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Sockers midfielder Chad Hagerty made his career choice at the young age of 8-years old: professional soccer player. He even wrote it down in his 3rd-grade journal. Fast-forward a few years later to the age of 14, and that...
“The sport of soccer is a teacher of life."
It was always more than a game for retired San Diego Socker Frank Vizcarra. He could see the life lessons in the sport he loved and knew one day he would...
When he was a child, Travis Pittman played in the World Cup. It's true. His front yard was the arena and the teams were made up of his brothers and the neighborhood kids. It didn't matter that he was...
Sockers defender Felipe Gonzalez has some solid advice for young soccer players who dream of being a professional like him: be fully committed.
“There will be times where you might want to go out with friends, but you will have...
“I love to go back to my country and donate cleats and spend time with the neighborhood kids.”
For the Sockers Defensive Captain, Ze Roberto, old neighborhood means the one in Paraibano, MA, Brazil, where he was born and raised....
Born in Queens, New York and raised in Hillside, New Jersey, Sockers goalkeeper Boris Pardo played street soccer with other kids in the neighborhood. They used rocks and trash cans as goal posts. It was nothing serious, just something...
When teachers would ask Brian Farber what he wanted to be when he grew up, he would always tell them that he wanted to be a professional soccer player.
“They would then follow up with, 'What if that doesn't work...
The Sockers Captain, Kraig Chiles, sums up the team's fans with two words: THE BEST.
"The atmosphere in the arena is unbelievable, and the history of the organization is unlike any other team."
Chiles, who holds the title of All-Time Leading...
This week, the United States government shutdown reached its one-month mark. Always caring for its community, the San Diego Sockers want to help those effected by the shutdown.
The Sockers announced via Twitter on Wednesday that the team will offer...
He's back. Again.
Landon Donovan plans to unretire for a third time and play for the San Diego Sockers of the Major Arena Soccer League according to multiple reports. SI.com reports the team will make a formal announcement Thursday.
Donovan first retired in...
