College Soccer

From College to Europe: Top 10 NCAA players to make it to top-tier European clubs

Believe it or not, the NCAA has been home to some of the brightest stars in the soccer world. Here, we take a look at NCAA soccer players in Europe, with a focus on college athletes who made the top flight.

Watch: Colorado's Juliauna Hayward makes two defenders tackle each other with wonderful skill

Lionel Messi isn’t the only player capable of making defenders tackle each other in their effort to take the ball away from you.

Best kit in all of college soccer? — SDSU Men’s Soccer has beautiful Aztec calendar home jersey

San Diego State’s men’s soccer team have one of the best jerseys in all of college soccer.

SDSU Men's Soccer has the best college kits in the U.S.

Before playing their first Pac-12 home match of the previous Fall season, the team’s social media decided to celebrate their long-awaited league debut by releasing their black and red home jersey — a jersey with a clear and direct influence from the Aztec calendar. Social media went nuts.

Watch: North Texas goalkeeper stuns everyone with free kick goal from near midfield

University of North Texas goalkeeper Maddie Ogden scored an unforgettable first career goal on Thursday with a free kick from near midfield.

As the final seconds of the first half ticked away between UNT and UTSA, Ogden launched a ball into the box that got past everyone including the opposing goalkeeper.

Soccer buzzer beater! Watch Texas Tech score game-winner vs. Texas as clock hits 0:00

Texas Tech women’s soccer team, ranked No. 25 in the country, had a wild 2-1 win vs. No. 14 Texas when they scored in the literal last second of the game. The Texas Tech goal vs Texas is as dramatic as it gets.

College soccer works differently than the professional games you might watch. In college there’s no stoppage time as the clock is paused when play stops. That also means that when the clock hits 0:00 the half/game is over right then and there.

Watch: Drake University freshman scores insane flip throw-in goal

Drake University freshman Zoey Mahoney scored an unforgettable first career goal on Sunday with an unbelievable throw-in that has gone viral. This Drake throw in goal has to be seen to be believed.

Just five minutes into the game Mahoney opened the scoring with a somersault throw-in from way downtown.

Drake throw in goal

3 midweek U.S. Open Cup games for your consideration

The Second Round of the 2023 U.S. Open Cup kicks off Tuesday with clubs from the third (USL1/NISA) and second (USLC) divisions now joining the fray — there will be cupsets. 

After a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic, 2022 was one of the competition's best years with Union Omaha (USL1) reaching the quarterfinals and Sacramento Republic (USLC) going all the way to the final before MLS side Orlando City won its first piece of major silverware. 

Ex-Virginia Tech player gets $100K after suing for alleged benching over political views

After filing a federal lawsuit against Virginia Tech women's soccer coach Charles "Chugger" Adair back in 2021 for an alleged benching stemming from a refusal to kneel in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before a match the previous year, former Hokies player Kiersten Hening received a $100,000 payout from the school to drop the suit.

The top 10 best soccer cities in the U.S.

Where is Soccer City, USA? Apparently, it's not Portland, Oregon, which has long laid claim to that title. According to a new study released last month, Los Angeles actually tops the list of best soccer cities in America.

Portland finished third overall in the rankings, just behind their Cascadia rivals to the north, Seattle.

Syracuse wins first NCAA Men's College Cup in school history on penalties

Syracuse Orange men's soccer captured their first NCAA Tournament championship Monday night by defeating eight-time champions the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2022 Men's College Cup Final at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC.

The two teams couldn't be separated in regular time with the game level at 2-2.

Sophomore striker Nathan Opoku opened the scoring for Syracuse in the 24th minute with a left-footed curler into the far corner. 

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