SCHWAN'S USA CUP IN THE NEWS
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Soccer tournament helps local economy despite recession
The numbers from this week's Schwan's USA Cup are staggering. 13,000 players. 841 teams. 1,500 games on 46 different fields. Teams from 12 different countries and 26 states. It is the largest soccer tournament in the Western Hemisphere.
Courtesy of KARE-11
From a humble start to over 800 teams, USA CUP is big
What started back in 1984 as a group of youth soccer players looking for a way to play in the largest soccer tournament in the world in Oslo, Norway, has exploded into what we now know as Schwan’s USA CUP.
Courtesy of ABC Newspapers
USA CUP well served by enthusiastic army of volunteers
Long hours and hard work over 25 years of soccer history haven’t defeated an enthusiastic army that toils happily behind the scenes at the Schwan’s USA CUP.
Courtesy of ABC Newspapers
Schwan's USA Cup with M.A.
The biggest youth soccer tournament in the western hemisphere is happening this week in Blaine. M.A. Rosko has more from the Schwan's USA Cup, where some kids are hoping to get noticed by college recruiters.
Courtesy of KMSP-9
Blaine Soccer Tourney Takes Hard Economic Hit
It's the 'big event' for thousands of young soccer players around the world.
Courtesy of KSTP
Perk@Play
Sports Reporter Eric Perkins tries his hand as a volunteer at the tournament.
Courtesy of KARE-11
Local soccer teams have golden moment
KC Bayern Munich clubs take titles in USA Cup
Courtesy of Independence, MO Examiner
Minnesotan in Colombia leads yearly soccer pilgrimage
Dan Skillings started bringing youth soccer teams to the Schwan's USA Cup in 1989 and never stopped, giving those players the cultural opportunity of a lifetime.
Courtesty of Star Tribune
Girls soccer: Wolfpack earns runner-up title at Schwan’s Cup
The Cottage Grove Wolfpack girls soccer team finished runner-up in the 2009 Schwan’s USA Cup Weekend Tournament in the 17-team, 19-and-under “A” Flight at the National Sports Center in Blaine.
Courtesy of South Washington County Bulletin
Tottenham Hotspur Win U-16 PUMA v Elite
The Tottenham Hotspur U-16 did the expected but not without having to prove their worth. The team from London, England took the Schwans’s USA Cup Weekend PUMA v Elite competition with a record of 4-0-1.
Courtesy of Inside Minnesota Soccer Blog
Interview with Taylor Twellman of the New England Revolution with His Father Tim Twellman Former Minnesota Kicks Player
Courtesy of Inside Minnesota Soccer Blog
Lads win PUMA USA Cup
Our Under-16s triumphed in the PUMA USA Cup in Minnesota on Sunday.
Courtesy of Tottenham Hotspur
USA Cup celebrates 25 years of youth soccer
Did you know Canada is the only foreign country to send a team to the Schwan’s USA Cup each of the first 24 editions of the annual summer soccer tournament?
By Jason Olson, ABC Newspapers
Schwan's USA CUP 2009
Alan Huddart and Adam Pattison are travelling to the USA on 15 July 2009 to represent the County by officiating in the Schwan Cup.
Courtesy of Cumberland County Football Association
Schwans USA Cup - PUMA v Elite
In 2008, Schwan’s USA CUP and PUMA undertook a multi-faceted initiative to raise the caliber of teams playing in the Western Hemisphere’s largest youth soccer tournament.
Courtesy of Inside Minnesota Soccer Blog
Soccer's United Nations
You'll find five boys from Colorado playing for teams from Brazil and Colombia at the massive soccer tournament at the National Sports Center.
Courtesy of Star Tribune
Youngsters in USA
Tottenham Hotspur Under-16 squad has travelled to America to compete in the prestigious PUMA Cup in Minnesota.
Courtesy of www.tottenhamhotspur.com
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