The KC Wizards Juniors opened their play in the US Soccer Developmental Academy today outside Houston, as the 16's and 18's both took on Texas Rush AJ Auxerre. Both the 16's and the 18's came away with 1 goal wins over their Texas counterparts. The 16's took took their game against the Rush 1-0. Meanwhile, the 18's twice came from a goal down to win their game 3-2 over the Rush side. Click to continue reading...

According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, VCU has "fired" (i.e., did not renew his contract) the men's soccer coach Tim O'Sullivan. O'Sullivan has been with VCU for 15 years. VCU won the CAA Title between 2002-04 and has not done as well since. Here are my thoughts as to who VCU could look towards.

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Tom Soehn's term as Head Coach of DC United has come to a close Monday evening when he met with Kevin Payne and the rest of the head honchos in the DC United front office. Tom Soehn did not await the decision from Kevin Payne and left on his own terms.

Now the decision comes down to who is next to step up and be the new DC United Head Coach?

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DC United hosts Marathon on Sept 24 at RFK Stadium for CONCACAF Champions League. Last night Marathon took on Toluca. Toluca just helped United have a chance to go further in the Champions League by beating Marathon, by 7 goals! This could be the best opportunity DC has had since competing in the Champions League in the last 2 seasons.

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All is well in Richmond! Edson Elcock, John DiRaimondo (on load from DC United), and David Bulow all found the back of the net in their match against Charlotte for the USL Second Division Championship. This was one of the best matches all season for the Kickers and it was the best match for them to show it.

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For one hour on Saturday night, the Charlotte Eagles looked poised to erase the memory of their previous two defeats in the 2006 and 2008 USL-2 Championship match. Both times, the Eagles had fallen behind early and despite late rallies, they had come up short twice. This time, the Eagles scored first but were unable to hold off the surging Richmond Kickers, as Edson Elcock equalised in the 63rd minute and John DiRaimondo and David Bulow scored in the final 7 minutes of the match to claim the match and the championship with a 3-1 victory. Click to continue reading...

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Should US Soccer have a Fans Representative on their World Cup Bid committee?
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Congrats to the Richmond Kickers who won the USL Second Division Championship on Saturday night!
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Freddy Adu has been sent on loan from Benfinca to another Portuguese team Belenenses aka Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses. Click to continue reading...

USL News Release Saturday, August 29, 2009

RICHMOND, VA – After trailing for nearly an hour, the Richmond Kickers rallied in the second half with 63rd minute equalizer and two more in the final seven minutes to down the Charlotte Eagles 3-1 in the USL Second Division Championship.

In their last two championship appearances last year in Cleveland and 2006 in Richmond, the Charlotte Eagles found no consolation in scoring a late goal in a 2-1 loss and were looking to reverse the script Saturday night at the University of Richmond Stadium in the rematch of the 2006 final.

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USL News Release Saturday, August 29, 2009

RICHMOND, VA – After trailing for nearly an hour, the Richmond Kickers rallied in the second half with 63rd minute equalizer and two more in the final seven minutes to down the Charlotte Eagles 3-1 in the USL Second Division Championship.

In their last two championship appearances last year in Cleveland and 2006 in Richmond, the Charlotte Eagles found no consolation in scoring a late goal in a 2-1 loss and were looking to reverse the script Saturday night at the University of Richmond Stadium in the rematch of the 2006 final.

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D.C. United midfielder Johnny DiRaimondo is set to play in the USL-2 final as a member of the Richmond Kickers. DiRaimondo will join the Kickers Saturday on loan as they face the Charlotte Eagles in the third division's championship match. The game will take place at University of Richmond Stadium at 7:30 p.

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Matthew Delicâte scored twice in the Kickers draw. With the draw, Wilmington takes the #1 seed going into the USL-2 playoffs. The Kickers are going to be the #2 seed to take on #3 Harrisburg on Saturday at UR Stadium.

This was a very physical match and the only thing that kept Wilmington in the match was their keeper Chris McClellan.

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Thunder blank Comunicaciones 2-0 while giving some bench players their chance to shine.

The Minnesota Thunder played C.S.D. Comunicaciones on Wednesday evening as a preseason warm up for the Guatemala club who are touring the US. Previously, Comunicaciones had been downed by MLS team FC Dallas by a score of 2-0.

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Thunder blank Comunicaciones 2-0 while giving some bench players their chance to shine.

The Minnesota Thunder played C.S.D. Comunicaciones on Wednesday evening as a preseason warm up for the Guatemala club who are touring the US. Previously, Comunicaciones had been downed by MLS team FC Dallas by a score of 2-0.

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Official Press Release (Pittsburgh Riverhounds)
Long Road Trip Ends With Pittsburgh Going 1-3
(Harrisburg) – The defensive-minded Pittsburgh Riverhounds put up another good fight, but fell 1-0 to the Harrisburg City Islanders before 2,413 fans at the Skyline Sports Complex on City Island in the state capital. Click to continue reading...

Official Press Release (Pittsburgh Riverhounds)
Saturday's Match Ends Pittsburgh's Month On The Road
(Harrisburg, PA) – The Pittsburgh Riverhounds continue their four-game road swing Saturday night against one of the two teams tied for the top spot in the United Soccer Leagues Second Division. Click to continue reading...

When: Today 4pm
Where: Hellwig Memorial Field, Manassas VA
With Saturday's 4-0 victory over Richmond Kickers Destiny, Tampa Bay Hellenic (8-1-2) has assured itself of a playoff spot. The match featured four second-half goals from Hellenic including a brace from Rachel Fell, Stacy Bishop's second goal in as many games, and a score from Jasmine Johnson. Click to continue reading...

When: Today 2pm
Where: University of Richmond Stadium
Tampa Bay Hellenic secured a 2-1 win over the Hampton Roads Piranhas on Friday night to put a W League playoff spot well within their reach. A goal from Stacy Bishop and a Piranhas own goal were enough for Hellenic to take the vital three points in a match where they were uncharacteristically out shot. Click to continue reading...

On a night where the Tampa Bay Hellenic squandered bunches of chances in front of goal, it turned out that the four goals they did net were plenty to defeat the visiting Richmond Kickers Destiny at Ed Radice Park on Friday evening. The midfield duo of Stacy Bishop and Sarah Chapman did well in controlling the flow of play and providing numerous chances at goal for their Hellenic teammates. Click to continue reading...

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By SEAN RUBIO

One of the biggest rivalries in American soccer will be rekindled as long-time foes Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC highlight the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

The Pacific Northwest clash headlines a third round filled with intriguing match-ups.

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By SEAN RUBIO

One of the biggest rivalries in American soccer will be rekindled as long-time foes Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC highlight the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

The Pacific Northwest clash headlines a third round filled with intriguing match-ups.

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Austin Aztex 0:2 Miami FC Blues
Miami FC stays in hunt for playoffs with 2-0 home win over Austin The Sun Sentinel
Miami FC prevails, snaps six-game winless streak Miami Herald
Miami FC shuts out Aztex Austin American-Statesman
Carolina RailHawks 0:2 Minnesota Thunder
Minnesota Topples Carolina Railhawks 2-0 for First Win of 2009 Campaign mnthunder. Click to continue reading...

The soccer pyramid was impossible to climb in first-round Open Cup games Tuesday. We had one upset that really wasn't, given their league forms and the narrow gap (if any) between the NPSL and PDL. Another USASA team came close to beating a nominally pro team, while history-rich Rochester needed a late goal and penalties to beat USL2 opposition. Click to continue reading...

The Harrisburg City Islanders sit top of the USL 2 two consecutive victories, including two against close rivals at the top of the league. A 3-0 win over Charlotte Eagles saw David Schofield come on as a substitute with 17 minutes left, but he had little to do. This was followed by an impressive 3-2 [. Click to continue reading...

United midfielder John DiRaimondo will once again join the Richmond Kickers on loan as they play the Western Mass Pioneers on Saturday. This is the third time DiRaimondo will suit up in the USL this season, after matches with the Harrisburg City Islanders and the Kickers earlier this month.

The Kickers currently sit in sixth place in the USL-2 with a 1-1-4 record, while Western Mass is at the bottom of the table with a 1-4-1 record.

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A multi-talented athlete in his youth, Dwayne De Rosario made a career for himself out of the fancy footwork he developed while playing soccer with the Malvern Magic. After attending Winston Churchill Collegiate, he began his professional soccer career at age 18 with the Toronto Lynx, later making the move to play in Germany part-way through his first season.

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If you are looking for one sentence that will continuously be written all summer, it will most likely be this:

(RED BULLS PLAYER A) has been loaned out to USL-2 side (TEAM NAME HERE) for a one game loan.

With the dissolution of the reserve league (Ruud Gullit must be rolling on the floor with laughter), teams have found themselves in quite a conundrum; how do you keep your bench players playing and growing?

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A story broke out early yesterday that Matt Mbuta was loaned to the Richmond Kickers, but the loan time was unknown. Well, the mystery is over.

How long was the loan deal? Try one day.

TheOffside has learned Matt Mbuta's game with the Richmond Kickers, a full 90 minute affair, was a one time deal.

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Good morning world! It is a bright and sunny day which can only mean a very busy day at the office. I will be at the ESPNZONE in Times Square from 1230-230 covering the second annual Red Bulls Iron Chef Cookoff.

Last year, the team of David Roth, Sinisa Ubpiaparipovic, Danleigh Borman and Luke Sassano (aka "The Hot Carls") took the ultimate prize in the competition, laying all others to waste.

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How often does one get to go to Bermuda? Not very, unless your name is either John DiRaimondo or Anthony Peters. After joining the Harrisburg City Islanders last weekend for its trip to take on the Bermuda Hogges, the two players are heading back this weekend on loan to the Richmond Kickers.

Richmond faces the Hogges on Friday evening and will then face the Bermuda U-23 National Team on Saturday.

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In 2046, when the history of the first 50 years of the MLS is published, I have no doubt that Dwayne De Rosario will be highlighted as one of the top players of the league's first 20 years of existence.
After spending time with the Toronto Lynx, FSV Zwickau, and the Richmond Kickers, in 2001 De Rosario was brought to the San Jose Earthquakes by Coach Frankie Yallop, which is not surprising since, with his ties to Canada, Yallop had to be aware of the talent level of this young Canadian of Guyanese descent. Click to continue reading...

RailHawks midfielder and 2008 season MVP has been named to the USL-1 Team of the Year. Watson, who joined Carolina this season from the USL-2 Richmond Kickers, logged 2136 minutes for the RailHawks in League play and contributed 1 goal and 4 assists. The RailHawks midfielder was named to the 2nd team honor squad
Named to the first team honor roll was former Carolina RailHawks midfielder Jonny Steele, who lead the League in assists this season for Puerto Rico Islanders with 11 "helpers" in 26 matches played. Click to continue reading...

Here are the all-time average attendance standings (1994-2008) for each of the 47 different clubs in USL-1 (and the A-League/APSL prior to that): ALL-TIME USL-1 ATTENDANCE BY CLUB (Active Clubs in Gray) Club G Total Avg. Rochester Rhinos 192 1,962,192 10,220 Montreal Impact 191 1,316,637 6,893 Syracuse Salty Dogs 28 185,806 6,636 Portland Timbers 114 712,789 6,253 Puerto Rico Islanders 71 333,802 4,701 Vancouver 86ers/Whitecaps 204 928,634 4,552 Carolina RailHawks 29 129,768 4,475 Colorado Foxes 50 178,703 3,574 Minnesota Thunder 173 591,538 3,419 Los Angeles Salsa 10 33,405 3,341 Charleston Battery 170 566,825 3,334 Seattle Sounders 209 686,989 3,287 Hershey Wildcats 72 229,615 3,189 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 71 216,978 3,056 Milwaukee Rampage 88 264,089 3,001 Long Island Rough Riders 68 180,995 2,662 El Paso Patriots 102 267,218 2,620 Carolina Dynamo 14 36,474 2,605 Richmond Kickers 128 302,244 2,361 Toronto [. Click to continue reading...

The Richmond Kickers of USL-2 have announced that Zimbabwe-born midfielder Stanley Nyazamba has signed a developmental contract with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer, making him the 22nd player in Kickers history to move on to MLS. Nyazamba, 25, was named USL-2 Rookie of the Year this past season after posting eight goals and two assists in his first season with the Kickers. Click to continue reading...

Columbus crew have signed the midfielder from the USL's Richmond Kickers according to the Richmond club's website. Nyazamba was the USL-2 Rookie of the Year award following his 2008 season in Richmond.
Press Release:
RICHMOND, VA – (Tuesday, September 16, 2008) – The Richmond Kickers are pleased to announce that midfielder Stanley Nyazamba has signed a developmental contract with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer, marking the 22nd Kickers player to advance to MLS. Click to continue reading...

The Carolina RailHawks Women ended their Inaugural Season on a high note defeating the Richmond Kickers Destiny 3-1 on Sunday night with goals by NC States Lindsay Vera, W-League veteran Amanda Mueller and UNC standout Sterling Smith.
The W-League RailHawks finished their first year with a respectable 7-6-1 effort and finished fourth in the Atlantic division and the top half of the consolidated, 41-team league table. Click to continue reading...