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Top 10 2018 Texas Soccer Stories: # 10-6

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First, Clint Dempsey announced his retirement from soccer on August 29. The Nacogdoches native is certainly the best male player ever to come from Texas and, arguably, also the best male player in U.S. Soccer history. During his career in MLS and England, Dempsey scored 129 goals. He also finished with 57 goals for the U.S. Mens National Team, tied for first all-time, and is the only American to score goals in three FIFA World Cups. Second, the 2026 FIFA World Cup was awarded to the joint bid from the U.S., Mexico and Canada in June. 17 finalist cities in … Continue reading Top 10 2018 Texas Soccer Stories: # 10-6

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Top 10 2017 Texas Soccer Stories-#1 A 9,700 seat soccer specific stadium opens in the Rio Grande Valley

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I have been following soccer in the United States for 43 years.  Every year without failure (especially every 4 years when the World Cup comes around), there will be some sort of discussion about when soccer will arrive or make it in the United States.  This discussion will then usually be followed by a fossil journalist (or many of them) who, in their once every four years soccer article, will drag out the tired and tedious “joke” about how soccer is the sport of the future…and it always will be. Please allow me to provide a reason why we should … Continue reading Top 10 2017 Texas Soccer Stories-#1 A 9,700 seat soccer specific stadium opens in the Rio Grande Valley

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The Best Division 2 Soccer Stadium in the United States

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                                                                        Image Credit:  RGVFC Will Parchman from Top Drawer Soccer recently called the new H-E-B Park Stadium in Edinburg the best lower division soccer stadium in the country. http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/the91stminute/2017/03/the-dynamos-usl-affiliate-has-the-best-lower-division-stadium-in-the-country/ New soccer stadiums of this quality do not open every day, so we drove down to the Rio Grande Valley last Sunday to watch the 2017 USL season opener between host Rio Grande Valley and San … Continue reading The Best Division 2 Soccer Stadium in the United States