Just one month before this year's tournament, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has officially proclaimed July 13, 2021 as USA CUP Soccer Day.
2021 Target USA CUP will be the event's 36th installment, and although international teams and referees are unable to attend due to COVID-19 restrictions, USA CUP promises to be nothing less than memorable.
Teams from…
Saturday was championship day at Target USA Cup. Games ended and it is time to say good bye to all the new friends we have made over the past week. This year’s tournament brought new and old teams together from around the world through the game of soccer. Before we close out the tournament until…
Joel and Audrey Thibert a have been a father-daughter and coach-player combination for many a USA CUP. (Aidan Berg/NSC)
When students graduate from high school, a lot of things change. Whether they go to college or decide to do something else, they start to take on many more adult responsibilities and might lose track of…
Tokiwagi players Miu Anzai (#28) and Tomoka Nakamura (#29) celebrate after defeating KoldingQ to win the Target USA CUP girls U16 MNUFC division title. (NSC/Carlee Hackl)
Multiple weather delays didn’t stop Tokiwagi Gakuen High School from dominating Saturday’s Target USA CUP girls U16 MNUFC division championship game. Tokiwagi defeated KoldingQ, a Denmark team, 4-1 to repeat…
LEAD Monrovia Academy huddles during a game. (NSC/Carlee Hackl)
As of mid-afternoon Friday, with some games still going on, Media intern Grace Tafolla picked her teams to watch going into Target USA CUP’s final day.
Panama City FC
Panama City FC boys’ U19 team traveled 4,028 miles to the Target USA CUP to defend its 2018 title. Despite …
The DeSarro family from left to right: Dominic, Hadassah, Remington, Gideon, Amanda, Benjamin, Matthew, Bella and Cecilia. (Aidan Berg/NSC)
Target USA CUP is known for its ability to bring diverse people together to introduce attendees to new cultures, but it’s rare that the diversity comes from within one family. That is the case with the DeSarros,…
