Independence / WPS
by Dan Walsh × on December 18, 2009 at 11:20 am ×
The Philadelphia Independence will open their season April 11 at John A. Farrell Stadium in West Chester, the team announced Thursday night. The Independence, an expansion team in Women’s Professional Soccer, will play a fellow expansion team, the Atlanta Beat. Their second match will come against the Boston Breakers in […]
England / English Premier League / Wonderland
by Adam Cann × on December 14, 2009 at 3:00 pm ×
Maynor Figueroa is the starting left back for Wigan Athletic. All hail Maynor Figueroa.
Local Leagues
by Dan Walsh × on December 14, 2009 at 2:04 pm ×
The Casa Soccer League’s playoffs are set, and this Saturday’s matches at Philadelphia Soccer Club will finally settle Casa’s longest, wettest season ever. In the Primera Division, the Allstars snuck into the playoffs with a 1-0 win over Penn United on Saturday, thanks to a first half goal by George Owura Brew. The two teams were […]
College Soccer / Union
by Adam Cann × on December 14, 2009 at 12:30 pm ×
A mere fifteen years after their fifth NCAA Men’s soccer title, Virginia lifted the cup again. After a scoreless game, the Cavaliers hit their first three penalty kicks to send the top-seeded Akron Zips home empty-handed. Akron last appeared in a Men’s soccer final in 1986 when they lost to […]
Local Leagues / US Open Cup
by Dan Walsh × on December 14, 2009 at 12:14 pm ×
Phoenix SC scored in overtime Sunday to defeat United German Hungarians 2-1 and claim the EPSA Open Cup. Kamara Freebolle and Jack Pocorobba both netted for Phoenix, which now lays claim to the title of best amateur soccer team in eastern Pennsylvania. Tim O’Neill scored UGH’s lone goal. The two teams […]
Local
by Dan Walsh × on December 13, 2009 at 6:55 pm ×
So the Philly Soccer Page looks a bit different. Yes, we’ve moved the site from Posterous over to WordPress. It allows for some more features, such as individual pages (notice the tabs across the top?), polls, more links, more elaborate and accessible categorization, etc. Hopefully this doesn’t suck. One of […]
College Soccer / MLS
by Dan Walsh × on December 11, 2009 at 10:11 am ×
Major League Soccer announced on Thursday its list of 62 college seniors who will be invited to the 2010 adidas MLS Player Combine, and several local players are among them. They include Penn State striker Jason Yeisley, who’s from Allentown, Lehigh University defender Adam Welch, and J.T. Noone, a a […]
Local Leagues / US Open Cup
by Dan Walsh × on December 10, 2009 at 7:44 pm ×
The Eastern Pennsylvania Open Cup final between Phoenix SC and United German Hungarians has been rescheduled for this Sunday in Plymouth Meeting. The winner moves on to advance to qualifiers in the U.S. Open Cup, the nation’s most prestigious knockout tournament, which was won this year by Major League Soccer’s […]
Wonderland
Here’s Rocky Baptiste missing from about 1 yard away on an empty net. Luckily his (non league) Harrow Borough side was up 5-3 when he decided that he really didn’t need to pad his individual stats on that day. I think my favorite part is his teammate who is celebrating […]
Casa Soccer League / Local Leagues
by Dan Walsh × on December 8, 2009 at 10:45 am ×
Real Optimus shut out Philadelphia Athletic 3-0 on Saturday to win the regular season title in the Casa Soccer League’s second division. Leland Raum scored two goals, and Nick Jennings added another to earn Real Optimus promotion to Casa’s Primera division next spring. Real Optimus came into the match sitting […]
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