Alex Rivera/Contributing Writer The FIU Panthers remain undefeated after their scoreless draw Friday night against the Charlotte 49ers, and now face their last non-conference regular-season opponent in a game against USF. FIU enters a nearly three-week road trip 9-0-4 and looking to get their tenth win of the season and remain undefeated as they face […]
Miami is at a crossroads. The dichotomy is between our traditional soccer team, the Miami Football Club, and David Beckham’s new bet, a Major League Soccer team for our city, called Inter Miami. Beckham’s investments in our city are wide and numerous. Not only has he tried to build a new soccer stadium, aimed at […]
Written by Daniel Torres/Staff Writer Chaos struck throughout the FIU community on Thursday, February 7 as word got out that Inter Miami CF was negotiating with the university to secure the Riccardo Silva Stadium as its temporary playing field. But, on Thursday, March 14, owners David Beckham and Jorge Mas showed up at the Lockhart […]
Written by: Daniel Torres/Staff Writer David Beckham’s MLS ownership group has contacted Florida International University on February 7, to negotiate the usage of Riccardo Silva Stadium for Inter Miami CF 2020 inaugural season, according to CBS 4 Miami Sports. “I can confirm that David Beckham’s group is negotiating with FIU to play their inaugural MLS season […]
Clara Barros/Staff Writer In just a few days, we will find out the winner of this year’s World Cup. Though I am not a fan of soccer, as a Brazilian, I almost have a national duty to follow the competition. In the midst of the excitement, the tears, and the feelings of sportsmanship the World […]
Belen Sassone/Staff Writer With the current state of the country, it’s easy to fall down a rabbit hole of despair and stress. If you’re like me and have Twitter and regular news updates on your phone, it can be almost impossible to go a day without getting worked up and worrying about what’s going to […]
Nicholas Poblete // Contributing Writer As women in the public eye are using their influence to push for women’s equality, so are female athletes. Micaela Rodriguez, an international relations senior, participates in FIU’s co-ed intramural soccer events. The senior said she believes soccer is currently dominated by men. But that doesn’t stop her from thinking, […]
Brett Shweky // Staff Writer With the fall semester in the rear-view mirror, spring intramural sports are about to start, offering students the opportunity to compete regardless of their athletic ability. Sports included in this semester with seasons approaching at the end of January are intramural basketball, indoor soccer and racquetball. Team tennis, dodgeball and […]
Alejandro Solana // Staff Writer FIU extends unbeaten streak to five games after defeating ODU 4-1 The defending Conference USA champions have secured their ticket back to the C-USA 2016 Men’s soccer tournament this year for a chance to preserve their title. The Panthers (7-6-2, 4-2-1), lead by Head Coach Scott Calabrese in his third […]
Samir Bader // Staff Writer The soccer team rescheduled its match against Old Dominion to Sunday, Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. after the arrival of Hurricane Matthew forced the game to be postponed. The team has been struggling to gain wins. They currently sit with a 2-8-2 record with a load of conference games coming […]
Alejandro Solana//Staff Writer The Panthers (3-5-1) concluded their three game road trip on Friday, Sept. 30 with a 4-1 loss to the New Mexico Lobos, making it their third straight loss of the season. The three straight losses come during FIU’s toughest stretch of their schedule where they faced four teams that are ranked or […]
Alex Toledo // Contributing Writer Miami FC, which finished its spring 2016 season in last place, is now ranked second in standings for fall 2016 after defeating Ottawa Fury 2-1. Before the match began, Miami FC midfielder Ariel Pedro Martinez, took a hat and jersey with the No. 16 on it and laid it on […]
