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 […]
California native and USWNT star Shannon Boxx retires

[quote_box_center]“For every athlete, having to walk away one day is an inevitable certainty. This is the right decision for me right now, and though I’ll continue on with the USWNT and our victory tour, I look forward to the next chapter in my life. Having the time to focus more on my family, whose support […]
CA Homegrowns: Weekly Update

SAN DIEGO – CA Homegrowns is a feature that tracks the progress of all of professional soccer players from California. Check out the list for some familiar names! Let us know if we left a player out! USMNT – U.S. played against Jamaica on July 22nd for the Gold Cup semifinals for the Gold Cup semifinals, losing […]
California native and USMNT Alex Morgan undergoes knee surgery

SAN DIEGO – Alex Morgan underwent a successful arthroscopic surgery on her right knee this Friday to remove a plica (a fold in the lining of the knee joint) that was causing irritation. The time for recovery will be around 3-4 weeks, which means she could be all healed and recovered by the start of […]
CA Homegrowns: Zardes scores in USMNT victory

SAN DIEGO – CA Homegrowns is a feature that tracks the progress of all of professional soccer players from California. Check out the list for some familiar names! Let us know if we left a player out! USMNT – U.S. played against Cuba on July 18th for the Gold Cup quarterfinals, winning 6-0 Chris Wondolowski – F […]
CA Homegrowns

SAN DIEGO – CA Homegrowns is a feature that tracks the progress of all of professional soccer players from California. Check out the list for some familiar names! Let us know if we left a player out! USMNT – U.S. played against Honduras on July 7th, Haiti on July 10th and Panama on July 13th Chris […]
CA Homegrowns

USMNT – U.S. play next July 3rd against Guatemala Miguel Ibarra – M – Club León: Did not have any games this week. Michael Orozco – D – Club Tijuana: Did not have any games this week. Nick Rimando – GK – Real Salt Lake: started and played for the entire 90 minutes on June […]
Women’s World Cup participants prove that California is the place to be

California is home to more than 250,000 registered female soccer players and also home to 6 players on the U.S. national squad. In fact, the pool of Californian players is so large that there will be players not only playing for the U.S. but also for other countries. Mexico has 9 California grown players on […]