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In today’s social media networking world Twitter has become like an adult playground. We’ve all seen the Verizon commercial where the Dad is sitting on the patio tweeting “I’m sitting on the patio” while his son stands by, admonishing him. It’s taken over not only on the patio, but on the athletic field as well.



At the beginning of last month, the NFL took the axe to… Continue

I feel like it’s not often that soccer and religion mix. Don’t get me wrong there are many, many great athletes who display their faith and use their faith on the field, but religion and sports are like the old oil and water analogy. There’s the sport you play on the field and… Continue

Mia Hamm was a U.S. soccer icon, but at some point even she had to retire from soccer. Where would the stars of today's WPS be if they weren't out on the pitch playing soccer?

It’s hard to imagine… Continue

The recent slew of events surrounding the 2010 WPS expansion teams’ Atlanta Beat, which just announced its inclusion in the WPS… Continue

Take a look at the word we Americans know as soccer in six different languages:
Le football (France)
fotboll (Sweden)
futebol (Brazil)
サッカー(Japan)
英式足球 (China)
football (Australia, England, Scotland and many others)

Now ask yourself this: If the word soccer isn’t even the same in every language can you imagine how difficult it might be to try and teach an international player what it means to “step up”, “get wide”, or “pressure” ?

As I mentioned in my previous blog, the international players i… Continue