Soccer in the News

• Major League Soccer deserving of more respect in states (The Arkansas City Traveler)
  I finally made the journey to Kansas City last Saturday to experience my first Major League Soccer match after I was invited to attend a month earlier by an ever-so-pleasant Kansas City Wizards' public relations representative.



• UMC Soccer players run in Grandma's Marathon (Crookston Daily Times)
  Three University of Minnesota, Crookston Women's Soccer players competed in Grandma's Half-Marathon on Saturday, June 21 in Duluth.



• Crookston U16B Soccer on a roll (Crookston Daily Times)
  Crookston's U16B soccer team is having a historic season. This weekend they competed in the Tri-Cities Soccer Tournament in Fargo, N.Dak. and became the first Crookston team in over six years to advance to the semi-finals of a tournament. Currently Crookston is 5-2 on the season and 3-0 in league play.



• Nigeria: Isa Idris Memorial Soccer Tourney Postponed (AllAfrica.com)
  The maiden Isa Abu Idris Cup soccer competition for Under-13 boys, scheduled to kick-off today in Lokoja has been postponed indefinitely.



• Kewell Joins Galatasaray, Ending 13-Year Stay in English Soccer (Bloomberg.com)
  July 4 (Bloomberg) -- Australia soccer captain Harry Kewell signed for Turkish champion Galatasaray, ending his 13- year association with English clubs.



• Euro Cup Is About More Than Soccer (CBS News)
  Europe's football, our Soccer, is bigger than ever and when the Europeans tangle for a title, the connection between sport and nationalism is unmistakable.