After a successful four-year career with UCLA men’s soccer, defender Joe Sofia hung up the blue and gold jersey and graduated last December. Not only did he prove his value on the field as he helped anchor the Bruins’ defense, Sofia made sure that academics remained as much of a priority as soccer. Along with […]
Category Archives: Men’s Soccer
Q&A: Carlos Bocanegra talks the World Cup
On June 12, soccer teams from 32 different countries converged on Brazilian soil to compete in the quadrennial FIFA World Cup. After Sunday’s World Cup final, only one country, Germany, remained standing with a championship trophy in hand. The United States was one of the 31 countries that left Brazil empty-handed, as they were eliminated […]
Former UCLA player Nick Rimando named to US World Cup roster
Former UCLA men’s soccer player Nick Rimando was named to the U.S. men’s national team World Cup roster Thursday.
Incoming soccer freshman Abu Danladi wins player of the year
UCLA men’s soccer’s incoming freshman Abu Danladi was named the 2013-2014 Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year Thursday. The four-year Dunn High School (Calif.) varsity letterman is the No. 22-ranked recruit in the program’s incoming top-ranked recruit class. Over the course of his senior season, Danladi knocked in 25 goals and assisted on […]
UCLA men’s soccer reels in top recruiting class again
For the second straight year, UCLA men’s soccer has landed the consensus top-ranked recruiting class in the country, the team announced Friday.
Bruin alumnus named assistant coach for men’s soccer
“Once a Bruin, always a Bruin” – so the common UCLA saying goes. That much the UCLA men’s soccer team etched deeper into the reputation of its already Bruin-laden coaching staff Tuesday. The Bruins hired former UCLA standout Leonard Griffin as the program’s new assistant coach. Griffin replaces former assistant coach Eddie Soto, who left […]
Men’s soccer loses to UConn in penalty kicks, drops out of NCAA tournament
The game almost had it all: long-range goals, shots cleared off the line, controversial calls, a big comeback, double overtime and sudden-death penalty kicks. The only thing missing was a happy ending for the Bruins. The No. 1-seeded UCLA men’s soccer team was upset on Sunday night in the third round of the NCAA tournament, […]