Arizona native Mollie Griswold Called Up To U-16 Girls’ National Team

Arizona native Mollie Griswold is one of 24 players who have been named to the U-16 Girls’ National Team roster for an upcoming domestic camp by head coach Kacey White. “I was at my neighbor’s house and my mom got USA balloons and called me over the house,” Griswold said, noting that this is her […]

SoccerNation Sitdown: Hector Diaz of Chula Vista FC (Part 1)

Hector Diaz believes in the city of Chula Vista. He is also a firm believer in the power of family. As the Director of Soccer Operations and the Head Coach of the successful and rather unique U-23 squad at Chula Vista FC, Diaz has found a true purpose in life that encompasses so much of […]

Seven California Players Named To U.S. U-18 January Camp

United States U-18 Men’s National Team coach Omid Namazi has named a roster of 28 players for a January camp at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, and seven players have California connections with four of them coming from the San Diego County. Heading to the Sunshine state is goalkeeper Eric Lopez (LA Galaxy, Los […]

Three California Natives Called Up To U-20 MNT

U.S. Soccer’s U-20 Men’s National Team has a big year coming up in 2017 with the CONCACAF U-20 Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea. In preparation for 2017, U-20 head coach Tab Ramos has named a 20-player roster for an international camp that will take place in Costa Rica from December 13-20. […]

Chula Vista FC Dominates U.S. Open Cup Qualifying Match

Soccer in the United States is constantly on the rise with teams eager to grow the game and demonstrate the skills of young soccer stars. Chula Vista FC made an impressive run in the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, which brought additional national attention to the southern most region of the western states.   Eager to […]

Arriola Scores Again for USA; Returns to Tijuana

Paul Arriola made it two goals in two appearances for the United States Men’s National Team on Tuesday night, his goal in the 71st minute finishing off a 4-0 rout of Trinidad & Tobago. The win assured the U.S. a trip to the hexagonal, the final round of CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying that is a […]

Chula Vista FC Academy U12 Boys Kick Off Season

Over Labor Day Weekend, Chula Vista Futbol Club kicked off league play in the United States Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) for their two U12 teams with a pair of matches against Strikers FC from Orange County on Saturday. These matches were firsts of their kind for CVFC and South San Diego. In June of this year, Chula […]

San Diego Homegrown Series: Alberto Diaz

If you asked any of the people who know him, chances are that they would mention how much soccer means to Alberto Diaz. Diaz, an attacking midfielder, has been playing soccer for as long as he can remember. Growing up, everything was always about playing soccer with his brother or being coached by his father. Even […]

“We Represent Chula Vista”

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The road to 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final continues Saturday for the team from the 2nd largest city in the County. “We represent Chula Vista and understand that we owe it to our community to do well.” said Goalkeeper Sebastian Ortiz. The team from Chula Vista will be showcased in a Round 2 […]

2016 U.S. Open Cup action kicks off in Southern California this weekend

The 2015 U.S. Open Cup may have ended less than a month ago, but the process for the 2016 edition of the longest-running soccer competition in the United States is already underway, and will be coming to Southern California this weekend. In all, eight games will take place to kick off qualification in the region […]

Nine Players From California Named to U.S. U-17 MNT World Cup Roster

U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team head coach Richie Williams released his final roster selections for the upcoming 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup and California will be represented with nine out of twenty-one players on the roster. Players hailing from the San Diego area are Joe Gallardo (C.F. Monterrey; San Diego, Calif.), Brandon Vazquez (Club Tijuana; […]

California native Paul Arriola making an impact at Tijuana Xolos

SAN DIEGO – The Chula Vista native, Paul Arriola, under contract at the Mexican club Tijuana Xolos has continued the great form he showed during the U-20 World Cup in June. On Saturday, when Tijuana faced Cruz Azul, Arriola came off the bench at halftime and scored a goal 3 minutes into the second half, which was […]