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35847
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The football in question was the American sort, a game with great support among young sport enthusiasts. Soccer’s popularity in cities like Charlotte was explained by reasons such as having less competitive pressure than sports like football and separation of the sexes on the field.
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27798
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Residents of Durham are fighting for control of Old North Durham Park. The 3.6 acre park is home to the only public soccer field in downtown Durham, but many some want to change that. The Friends of Old North Durham Park has presented a master plan for proposed changes to the park. Opponents dislike the plan and say the group intends to gentrify the park and disrupt the local center of community life. There is some evidence the city has neglected the park and many Latino residents feel as if there voice is not being heard on the issue.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 15, April 2011,
p7, 11
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27905
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Pelada is a film that shows how soccer provides the opportunity for people to make connections and exchange joy anywhere in the world. The film was created by two former Duke soccer players. The filmmakers traveled to 25 countries looking to play soccer with the local people and talking to them to learn about their lives in their home countries. The film will be shown at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 14, April 2010,
p7
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27083
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For a decade, the Carolina Railhawks have been plagued by mismanagement and scandal. New owner Steve Malik is optimistic and wants to prove his team is here to stay. Given soccer’s rising popularity, Malik is thinking of moving the soccer franchise from Cary to the Triangle.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 14, April 2016,
p12-15, il, por
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27618
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13-year old Capital Area Soccer League star Larissa Estrada began collecting used soccer equipment and sending it to children in Nicaragua. After her murder, the project Dale Lari was formed to memorialize her and continue her work. The program is currently purchasing a bus to and filling it with soccer equipment so that both can be donated to their sister club in Nicaragua called Cachorros and has developed social media tools to help teams in third-world communities use strategic planning and technology free of charge to help make their clubs successful.
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27599
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Los Jets is a documentary television series airing on NUVOtv about Jordan Mathews High School’s soccer team. The series follows Paul Cuadros, a UNC professor of journalism and the team’s coach, the players, and the Latino community in Siler City, NC. Billed as an “underdog story,” the series chronicles the teams rise to state champion and its struggles along the way.
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26990
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In ten years of official play, the UNC women’s soccer team has never lost a game on its home field at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Coach Anson Dorrance teaches female athletes to develop psychological skills and a tough work ethic. The aggressiveness Dorrance demands on the field is complemented by camaraderie and respect within the team.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 6 Issue 21, Nov 3-16 1988,
p30-31, por
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28802
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The Carolina RailHawks owner, Steve Malik, announced that the soccer team is rebranding itself with a new name, North Carolina FC, and logo. The change is part of an aggressive public campaign to pursue a Major League Soccer franchise in Wake County.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 48, Dec 2016,
p12-13, il, por
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16420
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Nearly three years after being unceremoniously dispatched as manager from Major League soccer, Colin Clarke and his Puerto Rico Islanders have shocked the North American soccer establishment by humbling the top division's crown jewel, the Galaxy. Just 15 months after vanquishing the likes of Donovan and Beckham, Clarke left Puerto Rico to become head coach of the Cary-based Carolina Railhawks.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 14, Apr 2012,
p30-31
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