The moment you learn you are to be a parent, the name game begins. From the regal George to the hipster Pabst, parents look for names that reflect their family values and traditions.
In soccer-loving clans, it’s easy to drift towards a Leo or a Cristiano, hoping your child will channel their namesake's scoring abilities.
We all know that being voted homecoming king or queen is just a lame high school popularity contest with no implications for one’s future (say nerds like me). So which footballers in 2015 deserve a crown and the first slow dance?
Collegiate soccer programs began to truly emerge sometime in the 1980s. For women, the passage of Title IX opened up opportunities for female athletes that were only available to men playing football (the oblong type) and basketball. Men’s soccer programs have been around significantly longer (the first NCAA championship was played in 1959), but consistently take a backseat to padded football and madness of basketball.