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Which Virginia college soccer team are you following this season?

3 September 2010 | 11:22 am

Which Virginia college soccer team are you following this fall?Market Research

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Top 3 Obstacles for WPS Success?

1 September 2010 | 2:27 pm

Top 3 Obstacles for WPS SuccessOn September 26, 2010 FC Gold Pride will host the WPS Championship game and the second WPS Champion will be crowned. For the second year in a row the best...

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The Emma Hayes Effect? Washington Freedom's Amazing Turnaround

1 September 2010 | 10:12 am

The Washington Freedom has found a new focus and have gone from 10 straight win less games to 5 games without a loss and battling for the 4th and final playoff spot. At home on August 28 versus...

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Interview with former MLS All-Star and DC United Goalkeeper, Mike Ammann

1 September 2010 | 10:10 am

The following interview was conducted by Glenn Robertson owner of academyGK. Glenn recently spent time chatting with Mike Amman, former MLS All-Star and DC United goalkeeper. Currently Ammann runs...

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American Soccer Didn't Start with Pele: Part 7 of 7 - In Retrospect

1 September 2010 | 10:07 am

In Retrospect Soccer in the 1940's and 1950's was basically a big-city sport, particularly in the ethnic enclaves, in direct contrast to the growth of the soccer phenomenon after Pele arrived in the...

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Has U.S. Soccer Bought Future Success or Mediocrity with Bob Bradley Extension?

31 August 2010 | 10:29 am

USSOCCER.com announced Monday, August 30, that Bob Bradley has signed a four-year contract extension to remain the coach of the U.S. men's national soccer team through the 2014 World Cup in...

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American Soccer Didn't Start with Pele: Part I of 7 - â€œStreet Soccerâ€� Memories

31 August 2010 | 9:42 am

American Soccer Didn't Start with Pele: Philadelphia Soccer in the 1940s and 1950s by Len Oliver: This paper was originally published in the Journal of Ethno-Development by the Michigan Ethnic...

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American Soccer Didn't Start with Pele: Part 2 of 7 - Youth Soccer with the Lighthouse Boys Club

31 August 2010 | 9:42 am

Youth Soccer with the Lighthouse Boys ClubThe Lighthouse Experience Lighthouse was founded in 1897 by Mrs. Robert Bradford, a Philadelphia socialite. This was a time when Jane Addams and other...

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American Soccer Didn't Start with Pele: Part 3 of 7 - Philadelphia Junior Soccer in the 1940s

31 August 2010 | 9:42 am

Philadelphia Junior Soccer in the 1940's Neighborhood TeamsWe didnâ€™t call them â€œtravelâ€� or select teams then, just Lighthouse Juniors playing in the 20-team, two-tiered Philadelphia Third Division,...

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American Soccer Didn't Start with Pele: Part 4 of 7 Playing With the Big Guys: Amateur Soccer in the Early 1950s

31 August 2010 | 9:41 am

Playing with the Big Guys: Amateur Soccer in the Early 1950's Moving UpClub teams normally moved up to the Second and First Division amateur ranks in Philadelphia. Our Lighthouse Junior team took a...

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