Matt Murphy

Father, Husband, Christian

[GVSU Soccer @GVSUsoccer]

Congrats to our 7️⃣ Lakers on earning D2CCA Midwest All-Region honors‼️

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[GVSU Soccer @GVSUsoccer]

RECAP: Lakers Claim GLIAC Tournament Championship With 1-0 Win Over SVSU https://t.co/NLzkLXbAN8

[GVSU Soccer @GVSUsoccer]

Bundle up in style! The first 100 fans get a GVSU scarf at this Thursday's game ⚽

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[GVSU Soccer @GVSUsoccer]

Senior Day W ✅

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[GVSU Soccer @GVSUsoccer]

Best in the GLIAC for the 18th time in program history 🏆

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[GVSU Soccer @GVSUsoccer]

Back at home for our Halloween game and Senior Day!

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[GVSU Soccer @GVSUsoccer]

This Friday, we will be hosting a Kick Out Cancer game in partnership with Blood Cancer United! 🎗️

Come out and support this great cause and be one of the first 100 students to receive a free t-shirt!

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[GVSU Soccer @GVSUsoccer]

Sarah gets her 6th of the season‼️

GVSU - 2
RU - 0

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[GVSU Soccer @GVSUsoccer]

Up to No. 2️⃣ this week!

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[GVSU Soccer @GVSUsoccer]

Congrats Acadia on being named the GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week! 🎉

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[GVSU Soccer @GVSUsoccer]

No. 4⃣

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[GVSU Soccer @GVSUsoccer]

The first STARTING XI of the season!

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[GVSU Soccer @GVSUsoccer]

#5 Lakers Open 2025 Season at #16 Ashland and Cedarville https://t.co/K1FvHEDyKZ

[GVSU Soccer @GVSUsoccer]

Team 3️⃣0️⃣

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[GVSU Soccer @GVSUsoccer]

Introducing the 2025 squad!

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[EBL @EBL2017]

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[FootballJOE @FootballJOE]

Diogo Jota's last goal for Liverpool - the winner in the Merseyside Derby.

Heartbreaking news today 💔

[This Is Anfield @thisisanfield]

Rest in peace, Diogo Jota.

Our thoughts are with his family, friends and loved ones.

[Eddie Gibbs @eddiegibbs]

🖤 Diogo Jota - The Whistle's Blown Far Too Soon

Finding it hard to write these words, fingers trembling as I type. Diogo Jota is gone. Just days after marrying the love of his life, standing proudly in a church with his new wife Rute and their three young children, he and his brother Andre are lost in a road accident in Spain. A family torn apart, futures stolen in silence.

Jota was 28. A player in his prime, a Premier League champion, a Nations League winner, an #LFC forward who played the game with bite and purpose. But that’s not why this hurts so much. It’s because he carried himself with quiet dignity, a humility rare in modern football. He didn’t shout for attention, he earned respect by how he played, how he worked, how he made you believe.

He scored goals that lifted stadiums, but he never chased the spotlight. His joy seemed rooted not in fame, but in the chance to play, to contribute, to belong. And so we embraced him. Because we saw something of ourselves in him. Not the talent, not the trophies, but the effort, the heart, the sense of duty.

This morning we wake up in a world that makes less sense. A young father gone, a brother gone, a family grieving beyond words. And we grieve too, from afar. Because somehow, through the screen and the songs and the match days, they became part of our lives.

You never knew us, Diogo, but we knew you. And we will never forget. #YNWA #RIPJota #DiogoJota

[Matt Murphy @murph_22]

@MarynWeiger @OaklandWSOC @ImYouthSoccer Love this! Oakland got a good one!