Thanks to all the people that have come together over the last 8+ years to make this club special! May it serve the city well for many many years & always GLORIFY GOD First!
🚨 David Beckham on Cape Verde’s elimination after pushing Argentina to extra time in the FIFA World Cup:
🗣️ “This is the cruelest side of football. Cape Verde have been eliminated, but they leave this tournament with something far more important than just a scoreline—they leave with the respect of the entire football world. They took the defending world champions all the way into extra time and made Argentina fight for every single minute. Nobody expected that before kick-off.
When I think about this performance, I think about Vozinha first. His saves kept Cape Verde alive when many teams would have collapsed. Then you have Deroy Duarte and Sydney Lopes, two players who will forever be remembered in their country’s football history. They scored against Argentina, they believed when so many people doubted them, and they gave millions of Cape Verdeans a night they will never forget.
People will only remember that Argentina qualified, but those who truly understand football will remember how close Cape Verde came to creating one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history. They never hid, they never stopped running, and they never accepted that they were supposed to lose. Every challenge, every tackle, every attack showed a team playing with pride, courage, and absolute belief.
This is not a story of failure. This is a story of a nation announcing itself to the football world. Cape Verde arrived at this World Cup as outsiders, but they leave having proven they belong on the biggest stage. They stretched the world champions to their absolute limit, forced them into extra time, and made them earn every second of their qualification.
Football can be incredibly unfair. Sometimes the team that captures the hearts of everyone watching is not the team that advances. But no whistle can erase what Cape Verde have achieved. Vozinha, Deroy Duarte, Sydney Lopes, and every player wearing that shirt have inspired a generation. Argentina continue their journey, but Cape Verde leave this World Cup as heroes.”
These are the scenes as the Haiti players, staff and fans find out they’ve qualified for their first World Cup in 51 YEARS…
What an achievement for them all.👏❤️🇭�
LSA CAMP: Mar. 17th - 20th, Mon-Thur at the Toca Fieldhouse! A fun camp focused on small-sided games and highly competitive activities for competitive club players!
(REGISTER HERE: https://t.co/kLcc0FxMS6)
Our game today at 11:30 against Barca Academy Pro Miami will be livestreamed on Vimeo. Do not click any other links, or provide credit card info to any suspicious accounts. Here is the only link to livestream the game https://t.co/iuMBaZx5Cc
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Great weekend for Toca FC in Tampa, Florida! Five teams attended the National League P.R.O. Playoff and three of qualified for Nationals later in July, with the 2008 team winning their bracket!!! Boys 2007 and 2005/2006 qualified!
Tyler Adams mispronounced Iran and was called out by an Iranian journalist - who followed up with a question on discrimination in the United States.
His response: An all time classy answer- Captain & Leader. #USMNT 👏
Eric Wynalda continues to be one of the most compelling personalities in the history of US Soccer.
Im sure a lot of it is his own doing but the fact that he doesn’t have a more prominent role in this 🇺🇸 ⚽️ ecosystem is a shame.
https://t.co/pKuot42LV0 via @TomArnison
When one of your favorite Toca coaches comes to talk to leadership students at your school, you know it’s going to be a good day! Love ST! Love Toca! @_STMS233@tocafutbol@aleclemmon