First-year midfielder Quint Breitkreuz dribbles the ball during a Butler vs Lipscomb soccer match on September 21. Photo courtesy of Zach Bolinger. RYAN GRILL | SPORTS JOURNALIST | [email protected] Everyone has experienced confinement in different ways: some spent time watching TV, some read books, others ate a lot, and some even spent time exercising. For […]
CULVER CITY, CA – Tennessee senior Burdette Abbey was named TopDrawerSoccer.com player of the week, the post said on Tuesday. The Monrovia, Md., Midfielder was on the pitch for almost three minutes at Orange Beach, anchoring the midfielder and winning the SEC tournament MVP honors. She scored her first goal of the season in the […]
SALT LAKE CITY – Real Salt Lake midfielder / striker Damir Kreilach has been named MLS Player of the Week for the second time this season. He is the only Real Salt Lake player to have received the award this season. Kreilach scored in the 95th minute to send Real Salt Lake to the MLS […]
History links GREENSBORO, North Carolina (theACC.com) – Clemson senior midfielder Quinn McNeill took home ACC Men’s Football Player of the Week honors on Tuesday, while Wake Forest freshman Trace Alphin and Clemson senior defenseman Oskar Ågren shared the ACC Defensive Player of the Week laurels in the final weekly honors for the 2021 season. McNeill […]
History links GREENSBORO, North Carolina (theACC.com) – Clemson senior midfielder Quinn McNeill took home ACC Men’s Football Player of the Week honors on Tuesday, while Wake Forest freshman Trace Alphin and Clemson senior defenseman Oskar Ågren shared The ACC Defensive Player of the Week laurels in the final weekly honors for the 2021 season. McNeill […]
All material from section 1 has been distributed Before moving on to the NYSPHSAA tournament, we’re taking a break to look back on the previous week and recognize some of the players who have proven to be important in the most important games of the season. This week’s finalists are four players who won in […]
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in the spring of 2020 has left states in general stranded and children with nowhere to go and little to do. Sophia Barjesteh’s football activities were suspended. His work, on the other hand, was not. Barjesteh has always relied on training to improve himself in […]
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WACO, Texas (KWTX) – Almost ten years ago, Ashley Vensel was rushed to hospital where she discovered she had type 1 diabetes. Illness didn’t stop her from becoming a star on the Wylie High School football team and ultimately becoming a key player in the UMHB. If you watch Ashley play for Cru you would […]
Josh Cavallo recorded the statement he was too worried about to talk about publicly for a very long time. “There is something personal that I have to share with everyone: I am a footballer and I am gay,” Cavallo said in a video posted on Wednesday by Adelaide United, his A-League club. Cavallo, 21, said […]
Australian footballer Josh Cavallo, Adelaide United midfielder, turned out to be gay on social media early Wednesday to become the only top male soccer player to come out publicly. “I’m a footballer and I’m gay,” the 21-year-old said in a moving video on Twitter read her coming-out story. “I’ve been struggling with my sexuality for […]
Australian footballer Josh Cavallo made a groundbreaking personal announcement on Wednesday, telling the world he is gay and will no longer live his life in the closet. Cavallo, who plays for Adelaide United, came out in an emotional video the team posted on Twitter. In the video, Cavallo discussed his personal journey and his decision […]
Josh Cavallo from Adelaide United has become the first active male player in Australia’s A-League to declare himself gay. The 21-year-old is one of the few male footballers in the world to make the announcement while playing. Cavallo’s decision to speak out publicly was meant to encourage others to be more open and to accept […]
Josh Cavallo recorded the statement he was too worried about to talk about publicly for a very long time. “There’s something personal that I have to share with everyone: I’m a footballer and I’m gay,” Cavallo said in a video posted by his A-League side Adelaide United on Wednesday. Cavallo, 21, said he was the […]
She cried first, letting her tears seep into the grass at Kashima Stadium, and then she ran, meaning her sweat could take the same course. Carli Lloyd would literally leave everything she had on the pitch. Lloyd told us so much in the hour following the loss of the United States Women’s National Team in […]
In a 24-7 Mid-Willamette Conference victory over Crescent Valley on Friday night, Lebanon’s senior High Caleb Christner made his three extra point attempts as well as a 26-yard field goal, threw a shot kick off into the end zone for a touchback and handled the punt duties for the Warriors. It wasn’t a bad night […]
Alexis Marroquin of Lockport speaks with St. Francis University coach Al Palar in training. Marroquin was not going to play college football, but changed his mind after his last season in high school failed. Homer Glen’s Emma Rosales takes a break from training at St. Francis University in Joliet. Hailey Bartlaga came to St. Francis […]
Isabelle Sivin, a sophomore at John F. Kennedy High School, will travel to Israel next summer as a member of the United States U16 women’s football team to compete in the Maccabi 2022 Games. The multinational sporting event, hosted by all the Four Years in Israel, celebrates Jewish unity, culture and heritage through sporting competitions. […]
Norwell High’s Chloe Kirchner has been elected High School Soccer Player of the Week. The junior, who received 59% of all votes, scored a hat trick in a 6-0 win over Carver. Following:QB moves to RB + super sophomores: vote for high school offensive player of the week Following:Sacks, shutouts and comebacks: vote for high […]
By Hayden Choate@choatehayden When Madison Daly, Springfield College’s No. 2 women’s soccer defenseman, has the ball on the field, she hears her teammates calling for her to pass it to them. Only instead of saying, Madison or Madi, they shout two letters. “CT! CT!” A nickname that’s for Connecticut’s abbreviation, but not because that’s its […]
The most notable football player who resides in Springfield is largely unknown locally. She was not born here, she has never played here and she does not train here. Hali Moriah Candido Long is a central defender of the Philippine National Women’s Football Team who works at Starbucks on Monroe Street. Long has been playing […]
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Syracuse, NY – The Bishop Ludden women’s soccer team has a near-perfect soccer clinic on both ends of the field this season. In defense, the Gaelic Knights have allowed just one goal in their first 13 games, all wins. When the ball floats the other way, that’s where the freshman middie Ashley pawelczyk runs the […]
KINGSLEY, Michigan – A northern Michigan school board plans to send out a sportsmanship protest after a football player’s record-breaking 16-goal game against a winless team. The backlash over Kevin Hubbell’s performance continued on Monday night at a Kingsley board meeting. Members did not take a formal vote, but there was clear support for sending […]
A high school football coach has apologized after one of his players scored 16 goals against a winless team in a game, The Associated Press reported. Benzie Central coach Chris Batchelder sent a letter Sept. 30 to Kingsley High school officials saying he didn’t want to “humiliate your players or your program” and expressed regret […]
A Brazilian footballer faces an attempted murder charge after hitting a referee on the head and knocking him unconscious. In a telephone interview with CNN, Vinicius de Lourenco de Assuncao, who is the police chief of Venancio Aires and carried out preventive detention of William Ribeiro, said the footballer was released from prison on Tuesday. […]
Khadicha Shomurodova still couldn’t hide her excitement when Eurasianet joined her. August 18 marked his birthday and his footballing grandson Eldor Shomurodov scored for Italy’s Roma against Turks’ Trabozonspor in a UEFA Europa Conference League qualifier. It was the first goal Shomurodov had scored for Roma in a competitive meeting since signing in early August. […]
Getting on the pitch in a live game and touching the ball was all Ezra Black hoped for on Tuesday when he joined his Liberty Common High School football teammates. The opportunity to score a goal, replacing an ‘injured’ teammate from a penalty, was so beyond his expectations that he struggled to find the words […]
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Syracuse, NY – Senior forward Fayetteville-Manlius Antonino Pagano knew he would be one of the most watched players in Men’s Section III soccer this season. He therefore decided to follow the path of all the great performers. He’s doing a show. Pagano leads class AA scorers with 22 goals. This production earned him recognition as […]
The spectacle of the young phenomenon entering the pitch against players 10 or 20 years their senior is one of football’s most fascinating subplots. As the physical will take you into the game, the quality will always take you further, giving rise to the mantra that “there are no young and old players, only good […]
(Nation Now) – The National Women’s Football League’s record is a first for the league, but a longtime player says it’s not really a first for women’s sport. On February 25, 2019, Ciara McCormack decided that the 11-year wait for the truth to be told was long enough. “I sort of had enough of this […]
Gustavo handles the soccer ball like a Ferrari handles asphalt: with control. Still, they both have Flash and Grace at the same time. Brazil is a nation proud of its rich history of soccer domination. At 13, Gustavo Ferrari experienced this while playing for the football club São Paulo FC youth team for two years […]
(NewsNation now) — The National Women’s Soccer League’s record is a first for the league, but a longtime player says it’s not a first for women’s sport. On February 25, 2019, Ciara McCormack decided that 11 years of waiting for the truth to be told was long enough. “I kind of had enough in 2019, […]
Mohamed Salah celebrates his superb goal against Manchester City. Getty / John Powell Mohamed Salah has proven why he is currently the best football player in the world against Manchester City. The Egyptian scored a magical Messi-style goal in a 2-2 draw at Anfield. “I don’t think there is anyone who plays better in the […]
A black soccer player was booed by a crowd of 10,000 children after adults were banned from playing for racism. Rangers’ Glen Kamara was booed by the kids while playing against Czech Republic’s Sparta Prague. Six months ago, Kamara was the victim of racist abuse by Ondrej Kudela, who plays for rival club Slavia. Loading […]
Flyn Brown is a senior male football player at Rock Canyon High School in Highlands Ranch with speed and speed. He used his natural ability to score both goals and helped the Jaguars defeat Highlands Ranch, 2-0, in a Sept. 28 Continental League game at Shea Stadium. “I’m quite quick and active and that’s an […]
It’s safe to say that the adage “big players make big plays” was created with Dominek Borden in mind. Because that’s exactly what recent GNB Voc-Tech and future football star Franklin Pierce did on the South Coast courts during his career. Borden’s sweet scoring touch has made him the South Coast Conference’s most scored player […]
Syracuse, NY – Whenever the Cicero-North Syracuse women’s football team allows a goal, a familiar chant rings out from the Northstars. “Two minutes,” they shout. The reminder is brief but important. It’s a mental note to stay focused and not let the opponent use their confidence to build momentum for another score. >> Girls football […]
Maeve White of Archbishop Williams High has been elected High School Football Player of the Week. The freshman, who received nearly 600 votes, scored a hat trick while playing in a 7-0 win over Fontbonne. Following:5 TD Passes and Explosive Returns: Vote for HS Offensive Football Player of the Week Following:Game-Changing Picks and Clutch Kicks: […]
Liekse Carleer says his communication on the pitch can be seen as “quick and tough”, but that’s the style of his native Netherlands. With the help of activities and bonding time, his ASU teammates came to love him, said head coach Graham Winkworth. (Photo courtesy of ASU Women’s Soccer) TEMPE – Lieske Carleer doesn’t hold […]
History links GREENSBORO, North Carolina (theACC.com) – Pitt graduate midfielder Matt Bailey and Virginia Tech freshman midfielder Danny Flores took home the ACC men’s offensive player of the week honors, while Duke senior goaltender Eliot Hamill has won the ACC Defensive Player of the Week for the third time this season. Hailing from Kent Island, […]
Jayden Barrett has never been conditioned to lose. Winning soccer games was all the California native knew until she is part of the University of Tennessee women’s team in 2009 – for better or for worse. That year, the team finished 8-9-3 overall and 4-5-2 in the SEC, and missed the NCAA tournament. “When I […]
Football has historically been a male sport, but in recent years young women have joined the boys on the pitch. One of these young women is Tegan Keil. Ever since she was little, Keil has been an avid soccer player, swimmer and athlete, but she wanted to add another sport to her list. She had […]
CINCINNATI — Most college athletes don’t see themselves dropping out of their sport, let alone choosing another. But that’s what happened to Rachel Butler, when she made the brave decision to quit the sport she loved due to injury. Along the way, she discovered a new passion. What do you want to know Rachel Butler […]
Growing up in Accra, Ghana, whenever Ernest Bawa would cry, his mother noticed that there was one thing that would always lift his spirits: watching his brother juggle a ball. “That’s when they knew I would probably grow up and like to play football,” Bawa said. He continued to practice the sport throughout his life, […]
Bill Abrahamson | Contributing author DARTMOUTH — Whenever someone needed a helping hand, they could count on Kelly Medeiros of Dartmouth High. Whether on the basketball court with the players of the school’s unified basketball team or finishing his high school football career with 71 assists at midfield, Medeiros was the epitome of ” ugly”. […]
Tessa Salvestrin was thinking of going to other high schools than Justin-Sienne. She lives next to St. Helena High, which would have been a 30-40 second walk instead of the 30-40 minute drive it takes to Napa. Support local news coverage and the people who report it by subscribing to the Napa Valley Register. Special […]
By Mike BeasIn eighth grade, Kaylin Cook injured her right foot while playing basketball, effectively putting the brakes on her hoop career.Such misfortune, however, produced a positive effect.A soccer player since kindergarten, Cook learned to use her left foot to kick and control a ball, skills the Cascade eldest continues to use as a starting […]
Jill and Bryan Medley are the parents of 15-year-old Olentangy Orange student Marshall Medley. The last four days have been spent in their son’s hospital room COLUMBUS, Ohio — So many people saw a photo Monday showing Olentangy High School football players outside Nationwide Children’s Hospital. They were standing. Arms raised. Hand signs. Looking up. […]
HORNELL – Juliet Marino has been the last line of defense in the net for Hornell’s last four Lady Red Raider years football. During that span, she amassed 217 saves while allowing only 34 goals to be scored. She won 41 games as a goalkeeper for Hornell and last season helped her side win a […]
The longest game in NFL history featured 13 future Hall of Fame players, two future Hall of Fame head coaches, starting quarterbacks who would end their careers with three combined Super Bowl titles and a unlikely star for the losing team. But the 1971 Christmas Day playoff game between the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City […]
American heavyweight in business and finance Forbes analyzed the numbers and produced a Top 10 of the highest paid professional footballers in the world. The players in question are collectively expected to reap $585 million in pre-tax profits this season, up from $570 million a year ago. 2 Related There are no prizes for guessing […]
Cristiano Ronaldo continues to win – or win, at the very least. Forbes announced that the Manchester United star has overtaken Lionel Messi as highest paid footballer in the world with a profit of around $125 million. Ronaldo, who is the first team sports athlete to earn more than $1 billion in pre-tax career earnings, […]
It’s been a crazy week for the Israel national football team and its Arab-Israeli player Moanes Dabbur. Israel has won matches against teams from Faroe Islands and Austria – 4-0 and 5-2, respectively – with Dabbur scoring a goal in each. But after coach Willy Ruttensteiner asked Dabbur not to play against Denmark, Israel lost […]
Karli Royer, defenseman for the University of Cincinnati women’s soccer team, won the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week after scoring a game-winning goal in the team’s latest outing against the Virginia Tech Hokies. Twitter | @GoBearcatsWSOC Karli Royer, defenseman for the University of Cincinnati women’s soccer team, won the American Athletic Conference […]
Jean-Pierre Adams, the former French footballer who spent 39 years in a coma following routine knee surgery that went horribly wrong, died on Monday. He was 73 years old. “We learned this morning of the death of Jean-Pierre Adams,” read a press release from Nîmes, for whom Adams played from 1970 to 1973. “He had […]
A 12-year-old Hindu football player of Indian origin, Shubh Patel, was reportedly asked off the pitch during a game for wearing a ‘mala’ in Brisbane, Australia. The mala was made from the seeds of basil wood (kanthi mala), worn by some followers of Hinduism. According to Australia todayShubh after receiving an ultimatum from the referee […]
The official dimensions of a regulation football pitch in a secondary school are 100 meters long and 55 meters wide. The fields can vary up to 20 meters in length and up to 25 meters in width. The size of the pitch alone can be enough to freak out a player about playing high school […]
Nick Mayhugh played football for Radford University. He will now participate in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, in athletics. Mayhugh, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was in ninth grade, will compete in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters and 4×100 relay in Tokyo. The Paralympic Games begin on Tuesday with the […]
ANDY WILCOX Gerardo Perez Jr. was exactly what a football team needs, a player who can lead in both goals and assists. The Vintage High senior did just that in the past 10-game spring season, leading the Crushers with 34 points on 12 goals and 10 assists. Support local news coverage and the people who […]
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Zaki Anwari, a member of Afghanistan’s national youth soccer team, was one of many victims who died after falling from a US military plane on Monday, the country confirmed in a statement on Thursday. by CNN. The 17-year-old was one of many killed in chaos that erupted at Kabul airport on Monday, shortly after the […]
The United States Women’s National Team beat Australia in a 4-3 thriller to claim bronze at the Tokyo Olympics. American Kristie Mewis sat on the pitch and comforted Australian star Sam Kerr after the final whistle. The two appear to be dating, based on post-game photos and their interactions on Instagram. The United States Women’s […]
By Eric Trent / [email protected] In the summer of 2020, as recent WF West graduate Cassy Schilter entered her senior year, she had already racked up numerous community college offers to play football at the senior level. It was nice to have a variety to choose from, but Schilter, a four-year starter for the Bearcats, […]
Ryan Czachorski, Sentinel-Standard Contributor | Ionia Sentinel-Standard Portland’s Ashley Bower isn’t looking to waste opportunities. The junior made the most of her opportunities on the basketball court this winter, leading the Red Raiders to a state championship on the court. It interrupted her football season, but Bower made the most of what she had. She […]
ALL STARS: Taylor Mason had enjoyed plenty of success – four championships (two district and two area) and two trips to the state tournament – during his time at Jefferson Forest. Then came the pandemic, which cost Mason the junior season. So when the Cavs got the nod this year, the accomplishments of his first […]
BETHALTO – Helping her teammates is Aubree Wallace’s main focus as a central midfielder. And as a result, the second year of the Civic Memorial itself received help. It all came together to the tune of 20 goals and 14 assists for Wallace, this season’s Telegraph Large Schools Girls’ Football Player of the Year. “I […]
When Luke Vazdauskas and his father, David Vazdauskas, traveled to Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland, Maine to deliver Christmas toys to his young patients, they never imagined that Luke would one day receive care from the same hospital. Luke’s battle with lymphoma has been demanding, but his family, friends and football teammates have created […]
Former Siena soccer player JC Obregon scored the 78th-minute equalizer for Honduras, who went on to beat New Zealand 3-2 in group play on Sunday at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Obregon scored on a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner to level the score at 2-2. Teammate Rigoberto […]
Ramos said Darling has been doing just that since joining the three-game program in her first season. The veteran coach recalled she came off the bench on her debut against Brooke Point and scored “within seconds”. Ramos said that’s when he knew Darling would join a decorated list of players at Mountain View that includes […]
Rose Lavelle, a former women’s soccer player from Wisconsin, will play for the United States during the Olympics. Get to know Lavelle here: sport Women’s football Position Midfielder Height 5 feet 4 inches Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio Age 26 UW Career She was selected to the All-Big Ten first team four times (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016). […]
WASHINGTON (WDVM) – Growing up in Washington, DC, Alex Koritsas dreamed of playing football at the highest level. “I started kicking the ball when I was three or four years old right in the garden,” Koritsas said. “My dad is English, all my family is English, so growing up obviously I had to play. Every […]
Fenton – The goal of the Thursday, July 8 football game at Fenton High School wasn’t to win or lose – it was to support a teammate who is in the hospital recovering from a brain injury. In mid-June, recent FHS graduate and football player Jimmy Myers fell backwards down a flight of stairs and […]
Quick, who is the most valuable player in your favorite sport? If you’re a football fan, chances are you’re thinking of a quarterback and not a defensive lineman; in basketball, it’s probably a high-volume shooter, not a rim protector; in baseball, it’s often a hitter, rarely a pitcher. Same thing in football, where the glory […]
By Michael Smith | The Examiner Former Grain Valley women’s soccer head coach Tyler Nichol admits he was lucky. He had three elite level players in his program during his eight years in charge of the Eagles. And all with the same surname – Childers. The third Childers to take the program, Raena, had a […]
On June 29, 2021, Ukrainian footballer Artem Dovbyk scored the winning goal against Sweden to send his team to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020. As Dovbyk and his team celebrated, he took off his jersey and appeared reveal a sports bra: I’m no football expert, but did this Ukrainian just pay tribute to the famous […]
ZEELAND – When the opponents faced the women’s football team from Zeeland East, they had to choose their poison. The Chix had a record single-season goalscorer on their team — and career leading scorer, which were two different players. Haley Diekevers set the career record this year, even after deferring much of the scoring to […]
Connor Lynch carried the weight of expectation and history, and had no problem putting his team on his back. Lynch, who led the Santiago boys’ soccer team to a perfect Big VIII League campaign and appearances in CIF South Section and CIF State matches, was chosen as the player. Football of the Year for Indoor […]
Phoenix Arcadia’s Maggie Cagle is the 2020-21 Gatorade Arizona Women’s Soccer Player of the Year. 5-foot-5 junior midfielder Cagle is the first Arcadia player to be chosen for the award. She scored a team high 14 goals with 12 assists in 10 games played last season. Cagle, who made a verbal commitment to Virginia, led […]
June 14, 2021 – Danish soccer player Christian Eriksen’s heart stopped beating after he fell to the ground during a Euro 2020 game against Finland on Saturday, Danish team doctor Morten Boesen has said. “Well, he was gone,” Boesen said, according to The Wall Street Journal. “We did cardiac resuscitation. And it was cardiac arrest.” […]
Christian Eriksen says he feels “good under the circumstances” and has posted a message of thanks for the support he received after collapsing during the Euro 2020 game between Denmark and Finland. In his first public post since Saturday’s incident, Eriksen posted a photo on Instagram showing him smiling and giving a thumbs-up gesture in […]
Van Buren coach Nathan Almond has watched the Class 5A men’s football title game at least 10 times in the four weeks since his team won a championship. While Almond is proud of the Pointers’ work, he doesn’t just admire what they’ve accomplished. He is looking for flaws, small mistakes that will allow him not […]
Football Players are the newest NPCs to join Fortnite in Chapter 2 Season 6, and these characters will give you various quests to complete for rewards, so here’s how you can find all Fortnite Football Player Locations. Epic Games added soccer players as NPCs in Fortnite Season 6 as part of the March 30 update. […]
JOHN JOHNSON HEADLAND — Jacob King became the first Headland player to sign a football scholarship and a trio of Rams baseball players — Nate Aplin, Tyson Kirkland and James Evan Trammell — signed with junior colleges in a ceremony at the school on Wednesday. King, a midfielder who has scored 18 goals this season, […]
Matt Goisman | Cape Cod weather Anthony Lovati wanted to try something new. He had been a footballer all his life and was still planning to become one next year at university, but he had always been curious about football. Football normally runs concurrently with its football season in Nauset. The transfer of football from […]
It really shouldn’t spark the debate, drama, and outrage it usually does. But anyone who regularly rates the performance of football players on a scale of 1 to 10 knows what a thankless task it can be. When fans, club staff and even players reflect on a game after the fact, it is this small […]
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be out of date. Please look at the timestamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LEE’ SUMMIT, Mo. — Most people assume the goaltender is the only player allowed to use their hands with the ball during a football […]
Goals in football matches can be rare, which helps explain the frenzied nature of most goal celebrations. Some players take their jerseys off or get down on their knees and slide across the turf happily. They all often end up at the bottom of a pile of cheering teammates. Then there are the players who […]