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How An Injury Helped Me Blaze A Path Into Sports Journalism

August 4, 2025 Alberto Hernandez Soccer, Photojournalism

Ever since I can remember, I’ve had a ball in my hands or was bouncing one off my feet. As a kid, I wanted to be like my favorite American soccer player Clint Dempsey. I watched his every move. But at barely 5-feet-5-inches tall, my dream felt impossible. Until… Read the rest at our website.

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Lady Sharks Hire Two Assistant Soccer Coaches

April 3, 2024 Charles Stemmer Soccer

Miami Dade College’s fledgling soccer program, which will officially take the field for the first time this fall, has added two assistant coaches to its women’s squad. Mario Concha, who has served as an assistant coach for various Major League Soccer academy teams, and Bianca Mandrini, who played at… Read the rest at our website.

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MDC Hires Coaches To Lead Its Soccer Program

February 8, 2024 Charles Stemmer Soccer

Eight months after announcing it was resurrecting its soccer program, Miami Dade College has hired the coaches who will lead them. The College last fielded a soccer team 34 years ago. Giuseppe DePalo, who previously served as Nova Southeastern University men’s soccer coach, will fill the same role at… Read the rest at our website.

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Miami Dade College Announces Plan To Field Soccer Teams In Fall Of 2024

June 20, 2023 Juan S. Gomez Soccer

Move over Lionel Messi, soccer is coming to Miami Dade College. “Beginning fall of 2024, Miami Dade College will have men and women’s soccer,” the schools president Madeline Pumariega announced at Tuesday’s monthly Board of Trustees meeting. “And we are kicking it off.” The news comes on the heels… Read the rest at our website.

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Former MDC Soccer Champion Creates Sports Camp For Kids With Disabilities

November 16, 2018 Christian Ortega Soccer, Alum, disabilities

Antonio “Motor” Paz’s life has always revolved around soccer. Paz won a national championship in soccer at Miami Dade College in 1979. He coached the sport at Coral Gables Senior High School from 1986 to 2002 and he recently coached the Pinecrest Premier youth team. So when he looked… Read the rest at our website.

Soccer stadium illustration by Kaley Peniche.

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Miami Doesn’t Need Another Stadium

September 14, 2018 Valentina Gonzales Miami, Soccer, money, taxes, stadium

Many opinions have been put forth about the soccer stadium that David Beckham has planned on building in Miami for five years. The majority of Miami residents, however, are skeptical about his proposal. Beckham has now abandoned four properties and decided to partner with Jorge Mas, an heir and… Read the rest at our website.

Amnel Molina about to kick the ball. Soccer club

Sports North Campus

North Campus Students Form New Soccer Club

November 4, 2016 Franco Araujo Student Spotlight, Soccer, Soccer Club

Milagro Hernandez, a second-year biology major at Miami Dade College, has played soccer since she was nine years old. Her passion for the sport was ignited after the death of her father when she was a child. “I suffered from depression,” Hernandez said. Hernandez’s mother sought to get Milagro… Read the rest at our website.

Sports Kendall Campus

Soccer Fever Returns To Miami Dade College

April 21, 2015 Stephanie Alex 0 Comments Soccer, Soccer Club

As practice starts on a recent sunny afternoon at Kendall Campus’ open fields, a ball is kicked back and forth. An assortment of drills are ongoing as players from the Miami Dade College Soccer Club shuffle back and forth during warm ups. After 20 years of soccer not being… Read the rest at our website.

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