Veronica Napoli, who holds Northeastern’s all-time women’s soccer scoring record with 36 goals and 89 points, has signed a contract to play for the Boston Breakers, a professional club in … read more »
Lightning strikes
Record-breaking soccer star Veronica Napoli recalls her storybook season.
Men’s soccer team eyes season opener
After two preseason shutouts, squad aims to start off its season with a victory at Providence College tomorrow afternoon.
In sports recruiting, how young is too young?
Real Madrid has signed a 7-year-old soccer player from Argentina, who will begin training with the Spanish club’s youth squad in September. We asked Dan Lebowitz, executive director of Sport in Society, to explain how parents, coaches and professional organizations can best safeguard the social and psychological development of a sports prodigy.
3Qs: Despite World Cup loss, women’s club a “great team”
On Sunday, the U.S. women’s soccer team suffered a devastating loss to Japan in the FIFA World Cup final. We asked Veronica Napoli, a senior forward for the Northeastern University women’s soccer team, to analyze the significance of the loss and ponder her past, present and future on the field.
Having a ball
Soccer fans packed AfterHOURS to watch the U.S. women’s team beat France in the World Cup semifinal.