Christina Kreil Speaks With CBS About Joining The U.S. Women's Amputee Soccer Team
Women's World Cup Fundraiser Christina Kreil fell in love with soccer in fifth grade and played through high school. But she did so while...
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- Jul 5
Detroit 7 News Interviews Elayna Alexandra
A local woman is overcoming a rare genetic disease to compete for Team USA. Elayna Alexandra had quite a tough childhood. She was born...
- Jun 12
Patch Highlights Christina Kreil Making The U.S. Women's World Cup Roster
(Photo By Bob McParland) Christina Kreil, a social studies teacher at Richards High School in Oak Lawn, has been selected for the U.S....
- Jun 12
U.S. Amputee Soccer Takes Part In The "Louisville Moves" Mobility Workshop
The LouCity Racing & Foundation and Hanger Clinic partnered together to host Louisville Moves, a free orthotic and prosthetic mobility...
- Jun 5
ABC World News Speaks With The American Amputee Soccer Association
"ABC News' Danny New explains why, after 40 years, the sport is finally taking off around the world." Danny New TV of ABC World News ...
- Nov 14, 2023
WGN News Covers Chicago's Amputee Soccer Team
What started with just one player has grown to nearly an entire team in just months. It’s the first-ever soccer team in Chicago for...
- Sep 1, 2023
ABC 7 NY Covers Amputee Soccer
The United States is heading for another international soccer tournament, with a team you may not have heard of. The U.S. Amputee Soccer...
- Sep 1, 2023
New England Revolution Trains With US Amputee Soccer Captain Nico Calabria
The Revolution and US Amputee Soccer Team welcomed young amputees just falling in love with the game. WBZ-TV's Juli McDonald reports. -...
- Aug 14, 2023
Laquinta Haynes Speaks With ABC 6 About Joining The First Ever U.S. Women's Amputee Soccer Team
From basketball, to softball, and even rugby, Haynes poured her focus into sports. Her talents landed her a spot on the first ever USA...
- Aug 11, 2023
Amputee Soccer x FIFA Women's World Cup
“A lot of people that have amputations or limb differences think that they can't follow their dreams or do what they want to because they...
- Aug 8, 2023
News Channel 34 Speaks With Alexia Michitti About Playing Amputee Soccer In Poland
A Vestal woman with one hand who excels at soccer is heading overseas to represent our country in a major disabled sports tournament....
- Jul 14, 2023
Sarah Evans Overcame Cancer And Has Now Joined The U.S. Women's Amputee Soccer Team
Sarah Evans is an astonishing example of how far perseverance and dedication can take you. We are glad she has decided to join our team...
- Mar 29, 2023
Fox 5 NY's Dan Bowens Attends An Amputee Soccer Camp
I brought my 7-year-old son, Mateo, to watch the team practice. He and I passed it around with the team members. Afterward, I asked him...
- Dec 17, 2022
CBS News Covers Juan Vargas' Path To Amputee Soccer
To get to his overnight job flipping burgers and making french fries at a well-known fast food restaurant in Brooklyn, Juan Vargas, 38,...
- Oct 25, 2022
ESPN Covers U.S. Amputee Soccer's 2022 World Cup Campaign
Danielle Villasana for ESPN Staged Sept. 30 to Oct. 9, the 2022 World Cup -- the 17th to be held since the first in Seattle in 1984 and...
- Oct 3, 2022
Stony Brook Discuss Amputee Soccer With Dr. Eric Lamberg & Dr. James Pierre-Glaude
When Eric Lamberg went on a mission trip to Les Cayes, Haiti, as a physical therapist in 2012, he had no idea that he was about to...
- Sep 28, 2022
US Amputee Soccer Speaks With Fox 5 NY About Preparing For 2022 World Cup
During a recent practice on Long Island, Team USA players were counting down the days until the 2022 Amputee Soccer World Cup in...
- Sep 26, 2022
Spectrum 1 News Interviews Musa Nzirimwo
Watch Video: Spectrum News Growing up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nzirimwo fell in love with the game. Limited access to proper...
- Mar 18, 2022
ABC 13 Houston Covers U.S. Amputee Soccer Preparing For The 2022 World Cup
"The fastest game on one leg," Calabria explained. "It's a beautiful game. It's still very much what people think of when they think of...
- May 18, 2019
CBS Texas Covers Amputee Soccer Training In Frisco, Texas
Photojournalist Mike Kinney shows us how the national team is doing and why they are in North Texas.
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