Soccer Tournament - Target USA CUP

Long hours, team camaraderie thrives among SOCCER.COM staff

Daily Kick, USA CUP, USA CUP DownloadJuly 13, 2019276Views 0Likes 2Comments

Many organizations descend on Blaine every year for Target USA CUP, but few are as ingrained in the tournament as the SOCCER.COM staff. Members of the online soccer gear store’s sales team set up a pop up location in the Adidas store selling apparel such as national team jerseys, game balls and footwear. And with…

Tokiwagi- following in the footsteps of greatness

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A Tokiwagi player passes a ball Saturday morning (Claudia Sinclair/NSC). Tokiwagi Gakuen High School’s players practice twice every day on a dirt field outside of Sendai, Japan. They don’t practice on dirt because they have no grass—they do it because Head Coach Abe believes the ball is harder to control on dirt, even though they have…

Referees describe the excitement of kicking off USA CUP

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John Harvey, an eight-year veteran of USA CUP, was excited to get back in action Friday. (Claudia Sinclair/NSC) The beginning of Target USA CUP is obviously exciting for all the players participating. But what about the referees? After all, they’re a huge part of this massive event, too, as 25-year veteran John Harvey will tell you. “Without…

Target USA CUP staff is prepared for hot conditions

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we're ready for hot weather In its 35-year tournament history, Target USA CUP has experienced just about every weather condition possible. Target USA CUP brings thousands of people to the National Sports Center (NSC) every July—and it coincidentally brings hot temperatures, too. Target USA CUP staff is well-experienced in handling extreme weather, including hot temperatures. In…

Why I am excited to cover Target USA CUP

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I have never been to Target USA CUP before; in fact, I had never been to the National Sports Center before my internship began in May despite living in Minneapolis for 14 years growing up. But even though I have no previous connection to it, I find myself growing more excited by the day for…

The numbers are in! 1,152 teams will play in Target USA CUP, July 12-20.

USA CUP, USA CUP DownloadJuly 2, 2019330Views 0Likes 3Comments

20 countries, 22 states and five Canadian provinces will be represented Blaine, Minn. (July 2, 2019) – It’s just 10 days until kick off and the numbers are in. The 35th annual Target USA CUP youth soccer tournament at the National Sports Center (NSC) in Blaine, Minn., will feature 1,152 teams. The tournament, July 12-20, will…