Akron Soccer Coach Caleb Porter Keeps Positive Outlook After Heartbreaking Loss
by Harold Gutman (Profile/Interview | Cleveland Plain Dealer - December 14)
kron came closer to winning a national championship than at any other point in its 54-year history. So while the disappointment was obvious after losing the Division I final in penalty kicks to Virginia on Sunday, coach Caleb Porter said he comforted his players by reminding them of their accomplishment. more details | go to article

Virginia Tops Akron To Win NCAA College Cup As Tying Kick Sails Over Crossbar
by Harold Gutman (Result | Cleveland Plain Dealer - December 14)
Akron went through all five games of the men's NCAA Tournament without allowing a goal. Incredibly enough, that still wasn't enough to win its first national championship. more details | go to article

Akron's Teal Bunbury Picked As Finalist For Top Award
by Harold Gutman (Profile/Interview | Cleveland Plain Dealer - December 12)
Akron sophomore Teal Bunbury is one of three finalists for the Hermann award, the highest individual honor in intercollegiate soccer, it was announced Friday. more details | go to article

Akron Zips Men's Soccer Team Wins To Reach Title Match
by Harold Gutman (Result | Cleveland Plain Dealer - December 12)
The warning came from the loudspeaker at the sold-out WakeMed Soccer Park for the fans not to come onto the field after Friday night's NCAA semifinal between top seed Akron and No. 5 North Carolina. more details | go to article

Odds Stacked Against Akron Zips? Not To Them
by Harold Gutman (Preview | Cleveland Plain Dealer - December 12)
Virginia has long been one of the premier programs in college soccer. In fact, Akron coach Caleb Porter was a freshman at Indiana in 1994 when the Cavaliers beat the Hoosiers to win their fifth national championship in six years. more details | go to article

With NCAA Title Within Reach, Akron Soccer Content With 'Steady' Goalie David Meves
by Elton Alexander (Profile/Interview | Cleveland Plain Dealer - December 9)
When University of Akron men's soccer coach Caleb Porter realized he would need to recruit a freshman goalkeeper for the 2009 season, he was looking for consistency and stability above all else. more details | go to article

Macedonia Develops Plans For Soccer Stadium
by Laura Johnston (Article | Cleveland Plain Dealer - July 21)
It's not quite time for kick-off, but plans for a Major League Soccer stadium in Macedonia are dribbling forward. more details | go to article

Drew Carey Shouldn't Worry, Attitude On Soccer Has Changed
by Bill Livingston (Commentary | Cleveland Plain Dealer - July 21)
Iwas talking to - Name drop! Name drop! - Drew Carey the other day. The Cleveland comedian asked why so many American sportswriters hate soccer and want David Beckham to fail? more details | go to article

He Doesn't Make Cut, But Still Has Fire
by Dennis Manoloff (Profile/Interview | Cleveland Plain Dealer - February 7)
Dasan Robinson has accomplished much since his days at Shaker Heights and Elyria, his prep soccer career capped by being named The Plain Dealer Lorain County Player of the Year in 2001. more details | go to article

All Money In Galaxy Can't Help Pro Soccer
by Bud Shaw (Commentary | Cleveland Plain Dealer - January 14)
Soccer star, icon and man-about-town David Beckham will make $250 million over five years by joining Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy. more details | go to article

A Soccer Spectacle
by No Author Listed (Commentary | Cleveland Plain Dealer - July 11)
After a 31-day, 64-game celebration of grace, power and stamina, soccer's World Cup came to a worthy end in Berlin Sunday. In a sold-out Olympic Stadium, Italy's men celebrated their fourth championship. A billion people watched on TV. more details | go to article

Arena Needs More Than Lineup Change
by Bob Roberts (Commentary | Cleveland Plain Dealer - June 15)
When U.S. men's soccer coach Bruce Arena visited Cleve land in April to promote the team's May friendly against Venezuela, he was shown a worksheet. It showed that in his 124 matches in charge, he had named the same starting 11 in back-to-back games only twice. more details | go to article

U.S. Men Chasing A World Cup Of Riches
by Bob Roberts (Analysis | Cleveland Plain Dealer - May 26)
Money makes the world go round. That includes next month's World Cup of soccer in Germany. more details | go to article

About The U.S. Team
by No Author Listed (Preview | Cleveland Plain Dealer - May 26)
The U.S. finished 7-2-1 in its qualifying group, tying with Mexico for first place and earning an automatic World Cup berth. more details | go to article

Guiding U.S. 'A Blast' For Arena
by Bob Roberts (Profile/Interview | Cleveland Plain Dealer - May 26)
U.S. soccer may be a little wet behind the ears compared to the Englands and Brazils of the world, but head coach Bruce Arena is like an old pair of slippers. more details | go to article