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2022 Carolina Challenge Cup
The 2022 Carolina Challenge Cup, officially the Breeze Airways™ Carolina Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, will be the 15th edition of the Carolina Challenge Cup, an annual soccer tournament held in Charleston, South Carolina by the Charleston Battery, returning after a two-year hiatus. The tournament will be held from February 12 to 19, 2022, with all matches played at Patriots Point Soccer Complex in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. In addition to the Charleston Battery of the USL Championship (USL), three Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs participated: Columbus Crew, Charlotte FC, and Inter Miami, all of Major League Soccer. The tournament was Charlotte's first competition in front of fans as they lost to Charleston 1-0 in their debut, with Aidan Apodaca scoring the lone goal. Miami would ultimately win the 2022 CCC in their first time participating. Teams Matches Table standings (C) – Cup Winner References {{DEFAULTSORT:Carolina Challenge Cup 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inter Miami CF
Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami, known as Inter Miami CF or simply Inter Miami, is an American professional soccer club based in the Miami metropolitan area. Established in 2018, the club began play in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the 2020 season. The club currently plays its home MLS matches at DRV PNK Stadium, the site of the former Lockhart Stadium in nearby Fort Lauderdale, Florida. History In November 2012, MLS commissioner Don Garber confirmed the league's renewed interest in placing an expansion franchise in Miami, after the Miami Fusion folded following the 2001 season and an expansion bid led by Miami-based Bolivian telecom entrepreneur Marcelo Claure and FC Barcelona failed in 2009. When David Beckham, who had received an option to purchase an expansion team at a price of $25 million when he joined the league in 2007, ended his playing career in April 2013, the league held preliminary discussions with Beckham's advisers about several expansion targets, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCSC-TV
WCSC-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Charleston, South Carolina, United States, affiliated with CBS and owned by Gray Television. The station's studios are located in the West Ashley section of Charleston, and its transmitter is located in Awendaw, South Carolina. Both the studio and road are named for long-time WCSC personalities: Bill Sharpe, a news anchor from 1973 until his retirement in 2021, and Charlie Hall, the station's original personality who died just months before its relocation to the current facilities in 1997. History WCSC-TV began broadcasting on June 19, 1953. Originally operating from studios located on East Bay Street in downtown Charleston, it was the second television station in South Carolina and the oldest continuously operating station in the state (the first was WCOS-TV in Columbia, now WOLO-TV, which signed on in May 1953 and was off the air from 1956 to 1961). It is the only station in Charleston to keep its original network affiliation sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 In American Soccer
The 2022 season was the 110th season of competitive soccer in the United States. National teams Men's Senior . =Friendlies= = 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification = CONCACAF Third round = CONCACAF Nations League = Group D = FIFA World Cup = Group B Knockout stage =Goalscorers= Goals are current as of December 3, 2022, after the match against . U–20 =CONCACAF U-20 Championship= Group E Knockout stage Women's Senior . =Friendlies= =SheBelieves Cup= =CONCACAF W Championship= Group A Knockout stage ;Final =Goalscorers= Goals are current as of November 13, 2022, after the match against . U-20 =2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship= Group E Knockout stage =2022 Sud Ladies Cup= =2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup= Group D U-17 =CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship= Group G Knockout stage =FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup= Group A Knockout Club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus Crew SC
The Columbus Crew, formerly known as Columbus Crew SC, is an Soccer in the United States, American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The Crew competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference and began play in 1996 as one of the 10 charter clubs of the league. The team is currently operated by an ownership group led by the Haslam family (also owners of the Cleveland Browns and Pilot Corporation) and former team physician Pete Edwards. The Haslam/Edwards group is the third ownership group in club history. The franchise was founded in 1994. Its stadium is Lower.com Field, opened in 2021. From 1999 to 2021, the Crew played home games at Historic Crew Stadium (formerly Mapfre Stadium and Columbus Crew Stadium), the first soccer-specific stadium built for an MLS team, with a seating capacity of 19,968 as of the 2015 season. From 1996 to 1998, the Crew played its home games at Ohio Stadium on the campus of Oh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo Higuaín
Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín (; born 10 December 1987) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed ''El Pipita'' or ''Pipa'', Higuaín was a prolific striker, known for his eye for goal, strong physique, and offensive movements. Higuaín started his career with Argentine club River Plate, before a transfer to Real Madrid in January 2007 for €12 million. His time in Spain saw him win several domestic honours, including three La Liga titles, and score 107 goals in 190 league appearances. He joined Italian side Napoli for €40 million in July 2013, where he won the Coppa Italia during his first season. In the 2015–16 season, he scored 36 league goals, winning the ''Capocannoniere'' title and equalling Gino Rossetti's 87-year-old record for goals in an Italian top-flight season. As a result of his goal scoring exploits in Naples, Italian champions Juventus signed him for €90 million in 2016, becoming one of the highest football transfers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo Campana
Leonardo Campana Romero (born 24 July 2000) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Ecuador national team. Club career Barcelona SC He began his career with Barcelona SC in 2016. He scored his first professional goal on 21 April 2019 against Delfín de Manta. Wolverhampton On 21 January 2020 he moved to English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers in a three-and-a-half-year deal. Famalicão On 19 September, he joined Primeira Liga side, Famalicão, on a season long loan. Campana made his debut for Famalicão on 28 September 2020, being substituted for Rubén del Campo in a 2–1 victory over Belenenses SAD. Campana scored his first goal for Famalicão on 22 April 2021, during a 3–0 victory versus Gil Vicente F.C. Grasshopper On 16 July 2021, Campana joined Swiss Super League side Grasshopper on a season-long loan deal. His first appearance for the Swiss side came in a 2–0 defeat against Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Makoun
Christian Frederick Bayoi Makoun Reyes (born 5 March 2000) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as both a defensive midfielder and defender for MLS club New England Revolution. International career Makoun was called up to the Venezuela under-20 side for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Personal life His father Christian Makoun, was youth International footballer for Cameroon and played during his career, for Caïman Douala, Peruvian side Deportivo Pesquero, Argentinian Club Atlético Huracán, Latvian FC Jūrmala, Azerbaijani based club FK Genclerbirliyi Sumqayit and Belgium based clubs Cercle Brugge K.S.V. and K.F.C. Rhodienne-De Hoek. He also holds Belgian citizenship through his Belgian-based Cameroonian father. Career statistics Club Honours Zamora * Copa Venezuela: 2019 Venezuela U20 * FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Santos (footballer, Born 1988)
Pedro Miguel Martins Santos (born 22 April 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Major League Soccer club D.C. United. After starting out at Casa Pia, he went on to amass Primeira Liga totals of 118 matches with 22 goals at the service of Vitória de Setúbal, Rio Ave and Braga. He represented Leixões in the Liga de Honra, and also competed professionally in Romania with Astra Giurgiu and the United States with Columbus Crew. Santos represented Portugal at under-19 level. Club career Early career Born in Lisbon, Santos played youth football with three clubs, including Casa Pia A.C. from ages 13–19. He spent his first seasons as a senior in the lower leagues, scoring a career-best 17 goals in the 2009–10 season to help the team promote to the third division. Subsequently, Santos moved to the professionals after signing with Leixões S.C. from the Liga de Honra. In his second year at the Estádio do Mar, he started in 23 of his 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Zelarayán
Lucas Manuel Zelarayán ( hy, Լուկաս Մանուել Զելարայան; born 20 June 1992) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew SC, Columbus Crew. Born in Argentina, he represents the Armenia national football team, Armenia national team. Club career Belgrano Born in Córdoba, Argentina, Zelarayán was a Club Atlético Belgrano, Belgrano youth graduate. He made his senior debut on 25 April 2012, coming on as a second-half Substitute (association football), substitute for Lucas Parodi in a 2–1 away loss against Rosario Central, for 2012–13 Copa Argentina, the season's Copa Argentina. Zelarayán made his Argentine Primera División, Primera División debut on 1 March 2013, replacing Jorge Velázquez in a 2–0 away loss against Newell's Old Boys. His first professional goal came on 7 April of the following year, as he scored the winner in a 2–1 home defeat of Club Atlético R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Mensah
Jonathan Mensah (born 13 July 1990), commonly known simply as Jonathan, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes. He previously played for Ashanti Gold, Free State Stars, Granada, Evian, Anzhi Makhachkala and Columbus Crew. Jonathan has represented the Ghana national team at two World Cups. To avoid confusion with the similarly named but unrelated John Mensah, he is typically known as and plays with the name "Jonathan" on his shirt. Born in Accra, Jonathan began his professional career in his native Ghana with Ashanti Gold, but departed after one season to join Free State Stars in South Africa. After 40 appearances for his new club, he headed to Europe for the first time in his career, signing with Italian club Udinese. Jonathan never actually played for Udinese, instead spending eighteen months on loan at Granada and appearing 15 times for the Spanish team. He then moved again, joining newly promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Etienne
Derrick Burckley Etienne Jr. (born 25 November 1996) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC. Born in the United States, he represents the Haiti national football team, Haiti national team. Born in Richmond, Virginia, and raised in Paterson, New Jersey, Etienne is the son of former Haitian International and Long Island Rough Riders forward Derrick Etienne (soccer, born 1974), Derrick Etienne and the older brother of Haitian International midfielder Danielle Etienne. Early career High school Etienne was born in Virginia (where his father Derrick Sr. played for the Richmond Kickers) before moving to Paterson, New Jersey where he spent his childhood. He attended high school at Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne, New Jersey, playing varsity soccer for the Bulldogs in his freshman year with 6 goals and 9 assists. He helped lead the team to the state Vo-Tech tournament and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariel Lassiter
Ariel "Ari" Daniel Lassiter Acuña (born September 27, 1994) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal and the Costa Rica national team. Early life, youth and college Lassiter was born in Turrialba, Costa Rica, where his father Roy, a professional footballer, played for A.D. Carmelita. The Lassiter family moved to the United States after the elder Lassiter signed with the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer. before eventually moving to Temecula, California when Ariel was 13. There, Lassiter attended Great Oak High School, where he played on the school soccer team for 4 years, captaining the team for 2 years. He received multiple accolades during his high school career, including being named two-time Inland Empire High School Player of the Year. Lassiter also spent 5 years playing for Albion SC, a youth soccer club in San Diego, California. Lassiter played college soccer for the Cal Poly Mustangs. He had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
