The Florida Gator soccer team celebrated “Senior Night” on a warm October afternoon in front of a crowd of over 700. The number 20 Gators were about to take on the eighth ranked South Carolina Gamecocks in a battle of ranked SEC teams. Before the match, the seven soon-departing Florida …
Read More »Japan soccer president Kozo Tashima tests positive for Coronavirus
Kozo Tashima, the president of the Japan Football Association and vice-chairman of the Japan Olympic Committee has tested positive for the coronavirus. According to a statement put out by Tashima and the Japan Football Association on Tuesday, “I have slight fever and pneumonia … but otherwise I’m doing fine.” The …
Read More »Florida State Ties Up All-Time Series Record Against Florida
No. 6 Florida State defeated the Florida Gators 2-1 on Friday in front of a crowd of 3,154 at Seminole Soccer Complex. Given the result, the all-time series record is tied for the first time in history. Unforgettable Rival Night: How It All Went Down The Gators went into this …
Read More »Gators and Seminoles Looking for a Victory After Dry Run
The Gators and No. 6 Seminoles are looking for a victory after both sides lost two games each against No. 2 UCLA and No. 4 Southern California. Florida State will host Florida at the Seminole Soccer Complex on Friday at 6 p.m. Historic Game Ahead https://twitter.com/GatorsSoccer/status/1169964717588262912 Dating back to 1995, …
Read More »Gators Soccer Defeated by No. 4 UCLA
A 2-0 loss against No. 4 UCLA marked an end to the Gators’ weekend visit to Los Angeles. Florida, 2-2, will look to bounce back from its last two losses against defending champions No. 1 Florida State on Friday. The Match Summary Florida held UCLA to a scoreless first half …
Read More »Gators Soccer Defeats In-State Rivals FAU and No. 18 USF in Opening Weekend
The Florida Gator soccer team dominated South Florida over the weekend defeating FAU and No. 18 USF. Deanne Rose, who represented Canada in the FIFA Women’s World Cup in the summer, was the star of the weekend. Rose assisted one goal and scored three including a golden goal to beat …
Read More »Silver Anniversary Season for Coach Becky Burleigh and Gators Soccer Begins This Weekend
Coach Becky Burleigh stunned the soccer community in 1995 when she arrived at the University of Florida to coach its brand new soccer program. Burleigh has accumulated 414 wins, 112 loses and only 36 ties in her 25-year spell as Florida soccer’s only head coach. Gators soccer will open up …
Read More »United States Women’s Soccer Team Savor World Cup Victory
The United States women’s national soccer team is still celebrating its 2-0 win over the Netherlands 2-0 on Sunday to successfully retain the Women’s World Cup title, and they set many records along the way. Dominant Individual Performances The squad that conquered France is arguably the best U.S. national team …
Read More »The USWNT Reaches Third Consecutive FIFA Women’s World Cup Final
The United States National Women’s Team has reached the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final for the third consecutive time. The Americans aim to be the first team to win the competition in back-to-back years. Starting Lineups Both, Jill Ellis and Phil Neville decided to switch things up before meeting …
Read More »USA Defeats Spain in Unconvincing Fashion to Advance in World Cup
The USWNT beat Spain 2-1 thanks to two Megan Rapinoe penalty kicks to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup on Monday. World Cup Title Defense Continues The US is advancing to the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the eighth consecutive time, dating back to …
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