In 1937 the first international soccer tournament in Texas was played at the Cotton Bowl as part of the Greater Texas & Pan American Exposition. Continue reading The First International Soccer Tournament in Texas
It has not been easy to be a Houston Dynamo fan in the last seven years. To say the prognosticators don’t see anything changing this year is an understatement. MLSsoccer.com experts 2021 finish predictions for the Dynamo: Charles Boehm: 10th in West Tom Bogert: 12th in West Susannah Collins: 13th in West Matthew Doyle: 12th in West Sam Jones: 10th in West Michael Lahoud: 9th in West Joe Lowery: 12th in West Jillian Sakovits: 10th in West Greg Seltzer: 13th in West Steve Zakuani: 9th in West “It will still probably be a rough season for Houston, but hopefully, this time around, they find the pieces to actually build … Continue reading Random Thoughts About the Houston Dynamo Heading into the 2021 Season
David Walding-President and GM-Central Texas Lobos and Hornets David Walding has built one of the genuinely unique lower league soccer clubs in America. Over five short years, the Central Texas Lobos, centered in South Austin and Hays County, has organized … Continue reading TEXAS SOCCER LEADERS: DAVID WALDING-PRESIDENT/GM, CENTRAL TEXAS LOBOS/HORNETS (GCPL/UWS)
Hector Cano-Head Women’s Soccer Coach Ysleta High School (Image credit: Ysleta ISD) Hector Cano is the Head Varsity Women’s Soccer Coach at Ysleta High School in El Paso. A decorated Air Force veteran with multiple combat tours, he was seriously … Continue reading Texas Soccer Leaders-Hector Cano-Ysleta High School (El Paso)
Arez Ardalani is Head Coach and Technical Director of Texas United, the only USL League Two (USL2) club playing in North Texas. Ardalani grew up playing soccer in the Rio Grande Valley and attended college at Texas A&M-Kingsville. After spending … Continue reading Texas Soccer Leaders: Arez Ardalani-Texas United
Don Batie, head soccer coach at Chico State and with the San Antonio Thunder, had a long and storied coaching career which led to his induction in the Northern California and Chico State Athletic Hall’s of Fame. Continue reading San Antonio Thunder Head Coach Don Batie
Adriano Versari is the new Head Coach of United Soccer League Two (USL2) side Corpus Christi FC Sharks (CCFC). “It brings me great pleasure to welcome Adriano Versari to the CCFC-Sharks family as the 2nd head coach in Corpus Christi FC history. … Continue reading Adriano Versari joins Corpus Christi FC as their New Head Coach
When Ward Lay and the San Antonio Thunder were awarded a North American Soccer League franchise in 1974, they found a local youth soccer community that barely existed. A handful of neighborhoods had organized youth soccer programs, most notably the … Continue reading San Antonio Youth Soccer Early Days
San Antonio Thunder began their second and final NASL season in 1976 with a refreshed business strategy and roster. Though results improved over a challenging 1975 season, the club fell short of a playoff spot, and owner Ward Lay moved … Continue reading San Antonio Thunder Final Season
Friday night, the Houston Dynamo host the first match in the 2020 Texas Derby with FC Dallas at BBVA Compass Stadium. As the rivalry is resumed, it is worth remembering that 53 years ago, the initial Texas Derby matches featured … Continue reading Reliving the First Texas Derby Matches Played 53 years ago
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