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Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Tucson’s Rillito Park Soccer Fields are not big enough to hold regional tournaments (© Zach Smith 2018).

Growth of soccer continued issue in Tucson

Zach Smith March 2, 2018

Soccer supporters in Tucson say that the city is losing opportunities for cash by not fully embracing soccer expansion. The opposition believes there are more important needs than soccer fields. Economically,...

Karina Gabino stands on the University of Arizona campus after graduating in Criminal Justice last semester. (Photo by: Conor Redmond/Arizona Sonora News)

ACL tears hit women hardest

Conor Redmond March 1, 2018

One of the most common knee injury in sports -- the ACL tear -- is on the rise, especially among women, but is no longer the end of an athlete’s career. A study published in 2017 by a physician...

Major league soccer players in Tucson in February 2017.

Major league soccer teams providing local economic boost to state, for now

Carly Rashoff February 21, 2017

When major league baseball spring training left Tucson in 2010, it left questions for how the town would fill the void. Now, Major League Soccer’s sixth year training here in Tucson that is bringing...

Major League Soccer Preseason is held at Kino North Stadium through the month of February. (Photo by: Megan Mohler/ Arizona Sonora News)

Major League Soccer kicks off

NatalieGrum February 9, 2015

[box] 2015 FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup Schedule (All kickoffs Mountain Time) Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Game #1, 5:30 p.m.: Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kansas City, Kino North Stadium Game...

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Are headers bad in soccer?

Yara Askar September 25, 2014

Headers could soon to be doomed in soccer, or least that is what a class-action lawsuit is aiming to do. The lawsuit filed by soccer parents and players against six national and international soccer organizations,...

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