Share: When FIFA confirmed Brazil as the site of the 2014 World Cup in 2007, the BBC reported that celebrations broke out throughout the country. Now with the current protests in Brazil, some are questioning the wisdom of allowing certain countries to host the World Cup based on economic factors. Are these critics claiming that GDP should be a qualifying factor to host the World Cup? If so, Brazil’s GDP is the seventh largest in the world according to the World Bank. How does Brazil …
Lancers’ goalie recognized
This season Perez set the Lancer record as the all-time leader in saves (183) and shutouts (10).
Men’s soccer gets eliminated in first round playoffs
After making two spectacular leaping saves, goalie Gaetano Perez, who made seven saves in all during the game, couldn’t turn away the goal that ended the Lancers’ season.
Men’s soccer head for playoffs
On Friday the men’s soccer team dominated El Camino College Compton Center with a final score of 5-2 at home in Robinson Stadium. But more importantly they finish 7thin Southern California, sending them to the first round of the playoffs.
Women’s soccer finish their season by dominating ECC Compton Center
The Lancers so dominated their last season game against El Camino College Compton Center that Pasadena’s goalkeeper, Angie Ulmer, only touched the ball once, in the second half, with her foot.
No home field for men’s soccer during playoffs
Unfortunately, the Lancers, who finished above .500 with a and an 8-6-7 record, will not technically have home field advantage even when they will be the “home” team.
Men’s soccer inches closer to playoff berth
Defense was the name of the game on Tuesday afternoon for the men’s soccer team, as it took on one of the best teams in the Cerritos College Falcons and came away happily with a 1-1 tie.
Women’s soccer tie Mt. Sac
With only two games left to play, everything counts, and the Lancers held out against a tough Mt. San Antonio College team to walk away with a 1-1 draw at home in Robinson Field on Friday.
Women’s soccer tie Long Beach
The Lancers broke out of the starting gate against Long Beach Friday by pressuring up top in search of the goal they eventually found. Then they sat back and defended but unfortunately they could not preserve the shut out and the game ended in a 1-1 tie.
Women’s soccer ties ELAC in nail-biter
After starting out lackadaisical against East Los Angeles College, the women’s soccer team picked up the its pace in the second half and thanks to the Lancer’s goalie Angie Ulmer and held on for a 1-1 tie.