Summer 2010
Our Facebook Approaching 400 Fans!
Soccer Icon would like to thank everyone who has signed up to follow us on facebook and twitter.
We would also like to thank everyone for supporting our new method of Assessment Game Place Confirmations, which, posted on facebook and twitter, have become very popular and easy to keep track of.
A fantastic way of keeping up to date with even less effort is to use Trillian instead of windows live messenger, as trillian features built-in twitter compatibility, which means as soon as we tweet your confirmation place, you will be notified! Easy.
13th May 2010
Soccer Icon Stranded In London!
After a successful week in Manchester and London, we loaded up the cars and prepared for the long drive home to Glasgow.
Graeme then realised that the ignition part of his key had snapped off... so we spent about an hour walking up and down the pitch looking for the offending piece of metal.
Needless to say it was nowhere to be found, and Graeme, Stef and Craig spent the next 4 hours seriously considering phoning a pizza as we sat like lemons at QPR's training ground.
A local out-of-hours locksmith came to the rescue at 7.30pm and 'only' charged £170 for the trouble...
27th February 2010
The Soccer Icon Exodus
This week saw a large number of Soccer Icon Players commit to their studies in the states on great scholarships!
Players on the move:
Matt Dinsmore, Pierce Kiembi, Miguel Dapenticul, Brendan Ledgeway, Rebecca Laporte, Scott Purdue, Tom Stagg, Dan Vella, Kieran Hoult, Tom Palmer, Joe Smith, Nick Dunn, Jade Holt, Jodie Collier and Danny Franks.
Soccer Icon would like to wish the best of luck to everyone, we hope they thoroughly enjoy their time in the USA.
11th February 2010
Ladies' Assessment Game a Huge Success
This week's Ladies' assessment game in Shrewsbury was a huge success with our best turnout to date and some great performances from the girls.
28th January 2010
Manchester and London 2010
A hectic 48 hours... Our journey South began in style with Graeme accidentally stealing a newspaper from Starbucks on Sauchiehall Street.
Dressed inconspicuously in bright red and black Soccer Icon gear, we won't be returning to that branch any time soon...
The weather in Manchester was cold and wet but it didn't stop the players from displaying some nice skills.
We arrived the next day in London to a record turnout of young hopefuls. We had a full six teams and played 3 1-hour games.
Quite a few players caught our eye over the 2 days, and will be hearing from us very soon... so stay tuned!
16th January 2010
NSCAA Convention Award Winners
NSCAA was a major success for Soccer Icon as several players picked up awards.
Carl Reynolds, Jonny Fairbairn, Reece Wilson - William Carey, Mississippi, 1st-team All-American - NAIA. Wild Card region.
Ted Cribley - 1st team All-American, Herkimer CC,NY - NJCAA.
Cara Newton - 1st team All-American, Tyler JC,Texas - NJCAA.
LiamBarrett - 1st team All-American, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Midwest region.
Ryan Maloney,1st team All American,Embry Riddle,Florida, East region.
Danny Fadida, 1st-Team All-American, Savannah College of Art Design, Georgia, East Region.
14th January 2010
Joe Packs His Bags!
Soccer Icon Director of Soccer - Joe McLaughlin - heads over to the NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia to see some of our players pick up awards at the ceremony held in their honour this coming Saturday.
We hope to be attending this event on a regular basis.
December 2009
Danielle Connolly - Celtic LFC
2009 was another successful year for Soccer Icon's Danielle Connolly as the former Troon Ladies player has a Scottish First Division winner’s medal to show after her second season with Celtic Ladies.
Danni was an ever-present central defender in the team that allowed a miserly 7 goals in the season in which they finished as undefeated champions and her playing season finished on a high scoring 3 goals in the crucial final 2 games to clinch the top spot.
Danni’s season was completed when at the recent award ceremony in the Jock Stein Suite she was awarded the team’s player of the year.
“We had a really great season. We have some great players and a great team spirit that got us through some really tough close games.
It’s a great honour to play for Celtic and the player of the year award presented in Parkhead was a real highlight.“
The players are enjoying a short break before restarting training in preparation for the inaugural ‘summer’ season that starts in March 2010.
17th December 2009
Soccer Icon 2009 Showcase
This year's event took place at the top-class facilities of Toryglen Regional Football Centre, Glasgow and was a massive hit with players and coaches alike.
Edited highlights and photos are available on our showcase page.
Coaches can log in to view exclusive full coverage, teamsheets and player profiles.
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23rd November 2009
TJC Men Win National Championship
Seven player from Soccer Icon help Tyler Junior College claim their first ever National Title!
23rd November 2009
TJC Women Win First Ever National
Four Soccer Icon players help Tyler Junior College Women claim their first ever National Title!
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