soccer league battle over match sites
SCRAP THEIR SOCCER SEASON BECAUSE THEY DON T HAVE A FIELD TO PLAY ON THE LEAGUE SAYS IT S THE CITY S FAULT BUT CITY OFFICIALS SAY DON T BLAME THEM JEFF MAHER HAS BOTH SIDES OF THE FIGHT it s like one of the only sports I can do TEANNA SALAZAR AND HER LITTLE BROTHER BOTH PLAY IN THE PREMIER SOCCER ACADEMY LEAGUE ONE OF ALBUQUERQUE S BIGGEST LEAGUES FOR KIDS FROM 3 INTO THEIR TEENS TEANNA AND HER BROTHER SHOULD ALREADY BE A COUPLE OF WEEKS INTO THEIR SPRING SEASON WHICH IS USUALLY HELD AT BARELAS PARK NEAR SECOND AND BRIDGE BUT THEY RE NOT IN FACT THEY RE TWO OF 1700 KIDS NOT PLAYING AT ALL i ve had a lot of fun with the kids on my team and if we don t get a field then we ll have to go into different teams and I won t get to see them much TEANNA S FATHER TONY COACHES HIS DAUGHTER S AND SON S TEAMS HE SAYS RECENTLY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LEAGUE CHRISTOPHER HORNER SENT AN EMAIL TO THE COACHES SAYING THE ENTIRE SPRING SEASON IS IN JEOPARDY BECAUSE THE CITY IS NOT HELPING HIM FIND A FIELD the fact that we re even having this issue is proof that we need more space to play soccer in Albuquerque CITY OFFICIALS AGREE THERE S A SHORTAGE OF FIELDS BUT SAY THEY VE OFFERED HORNER THREE DIFFERENT FIELDS TO PLAY AT ALREADY AND SAY HE HAS NOT FILED THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK OR BOTHERED TO SHOW UP AT IMPORTANT MEETINGS TO CHOOSE A FIELD THEY SAY HORNER IS ALSO NOT WILLING TO PLAY AT MORE THAN ONE FIELD DURING A SEASON -- WHICH IS UNAVOIDABLE BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SOCCER FIELDS the only way we can make it work is for everybody to place and to give and take a little bit and nobody gets to have one dedicated field large or small it s also first come first serve JEFF MAHER EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE FAILED TO RETURN OUR CALLS TODAY THE PLAYERS HAVE PAID ABOUT 60 DOLLARS EACH FOR THE LEAGUE NO WORD IF THEY LL GET THAT MONEY BACK WE CHECKED THE LEAGUE S WEB SITE TONIGHT IT SAYS THEY HOPE TO START PLAYING A 9-GAME SCHEDULE ON SATURDAY -- THREE DAYS FROM NOW BUT THERE S STILL NO SCHEDULE -- AND STILL NO MENTION OF WHAT FIELDS THEY LL
Sounders FC excitement sweeps Northwest
For Soccer fans the inaugural game of the Sounders FC at Qwest Field can t come soon enough KING 5 s Lori Matsukawa reports
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
South Africa says World Cup security no problem
South Africa says football fans should not be afraid of coming to the country for the Confederations Cup in June or next year s World Cup To reassure potential visitors the country s security forces staged a simulation terror attack
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Another Season of High5 Sports Ends
Another great season of High5 Sports has been put to bed No spring sport was left uncovered from basketball baseball and tennis to soccer swimming lacrosse riflery and even fencing
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Raw Cuban Athlete Bounces to New Record
Cuban athlete Erick Hernandez bounced a soccer ball on his thigh for one hour 28 minutes and six seconds beating his previous 2007 record by almost three minutes March 15
Friday, March 13, 2009
Soccer coach facing rape charges
A soccer coach at Mashpee High School was arraigned on statutory rape charges Friday 22-year-old Stephen Weixler is accused of taking a 14-year-old student to the beach and having oral sex with her FOX25 s Adam Pellerin reports
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Economy forces high school sports to cut back
EVERYTHING -- FROM THE JOB MARKET TO RETAIL SALES TO FAMILY BUDGETS NOW HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS IN NEW MEXICO ARE ABOUT TO TAKE A HIT TOO JEFF MAHER IS LIVE AT ISOTOPES PARK TO EXPLAIN -- JEFF THE STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT IS HELD HERE AT ISOTOPES PARK SCHOOLS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE SEND THEIR TEAMS HERE TO PLAY BUT THE COST TO PUT ON SUCH TOURNAMENTS AND THE TRAVEL COSTS FOR THE TEAMS IS GETTING TO BE TOO MUCH 90-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR SOCCER - 120-GRAND FOR TRACK AND FIELD - AND 25-THOUSAND FOR GOLF THAT S HOW MUCH IT COSTS THE NEW MEXICO ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION OR N- M-A-A TO PUT ON THOSE STATE TOURNAMENTS AND THEY DON T MAKE MUCH OF IT BACK everybody is facing a budget crunch right now and the NMAA wants to do their part to help reduce some of those budgetary concerns THE N-M-A-A DECIDED TO MAKE SOME CUTS TO THE STATE TOURNAMENTS -- BECAUSE OF THE STRAIN ON ITS BUDGET AND THE ECONOMIC TROUBLES SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE FACING ALL ACROSS THE STATE THE TOURNAMENTS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED WILL BE WITH SOCCER VOLLEYBALL SOFTBALL BASEBALL AND TENNIS IN SOME TOURNAMENTS -- POOL PLAY WILL BE ELIMINATED IN OTHERS IT WILL BE SINGLE ELIMINATION INSTEAD OF DOUBLE THAT MEANS YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE FEWER GAMES it reduces a night of hotel it reduces meals for the school to pay for those athletes bus driver fees and gas so things are definitely going to help those schools out ARTESIA S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH IKE MONTOYA BROUGHT HIS TEAM TO THE PIT FOR THE STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT HE S GLAD THE N- M-A-A IS NOT CUTTING BACK ON THE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BUT KNOWS THE COSTS ALL TO WELL we will usually spend about five to six thousand dollars for all expenses the hotel rooms alone are about half the budget they run close to threes thousand dollars for our stay here THE TOURNAMENT CUTS WON T START UNTIL THE FALL THE CHANGES WILL LAST AT LEAST THROUGH THE END OF NEXT SCHOOL YEAR LIVE AT ISOTOPES PARK JEFF MAHER EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
AB donates Fenton Soccer Park to MLS developer
ST LOUIS KMOV Anheuser Busch-Inbev handed over the Soccer Park in Fenton to a Major League Soccer developer on Wednesday St Louis Soccer United wants to bring a MLS team to the St Louis region but the group already had serious discussions to bring the team to Collinsville
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Portland MLS Team One Step Closer To Reality
Portland 146 s City Council votes to proceed with the plan to renovate PGE Park for Major League Soccer and build a new baseball stadium
Monday, March 9, 2009
Adams Makes Case For Portland MLS Team
Should the city pay to bring a Major League Soccer team to Portland Mayor Sam Adams says yes
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Beckhams's 'Dream Deal'
Tariq Panja of Bloomberg News reports as the seemingly never-ending saga of David Beckham and America maybe coming to a close Morning Call
Friday, March 6, 2009
TABC: Soccer Coach Had Alcohol at Game
A high school soccer coach in Granbury was arrested Thursday after Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission officers said they found alcohol in his bag
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
France launches bid to host Euro 2016
The French Football Federation said on Thursday that France would go alone to conquer the organisation of Euro 2016 dismissing a possible co-bid with Italy
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Test Shows Natural Sports Talent?
Take a deep breath soccer moms and hockey dads You no longer have to spend hours turning your child into a champion Instead a simple new test can determine what sport your kid should be playing In this special report Margaret Shortridge shows this controversial new way to determine natural talent
Monday, March 2, 2009
Crash Kills 2 Denton Teens
High school and middle school students in Denton are grieving over the deaths of two classmates who died over the weekend They were driving home from a soccer game
HS GameTime: Playoff highlights and Ursuline soccer interview (3/1/09)
Ted Madden has highlights from a variety of sports and an interview with the Ursuline soccer team
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Soccer Coach Appears in Court
A soccer coach accused of binding gagging and blind-folding boys will enter his plea in court Tomorrow Sanford Kaplan will appear in Lancaster County
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