Monday through Saturday, Liam Sloan wakes up around 6:30 a.m., takes the bus to training, and then returns home around 1 p.m. to rest up. The catch? Sloan, a Harvard, Mass., native, is a 14-hour flight from home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, training with San Lorenzo’s U-19 team. The comforts of the … [Read more...]
Connor Haskell comes full circle at GPS ahead of Xavier journey
The final year in a club soccer player’s career is usually filled with nostalgia, as their college career beckons and new challenges await. At that stage, the game has come full circle for Connor Haskell, as he’s joined back on with GPS Massachusetts, his boyhood club. The Medfield, Mass., native … [Read more...]
How will New England natives fare in MLS during 2018?
The 2018 Major League Soccer season starts in earnest the first weekend in March, and several dozen with ties to New England are set to feature for various sides. To get a full scope of the players, New England Soccer Journal has the full run-down, complete with what role each player could … [Read more...]
Boys Development Academy fall 2017-18 standouts from New England
The halfway point of the 2017-18 Development Academy season in New England has arrived, following early December’s Winter Showcase down in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. As things stand, local boys DA sides are in contention for playoff spots, but the greater point of emphasis – as the league’s name … [Read more...]
Oakwood’s Chris Roman pushes himself ahead of Providence College career
When Chris Roman reflects back on his youth soccer career, he jokes that he’s an "Oakwood lifer." It’s a reference, of course, to the Greater Hartford-area club that’s emerged as a pillar of U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy, which launched in 2007, here in New England. For Roman, who calls South … [Read more...]
Hyde School back on top in Class D as they defeat Lexington Christian Academy
For the third time since 2012, the Hyde School captured a NEPSAC title under the watch of head coach Randy Smith. This year’s Class D crown, however, didn’t come easily. The top-seeded Wolfpack met Lexington Christian Academy, the third seed, with promising chances going each way. An early finish … [Read more...]