soccer

District 742 has found a new soccer coach for the Apollo boys soccer team. Adbikhani (Seyga) Omar Mohamed will take the place of Ganard Orionzi, whose contract was allowed to expire earlier this summer. Mohamed has played soccer for more than 25 years and professionally for nine years.

Senate lawmakers are leaving no room for debate: There should be no state money for a new professional soccer stadium.

The business group behind a new Minnesota Major League Soccer franchise is making a high-level pitch for a stadium financing package reliant on city, county and state tax breaks.

Gov. Mark Dayton says he's willing to hear out soccer franchise executives but still sees little Capitol appetite for a stadium subsidy.

Zack is an all around great kid, who not only gives it his all in athletics at Becker High School, but around the whole community of Becker. His determination to do the best he can in all activities has earned him WJON's All-Star Student of the Week honors.

The Apollo Eagles beat the DeLaSalle Islanders 1-0 at Husky Stadium on the campus of St. Cloud State University to capture the Class A state championship Thursday morning. It is the first soccer championship in school history. Leighton Lommel scored the winning goal for the Eagles on a free kick with 12:25 remaining in the second half to seal the win...

As the World's soccer fans turn their attention to Brazil and the World Cup, kids right here in central Minnesota continue to embrace the sport at record numbers. Central Minnesota Youth Soccer spokeswoman Nicole Mach says the participation numbers for their travel teams have more than doubled in just the last five years.