Tucker Bone was never quite sure how far soccer could take him. He started kicking balls into goals in recreational leagues when he was 5 years old. At 9, he was playing competitively for a youth club near Granite Bay, Calif. “By the time I got into high school, it was realistic that I could play […]
They told him he wasn’t good enough for a school like Syracuse. They told him he needed to get his head out of the clouds and quit dreaming They told him he needed to lower his expectations. “Whenever I heard anybody tell me I just wasn’t good enough to get to Syracuse, it motivated me […]
Callum Montgomery knows what it feels like to be passed on. He didn’t come through an academy and ended up going to college for four years – and he says he needed every one of those years at UNC Charlotte to develop into the centerback he is today. “I came from a small town in […]
At 6-foot-4 and 200-plus pounds with speed, mobility and agility, JJ Williams perhaps could have been a star wide receiver for legendary college football coach Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide. Williams grew up in Montgomery, Ala., smack, dab in the middle of college football country, but he decided at a young age that he wanted […]
CHICAGO — Rory Dames has a history of being busy on draft day, and he didn’t disappoint this year either. Dames traded away two first-round picks Wednesday and made another trade on draft day. That still wasn’t the highlight of the day for the Red Stars, who played host Thursday at McCormick Place. Taking Stanford and […]
CHICAGO — FC Cincinnati is set to make a splash in its first Major League Soccer SuperDraft with 10 picks, including three picks in the first round. The first two rounds of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft begin at 1 p.m. ET Friday at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill. Rounds three and four take place via […]
CHICAGO — Sky Blue FC made plenty of headlines last season – but for all the wrong reasons. The team finished last in the league and reports surfaced about substandard conditions at team facilities and player housing. That could impact Sky Blue’s ability to reap the rewards of its 2019 draft. Raising the standards of […]
CHICAGO — The Washington Spirit’s first-round domination of the 2019 NWSL draft came with a cost, which included trading away captain Estelle Johnson to Sky Blue FC. The Spirit sent Sky Blue FC the 29th overall pick, defender Caprice Dydasco, goalkeeper DiDi Haracic and Johnson moments after the draft started in exchange for the third […]
Atlanta United FC will need to find a new head coach for its United Soccer League Championship affiliate, ATL UTD 2, for the 2019 season. Scott Donnelly has left that role to “pursue other opportunities in soccer,” A club spokesman confirmed to Pro Soccer USA on Thursday. The Athletic reported Donnelly is seeking a role with an English […]
CHICAGO — It’s not every year that a player in the National Women’s Soccer League’s college draft has the résumé of Tierna Davidson. In fact, if you ask Chicago Red Stars coach Rory Dames, it’s only about every five or six years. The Red Stars picked Davidson first overall to begin Thursday’s NWSL draft in Chicago. […]