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2007/2008 SHOWCASE - RANGERS FC TRAINING COMPLEX 13th December
The first Showcase Event of the 2007/2008 season took place last yesterday at Murray Park, the home of Rangers FC.
The complex was the perfect setting for Soccer Icon to display their best players to Coaches that had made the trip from the USA.
The game was also filmed and a copy of the Showcase will be made available to any Coaches that were unable to make the event.
To receive your FREE COPY please email us at info@soccericon.net
For further details please see the "Showcase Events" page on the Soccer Icon website.
JOE HELPS CHELSEA TO VICTORY AT WEMBLEY. 1st August 2007
Head Soccer Consultant, Joe McLaughlin, made an important contribution in his Masters debut for his old club Chelsea FC.
Chelsea topped the group that contained West Ham,Tottenham and Aresnal before beating Tottenham in the Grand Final.The final was decided with a penalty shootout after the game ended in a 4-4 draw.
Joe slotted his penalty away comfortably to help the Blue's through to the Final in September at the GMEX in Manchester.
Nigel Winterburn, Clive Wilson, Roberto DiMatteo, David Howells, Stuart Slater and Darren Barnard were just some of the stars in attendance.
JOE VISITS COACHES IN THE USA. 16th July
Head Soccer Consultant, Joe McLaughlin, has just returned from a fruitful trip to meet with top D1,D2, NAIA and JUCO coaches.
Joe spent 5 days in NY and New Jersey then flew down to Florida to do some coaching and meet up up with some very satisfied coaches all over Florida.
Joe is hoping to take a top team of Soccer Icon players on visit to the US in 2008 to play some practise matches against top college teams.
SCOTTISH EXIT TRIAL A HUGE SUCCESS 24th May
Todays exit games for players released at Pro Youth teams (u17s/u19s) in Scotland was a complete success.
The 28 players from clubs in Scotland played in a very competitive 3 x 30 minute periods. Ages ranged from 16 to 19
Joe McLaughlin will now be evaluating each player closely to see if they have the necessary qualities to play and study at a University/College in the USA.
It is hoped that this event will be repeated on a regular basis.
SOCCER ICON USA PLAYERS REPRESENT ENGLAND
Three Soccer Icon players, RICHARD GRESTY, TYSON EYO and NARU PUTSORN have returned home following a successful tour of South Korea with the England College's under 19s.
They played the South Korea College's u19s in all 3 matches winning 2 and losing 1.
Richard has recently committed himself to Lindsey Wilson College in Kentucky. While Tyson and Naru will be hoping to make a decision on their future very soon. Both players have a few offers to consider and will be joining Richard in the USA this summer.
SOCCER ICON SHOWCASE EVENT A HUGE SUCCESS 2nd March
The first Showcase Event of 2007 was held yesterday at the home of Stenhousemuir FC - Ochilview Park. The game was played on Britains only FIFA approved 5 Star Astro-Grass pitch and was a chance for Coaches from the USA to view a selection of the players from the Soccer Icon programme.
Please see the Showcase Events page for more details.