1978 North American Soccer League season

Soccer league season February 2023 February 2023 North American Soccer League United StatesCanada 1978 Cosmos (3rd title) Cosmos (2nd title) 360 1240 ITA Giorgio Chinaglia (34 goals) DET 10–0 SJ (July 12)Francis steals Express' show July 13, 1978 Windsor Star https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X1M_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=R1IMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1172,4173060&dq=express&hl=en 26 2012-06-18 LA 0–5 MIN (August 2)NASL: A Complete Record Of The North American Soccer League 1989 196 DET 10–0 SJ (July 12)1979 Official North American Soccer League Guide 1979 152TOR 8–2 OAK (June 30)NASL: A Complete Record Of The North American Soccer League 1989 199 13, Vancouver (June 22 – August 6)NASL prepares for playoff wars August 7, 1978 St. Petersburg Times https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fm5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QVoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6836,5307686&dq=nasl&hl=en 7C 2012-06-18 13, San Jose (May 31 – July 19)NASL: A Complete Record Of The North American Soccer League 1989 204 71,219 Seattle at Cosmos(May 21)Chinaglia powers Cosmos May 22, 1978 The Spokesman-Review https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uPBLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4-0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3138,3016869&dq=cosmos&hl=en 20 2012-06-18 1,538 N.E. at Chicago (May 7)NASL: A Complete Record Of The North American Soccer League 1989 188 13,084http://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?p=496 Attendance Project: NASL Kenn Tomasch June 13, 2012 1977 1979 The 1978 North American Soccer League season was the 66th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 11th with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada. Changes from the previous season New teams Colorado Caribous Detroit Express Houston Hurricane Memphis Rogues New England Tea Men Philadelphia Fury Teams folding None Teams moving Connecticut Bicentennials to Oakland Stompers Las Vegas Quicksilver to San Diego Sockers St. Louis Stars to California Surf Team Hawaii to Tulsa Roughnecks Name changes None Map of clubs left 10px American East Division 10px American Central Division 10px American West Division 10px National East Division 10px National Central Division 10px National West Division 1075 500 300 425 380 North America 870 North America 26.19 -80.16 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Strikers North America 42.09 -71.27 Blue pog.svg 80 top Tea Men North America 39.91 -75.17 Blue pog.svg 80 right Fury North America 27.98 -82.50 Blue pog.svg 80 left Rowdies North America 41.86 -87.62 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Sting North America 42.65 -83.26 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Express North America 29.69 -95.41 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Hurricane North America 35.12 -89.98 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Rogues North America 33.81 -117.88 Black pog.svg 80 right Surf North America 37.75 -122.20 Black pog.svg 80 right Stompers North America 32.78 -117.12 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Sockers North America 37.32 -121.87 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Earthquakes North America 40.81 -74.08 Green pog.svg 80 right Cosmos North America 43.19 -77.66 Green pog.svg 80 bottom Lancers North America 43.67 -79.40 Green pog.svg 80 top Metros-Croatia North America 38.89 -76.97 Green pog.svg 80 bottom Diplomats North America 40.81 -74.08 Red pog.svg 80 right Cosmos North America 39.75 -105.02 Purple pog.svg 80 bottom Caribous North America 32.84 -96.78 Purple pog.svg 80 bottom Tornado North America 44.85 -93.24 Purple pog.svg 80 bottom Kicks North America 36.15 -95.94 Purple pog.svg 80 top Roughnecks North America 34.16 -118.17 Orange pog.svg 80 left Aztecs North America 45.52 -122.69 Orange pog.svg 80 bottom Timbers North America 47.60 -122.33 Orange pog.svg 80 right Sounders North America 49.28 -123.03 Orange pog.svg 80 left Whitecaps Season recap Bolstered by the success of the previous season, the league added six teams to reach 24 in total.Soccer In A Football World 2008 186–187 The Colorado Caribous launched in Denver,NASL May Add Six Teams August 31, 1977 Sarasota Herald-Tribune https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0HMjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a2cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5920,6427093&dq=nasl+denver&hl=en 3-C 2012-06-12 the Detroit ExpressSoccer League Eyes Expansion October 13, 1977 The Spokesman-Review https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SPNLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0e0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6760,5364998&dq=nasl+expansion&hl=en 26 2012-06-12 and Houston HurricaneHouston May Be Alive And Kicking In NASL January 5, 1978 Evening Independent https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OeULAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j1gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4289,721389&dq=nasl+expansion&hl=en 2-C 2012-06-12 became the second and third teams to play in fully enclosed indoor stadiums, the Philadelphia Fury brought soccer back to Philadelphia,NASL Song: Rock Stars Get In Act November 16, 1977 Evening Independent https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MkZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TVgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6744,161105&dq=nasl+expansion&hl=en 2-C 2012-06-12 the New England Tea Men would be the third attempt to have NASL soccer succeed in the Boston area and the Memphis Rogues would bring pro soccer to Tennessee. There were also the usual franchise movements. Team Hawaii became the Tulsa Roughnecks,Tulsa Gets Team Hawaii November 16, 1977 Milwaukee Sentinel https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wrkoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kSkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6924,3929234&dq=nasl+expansion&hl=en 16 2012-06-12July 2026 InternetArchiveBot the Las Vegas Quicksilver became the San Diego Sockers, the Connecticut Bicentennials became the Oakland Stompers and the St. Louis Stars moved to Anaheim to become the California Surf. With so many new clubs, the NASL realigned into a six-division format while expanding the playoffs to include 16 teams. The new alignment was a direct copy of the NFL's setup, as the new three-division conferences were called the 'American Soccer Conference' and the 'National Soccer Conference', respectively. Each conference had East, Central and West divisions as well.Tierney Mike Rowdies, Strikers Mates – But Not Cosmos January 10, 1978 St. Petersburg Times https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nwIMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j1kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6425,492631&dq=nasl+alignment&hl=en 1C 2012-06-12 The top two teams in each division would quality for the playoffs. The other spots would go to the next best two teams in the conference, regardless of division. The top three seeds went to the division winners, seeds 4-6 went to the second place teams and the last two seeds were known as 'wild-cards' – another nod to the NFL. The winners of each successive round would be reseeded within the conference. The first round and the Soccer Bowl were single games, while the conference semifinals and championships were two-game series. As in the 1977 playoffs, if both teams were tied at one win apiece at the conclusion of Game 2, there would be a 30-minute sudden-death mini-game and a shootout if necessary.1979 Official North American Soccer League Guide 1979 367 The Cosmos would set records for most wins and points in an NASL season, thanks to their 24-6 regular-season mark (shared with the Vancouver Whitecaps) and 212 points. The Cosmos beat the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers, 7–0, on opening dayMinus A Star, Cosmos Shine April 3, 1978 Evening Independent https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gP8LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VFgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6738,461247&dq=cosmos+strikers&hl=en 2-C 2012-06-12 and never looked back, scoring 88 times while losing just three games in regulation. Giorgio Chinaglia scored 34 goals and 79 points, setting league records in the process. He did not win regular season MVP honors, however. That award went to New England's Mike Flanagan, who scored 30 goals and 68 points while leading the Tea Men to an unlikely ASC East title. At the age of 36, Alan Hinton of Vancouver set a league record of his own with 30 assists.Pentz Matt In his own endearing way, Alan Hinton deals with cancer battle February 13, 2015 Seattle Times http://seattletimes.com/html/sounders/2025695980_soundershinton14xml.html 2015-02-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150215072437/http://seattletimes.com/html/sounders/2025695980_soundershinton14xml.html 2015-02-15 Still, the Cosmos needed a major rally to beat the Minnesota Kicks in the NSC playoffs. The Kicks won the first game by an extraordinary 9–2 score behind Alan Willey's five goals,Willey's Five Goals Propel Kicks August 15, 1978 Ocala Star-Banner https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JrJPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vQUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3863,4066077&dq=cosmos+kicks&hl=en 5B 2012-06-12 but the Cosmos won Game 2, 4–0, back at Giants Stadium. The resulting mini-game went to a shootout, and Carlos Alberto and Franz Beckenbauer scored goals to keep the Cosmos alive.Express Fall To Strikers In OT August 17, 1978 Lakeland Ledger https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3pFNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CfsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3678,5361003&dq=express+strikers&hl=en 4D 2012-06-12 The Portland Timbers were shut out over both games of the National Conference final,Cosmos Cut Up Timbers August 24, 1978 Evening Independent https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MExQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rlgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6697,2177092&dq=timbers+cosmos&hl=en 2-C 2012-06-12 and the Tampa Bay Rowdies were beaten before 74,901 fans at Giants Stadium in the Soccer Bowl.Tierney Mike Cosmos Spoil Rowdies' Bid For Crown August 28, 1978 St. Petersburg Times https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dmlQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NloDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4726,4218724&dq=timbers+cosmos&hl=en 1A 2012-06-12 The Cosmos became the first back-to-back champions in NASL history. After the season the Colorado Caribous would move to Atlanta,Sale Of NASL Caribous Approved October 4, 1978 Sarasota Herald-Tribune https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=miMhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iGcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1580,1859088&dq=nasl+atlanta&hl=en 4-D 2012-06-12 while the Oakland Stompers would move to Edmonton just two months before the start of the 1979 NASL season.NASL owners okay move to Edmonton February 23, 1979 Lewiston Morning Tribune https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d71eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6067,8404990&dq=nasl+edmonton&hl=en 7B 2012-06-12 The Stompers had drawn over 32,000 for their opening game at the Oakland Coliseum,Shootout Thriller: 32,000 See Stompers Edge Earthquakes April 3, 1978 The Modesto Bee https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ekohAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LIEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=851,1153310&dq=stompers&hl=en B-3 2012-06-12 but were drawing crowds under 10,000 by the end of the season. The Caribous had the worst record in the league and only drew one crowd bigger than 10,000 the entire year. Regular season W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, BP = Bonus Points, Pts = Point System 6 points for a win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game. #B3B7FF darkgray-Premiers (most points). #ccffcc darkgray-Other playoff teams. American Conference Eastern Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home RoadNew England Tea Men (2)191162395116510-59-6Tampa Bay Rowdies (4)181263485716511-47-8Fort Lauderdale Strikers (7)161450594714312-34-11Philadelphia Fury (8)12184058391117-85-10 Central Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home RoadDetroit Express (1)201068365617610-510-5 Chicago Sting (5)12185764511237-85-10 Memphis Rogues10204358411018-72-13 Houston Hurricane1020376136965-105-10 Western Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road San Diego Sockers (3)181263565616412-36-9California Surf (6)13174349371159-64-11Oakland Stompers12183459311037-85-10San Jose Earthquakes822368135834-114-11 National Conference Eastern Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home RoadCosmos (1)24688396821214-110-5Washington Diplomats (5)161455474914511-45-10Toronto Metros-Croatia (7)16145847481449-67-8Rochester Lancers141647524713110-54-11 Central Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home RoadMinnesota Kicks (3)171358435415611-46-9Tulsa Roughnecks (6)151549464213211-44-11Dallas Tornado14165153471319-65-10Colorado Caribous822346633815-103-12 Western Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road Vancouver Whitecaps (2)24668295519913-211-4Portland Timbers (4)201050364716713-27-8Seattle Sounders (8)151550454813811-44-11 Los Angeles Aztecs921366934883-126-9 NASL League Leaders Scoring GP = Games Played, G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points Player Team GP G A PtsITA Giorgio Chinaglia Cosmos 30 34 11 79ENG Mike Flanagan New England Tea Men 28 30 8 68ENG Trevor Francis Detroit Express 20 22 10 54ENG Kevin Hector Vancouver Whitecaps 28 21 10 52ENG Rodney Marsh Tampa Bay Rowdies 26 18 16 52ENG Jeff Bourne Dallas Tornado 30 21 8 50 GER Karl-Heinz Granitza Chicago Sting 22 19 9 47ENG Alan Willey Minnesota Kicks 30 21 3 45 YUG 1945 Ivan Lukačević Toronto Metros-Croatia 17 16 5 37 ENG David Irving Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 16 5 37 CAN Bob Lenarduzzi Vancouver Whitecaps 29 10 17 37YUG Vladislav Bogićević Cosmos 30 10 17 37 Goalkeeping Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; SO = Shutouts Player Team GP Min GA GAA W L SOENG Phil Parkes Vancouver Whitecaps 29 2650 28 0.95 23 6 10TUR Erol Yasin Cosmos 22 1916 24 1.13 17 5 6ENG Mick PoolePortland Timbers 30 2783 36 1.16 20 10 9ENG Steve Hardwick Detroit Express 30 2734 36 1.19 20 10 9 ENG Kevin Keelan New England Tea Men 29 2609 36 1.24 18 11 7USA Winston DuBose Tampa Bay Rowdies 15 1352 19 1.27 8 7 4CAN Željko Bilecki Toronto Metros-Croatia 17 1550 23 1.34 10 7 6USA Dave Jokerst California Surf 17 1574 24 1.37 9 8 6 ENG Colin Boulton Tulsa Roughnecks 28 2531 39 1.39 17 11 10 CAN Tony Chursky Seattle Sounders 28 2617 41 1.41 14 14 9 NASL All-Stars First Team   Position   Second Team Honorable Mention ENG Kevin Keelan, New England GUSA Alan Mayer, San DiegoNIR Bill Irwin, WashingtonBRA Carlos Alberto, Cosmos DCAN Bruce Wilson, Chicago ENG Maurice Whittle, Fort LauderdaleWAL Mike England, Seattle DHAI 1964 Arsene Auguste, Tampa BayUSA Werner Roth, CosmosENG Ray Evans, California DENG John Craven, VancouverSCO Jim Steele, WashingtonENG Chris Turner, New England DENG Alan Merrick, MinnesotaUSA Dave D'Errico, New EnglandGER Franz Beckenbauer, Cosmos MYUG 1945 Vladislav Bogićević, Cosmos RSA 1928 Ace Ntsoelengoe, MinnesotaIRL Gerry Daly, New England MENG Alan Ball, Philadelphia NIR George Best, Fort Lauderdale ENG Rodney Marsh, Tampa Bay MENG Ray Hudson, Fort Lauderdale HUN József Horváth, RochesterENG Mike Flanagan, New England FENG Steve Hunt, CosmosENG Dennis Tueart, Cosmos ENG Trevor Francis, Detroit FRSA 1928 Steve Wegerle, Tampa BayGER Karl-Heinz Granitza, ChicagoITA Giorgio Chinaglia, Cosmos FENG Kevin Hector, VancouverBER Clyde Best, Portland • DEN Jorgen Kristensen, Chicago Playoffs 1978 North American Soccer League playoffs The first round and the Soccer Bowl were single game match ups, while the conference semifinals and championships were all two-game series.1979 Official North American Soccer League Guide 1979 367 Bracket American Conference National Conference Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Championships Soccer Bowl '78 25 150px A1 Detroit Express 1 A8 Philadelphia Fury 0 A2 New England Tea Men 1 A7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3 A3 San Diego Sockers 2 A6 California Surf 1 A4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 A5 Chicago Sting 1 N1 Cosmos 5 N8 Seattle Sounders 2 N3 Minnesota Kicks 3 N6 Tulsa Roughnecks 1 N2 Vancouver Whitecaps 4 N7 Toronto Metros-Croatia 0 N4 Portland Timbers 2 N5 Washington Diplomats 1 A1 Detroit Express 1 A7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 A3 San Diego Sockers 1 A4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 N1 Cosmos 2 N3 Minnesota Kicks 1 N2 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 N4 Portland Timbers 2 A7 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 A4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 N1 Cosmos 2 N4 Portland Timbers 0 A4 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 N1 Cosmos 3 Conference Quarterfinals August 8Detroit Express1–0Philadelphia FuryPontiac Silverdome • 22,456 August 9New England Tea Men1–3Fort Lauderdale StrikersSchaefer Stadium • 18,672 August 8San Diego Sockers2–1California SurfSan Diego Stadium • 6,238 August 8Tampa Bay Rowdies3–1Chicago StingTampa Stadium • 26,596 August 9Cosmos5–2Seattle SoundersGiants Stadium • 47,780 August 10Minnesota Kicks3–1Tulsa RoughnecksMetropolitan Stadium • 36,478 August 9Vancouver Whitecaps4–0Toronto Metros-CroatiaEmpire Stadium • 30,811 August 9Portland Timbers2–1 (OT)Washington DiplomatsCivic Stadium • 14,230 Conference semifinals In 1978, if a playoff series was tied after two games, a 30 minute, golden goal, mini-game was played. If neither team scored in the mini-game, they would move on to a shoot-out to determine a series winner. *Teams were re-seeded for the Conference Semifinals based on regular season point totals. This affected only one of the four series; Tampa Bay versus San Diego.Rosenblatt Richard Complicated Playoffs May Kick Out Best NASL Team August 16, 1978 Sarasota Herald-Tribune https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IP4jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hmcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6539,212651&dq=nasl+record+shootout&hl=en 1-C 2013-07-03 Higher seedLower seedGame 1Game 2Mini-game(lower seed hosts Game 1)Detroit Express - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–4 (SO, 2–3) 1–0 0–1 August 13 • Lockhart Stadium • 11,517August 16 • Pontiac Silverdome • 32,219*Tampa Bay Rowdies - San Diego Sockers 1–0 1–2 1–0 August 14 • San Diego Stadium • 8,014August 17 • Tampa Stadium • 32,495Cosmos - Minnesota Kicks 2–9 4–0 1– 0 (SO, 2–1) August 14 • Metropolitan Stadium • 45,863August 16 • Giants Stadium • 60,199Vancouver Whitecaps - Portland Timbers 0–1 1–2 x August 12 • Civic Stadium • 16,437August 16 • Empire Stadium • 32,266 Conference Championships Higher seedLower seedGame 1Game 2Mini-game(lower seed hosts Game 1)Tampa Bay Rowdies - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–3 3–1 1–0 (SO, 2–1) August 20 • Lockhart Stadium • 16,286August 23 • Tampa Stadium • 37,249Cosmos - Portland Timbers 1–0 4–0 x August 18 • Civic Stadium • 24,515August 23 • Giants Stadium • 65,287 Soccer Bowl '78 Soccer Bowl '78 August 27 4:00 pm EDT Cosmos 3–1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/319023950/?terms=scoring%2BRowdies Tampa Bay Rowdies Tueart 30:42 Iarusci, Hunt Chinaglia 44:38 Tueart 76:49 Iarusci, Roth Mirandinha 73:34 Robb Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 74,901 Jim Highet (Canada) 1978 NASL Champions: Cosmos Playoff Statistics Mini-games are not counted as games played when compiling individual statistics. They are included in the minutes played category. Scoring GP = Games Played, G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points Player Team GP G A PtsENG Dennis Tueart Cosmos 6 6 5 17ENG Alan Willey Minnesota Kicks 3 7 0 14ITA Giorgio Chinaglia Cosmos 6 5 2 12ENG David Irving Fort Lauderdale Strikers 5 5 0 10 ENG Rodney Marsh Tampa Bay Rowdies 5 3 3 9 Goalkeeping Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; SO = Shutouts Player Team GP Min GA GAA W L SOENG Phil Parkes Vancouver Whitecaps 3 270 3 1.00 1 2 1USA Alan Mayer San Diego Sockers 3 225 3 1.00 1 1 0ENG Steve Hardwick Detroit Express 3 306 4 1.33 2 1 2 ENG Mick Poole Portland Timbers 5 457 8 1.60 3 2 1 USA Winston DuBose Tampa Bay Rowdies 6 574 10 1.67 3 3 1 Post season awards Most Valuable Player: ENG Mike Flanagan, New England Coach of the Year: ENG Tony Waiters, Vancouver Rookie of the Year: USA Gary Etherington, Cosmos North American Player of the Year: CAN Bob Lenarduzzi, VancouverNASL all-star team picked August 26, 1978 Ellensburg Daily Record https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=860&dat=19780826&id=1YRUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MI8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1680,3577995 8 2013-07-02 Team attendance totals TeamGamesTotalAveragehttp://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?page_id=496 Attendance Project: NASL Kenn Tomasch March 3, 2023 August 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120806220915/http://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?page_id=496 bot: unknownCosmos15717,84247,856Minnesota Kicks15462,90430,860Seattle Sounders15338,67722,578Tampa Bay Rowdies15271,85618,124Vancouver Whitecaps15235,86615,724San Jose Earthquakes15214,77714,318Detroit Express15182,90612,194New England Tea Men15180,95412,064Oakland Stompers15178,94111,929Portland Timbers15177,04911,803Tulsa Roughnecks15168,83411,256California Surf15167,56911,171Washington Diplomats15161,74110,783Fort Lauderdale Strikers15157,18810,479Los Angeles Aztecs15139,5149,301Memphis Rogues15135,4829,032Dallas Tornado15128,1498,543Philadelphia Fury15121,1278,075Houston Hurricane15116,2477,750Colorado Caribous15111,2667,418Rochester Lancers15101,4026,760Toronto Metros-Croatia1593,5016,233San Diego Sockers1577,1855,146Chicago Sting1569,2674,618Overall3604,710,24413,084 References 30em 1979 Official North American Soccer League Guide North American Soccer League 1979 New York NASL: A Complete Record of the North American Soccer League Jose Colin Breedon Books 1989 Derby, England North American Soccer League Encyclopedia Jose Colin St. Johann Press 2003 Haworth, New Jersey Soccer In A Football World Wangerin David Temple University Press 2008 Philadelphia External links The Year in American Soccer – 1978 Chris Page's NASL Archive Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) seasons 1 Category:1978 in Canadian soccer