To kick-start a generation of city kids playing soccer, it will take more than just a place to play

In the backdrop of the excitement surrounding the FIFA World Cup coming to Philadelphia is the question of what impact the tournament will have on soccer in the region. World Cups have long had the ...
Christian Science Monitor

Kids’ soccer can be pricey. A DC nonprofit aims to even the playing field.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Wichita Eagle

They grew up playing soccer together in Rose Hill. Now they’re state champions

The photos have always hung above his bed: his father donning the old red-and-white uniform, frozen in time from Rose Hill’s 1993 boys soccer season. When other kids were dreaming about playing ...