Bob Jordan, over Glendale Soccer, has a nice write up on yesterday's anniversary of the first official High School game played within the Springfield Public Schools between Glendale and the Central Bulldogs. He's got details from the Springfield Daily News report of the game that day, check it out.

That's the headline from Sports Illustrated's Gabriele Marcotti in his "Inside Soccer" column. He explores the tactics of the Euro 2008 Quarterfinalists. My favorite comment comes in a final section

Kudos to Marco van Basten. But if you even begin to suggest that the Netherlands have anything to do with "Total Football," you either don't know what you're talking about or you haven't seen the Dutch play.

This week The New York Times has run a three-part series called "The Scholarship Divide." The series examines the chase for athletic scholarships from the perspective of athletes and coaches. The focus is on non-revenue producing sports like soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, and baseball. The series supports the comments recently made by Dan Donigan at the Springfield Soccer Club banquet in February.

This week The New York Times has run a three-part series called "The Scholarship Divide." The series examines the chase for athletic scholarships from the perspective of athletes and coaches. The focus is on non-revenue producing sports like soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, and baseball. The series supports the comments recently made by Dan Donigan at the Springfield Soccer Club banquet in February.