soccer

Fans excited to cheer on Team USA in the World Cup

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Bison aren’t the only football team getting recognition in Fargo. The U.S. Men’s National Team is looking for its first World Cup Championship in Qatar. Sickies Garage on 45th Street held a watch party for Team USA’s game against Wales. Fans cheered with their red, white and blue on and felt their emotions run wild…

WF Sheyenne boys’ soccer won’t play in state tourney because of ineligible player

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – West Fargo Sheyenne boys’ soccer finished second in the Eastern Dakota Conference this season, but will not be allowed to play in the state tournament. School administrators discovered Monday an ineligible student athlete was participating throughout the season. In accordance to North Dakota High School Activities Association bylaws, all matches the ineligible player participated must…

Uruguay @ United States ends Nil-Nil

The U.S. took a draw against the two time world cup champions.

  FARGO, N.N. (KVRR)- Team U.S.A played 13th-ranked football team in the world Uruguay, a two time world cup champion to a nil–nil tie at Sporting Kansas City’s Children’s Mercy Park. It was the 50th cap for US star Christian Pullisic. The squad was coming off a big 3-nil victory over Morocco earlier in the week. These preseason matchups are…

NDSU attracts dozens for games and free candy

It's no secret kids love costumes and candy and thankfully, there was plenty of both at Boo at NDSU.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “The children are having a great time connecting with our athletes, fraternities and sororities, our residence hall groups and just the students that are here to welcome them, they’ve been so excited,” said Leadership Development and Residency Personnel Jen Kacere. Kids racked up on all kinds of candy, played games and were given free admission to…

Hope Inc. leads adaptive phy. ed. class in Hawley

HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR) – Hope Inc. brings adaptive sports to Hawley Elementary School to show children the challenges of those who are differently abled. Six-year-old Kyler Kolbinger has Spina Bifida and is part of the organization’s sled hockey and wheelchair basketball and soccer teams. It’s his first year in school, so his parents and Hope Inc. decided playing adaptive soccer…

USL W League bringing women’s soccer franchise to MN

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Officials with the USL W League, a women’s pre-professional soccer league starting in May 2022, will have Minnesota as one of eight inaugural franchises. The league will serve as the nation’s top pre-professional league, developing top women’s soccer talent across the country. Minnesota’s franchise was created over the last year, and will include a community ownership…

Big Ten postpones fall sports season

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced the postponement of the 2020-21 fall sports season, including all regular-season contests and Big Ten Championships and Tournaments, due to ongoing health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.In making its decision, which was based on multiple factors, the Big Ten Conference relied on the medical advice and counsel of the Big…

F-M City Soccer Running Free Scrimmages And Encouraging People To Sign Up For Fall Leagues

"The more you can reduce the barriers of entry the better just because it's so much easier to just pick it up and play,"Director Of F-M City League Soccer, Cory Schlack said.

FARGO, N.D. — At Centennial Park in Fargo, players are chatting and lacing up for a game of soccer that requires no invitation. “That’s actually how F-M City Soccer started; there wasn’t a league in 2017 and we just had a free scrimmage and we had 40 players turn out,”  Director Of F-M City League Soccer, Cory Schlack said. Over…

Tri-City Soccer Club showcases new home, invites community to open house

Those at Tri-City say the club's goal is to make soccer accessible to all

FARGO, N.D. — Those at Tri-City Soccer Club in Fargo say soccer is for everyone. “Anybody can play. Any age, any skill level, you can play and all it takes is a ball and a couple people, you know, a ball and two shoes, you got a goal,” says the club’s Executive Director John Ross. The goal of this club…

USWNT Wins Back-to-Back World Cups, Metro Fans Celebrate

this is the fourth time the team has won within the past 30 years

FARGO, N.D. — They’ve done it again! The USA Women’s National Soccer Team won the World Cup in a 2–0 victory against the Netherlands. KVRR’s Danielle Church shows us just how anxious and excited fans were to watch the back to back champs make their country proud. Put soccer on the screen and you just might fall in love. “It’s…