Soccer
To Las Vegas, With Bytes and Kicks
A former soccer star, the Downtown revival, and the fulfillment of an online dream
May 29th, 2013
Jared Montz stood in black underwear on Hollywood Boulevard, ready to begin juggling a soccer ball for the camera. It was April 19, the last stop in the former professional soccer player’s two-month, 43-city tour across the country. The idea: to juggle and get others to do the same, all in the interest of raising awareness and funds for combating malaria in Africa. Read more »
About Town
The Stuff of Legends
Two brothers, a swiftly changing culture and the birth of Las Vegas’ latest pro soccer franchise
November 8th, 2012
Brothers Franck and Uzi Tayou are part of an experiment that makes perfect sense in a town where more than one in five people are foreign-born and nearly one in three speak a language other than English at home. The idea: Bring the world’s most popular sport, soccer, to what was the nation’s fastest-growing metropolitan area for most of the past two decades. Read more »
Sports
Creating a Killer Logo
July 12th, 2012
We’ve been Quicksilvers and Seagulls, Americans and Dustdevils. Yes, Las Vegas has had a few professional soccer teams—playing both outside and indoors—to claim as its own, although none for very long. But one thing the incoming Las Vegas Legends, an expansion team in the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL), has that those teams lacked is a kick-ass logo. Read more »
About Town
Soccertown, USA
Can Las Vegas become a hotbed for the global game?
June 7th, 2012
When 13-year-old Hayden Canizalez walked off the field at Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex on May 27, it may have been his farewell to Southern Nevada’s soccer scene. Read more »
For Soccer Players, A Shot at the Big Time
May 15th, 2012
Real Salt Lake will become the first Major League Soccer team to hold a tryout for its youth academy in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 20 at the Alexander Dawson School in Summerlin. Read more »
The World in a Net
May 8th, 2012
Last August 5, Daren Libonati was in Manchester, England, watching a soccer game. For a year, the Justice Entertainment Group president and COO had been trying to bring a world-class soccer match to Las Vegas. Now, sitting in Old Trafford Stadium watching Manchester United defeat the New York Cosmos in a friendly contest before nearly 76,000 fans, he understood that if he were to succeed, it could potentially be the biggest global sporting event in the history of Las Vegas. Read more »
The Proper Way to Watch Soccer
A little knowledge, the right setting and some socializing can go a long way to making the game more enjoyable
June 24th, 2010
“Soccer is so boring!” I must have heard a thousand derivatives of this statement since I moved to America, and by now I’ve learned to smile and simply acknowledge that sometimes it really can be exasperatingly laborious—especially for score-obsessed America. Read more »
The Latest
Raise a Pint, Mate
June 17th, 2010
Las Vegas’ only British-owned and operated bar, the Queen Victoria Pub, opens its doors on June 28 for pints, footy and bangers—just in time for the 173rd anniversary of Queen Victoria’s coronation. Eager Anglophiles and expats can try to stop in sooner; the pub hopes to open quietly and softly on or around June 21 at the Riviera. Read more »
Going for Broke
Plenty of opportunities to score during World Cup
June 10th, 2010
Christmas comes once a year, but for soccer freaks like me, Santa Claus pops out of hiding a second time every four years wearing cleats and shin guards. Yes, the World Cup is here and I’m happier than Lindsay Lohan avoiding jail time. Thirty-two countries begin their quest for the coveted championship, with host nation South Africa taking on Mexico in the June 11 opener. Read more »
Sports
Reaching the Goal
Las Vegan Gomez caps career turnaround with spot on U.S. World Cup team
June 3rd, 2010
In just under six months, Herculez Gomez’s career has skyrocketed from one of soccer journeyman to a role on the biggest stage in sports. The 2000 Las Vegas High School graduate was named on May 26 to one of the 23 spots on the U.S. World Cup team. Considering that Gomez’s career seemed to be stagnating just last year, realizing a lifelong dream is still a bit surreal for the 28-year-old striker. Read more »
