Tag Archives: Sona Walla

ATP Stars: Miles Avery called to US U-15 Boys National Team camp

Hello Miles, how are you? Doing really well. Tell us a bit about yourself, background, family and how you started playing soccer. I am 13 years old.  I was born in D.C. and started playing soccer at 4. We moved to New Your when I was about 5 years old and returned to D.C. when I was 11. Regarding my roots, my grandparents are Jamaican. What position do...
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Success at US Soccer Development Academy Futsal Showcase

Congratulations to the McLean U12 Boys Development Academy and coach Sona Walla for a superb performance at the US Soccer Development Academy North Atlantic/Metro Futsal Showcase which took place February 10-11, 2018 in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The yearly tournament gathers all the region's Development Academies for an intense two day Futsal competition. The McLean squad performed superbly in an extremely competitive tournament. Garnering many compliments...
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ATP stars shine in Barcelona international soccer tournament

When the Advanced Training Program (ATP) U12/13 squad landed in Barcelona, Spain this summer and traveled slightly north to set up quarters on the Spanish Costa Brava, it was not just to spend aimless sun-drenched days on the sands of the Mediterranean but to announce the swift progress of the beautiful game in the United States. In an international youth football tournament with over a...
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Deconstructing tactics: Real Madrid crush Bayern Munich 4-0 in Champions League semi-final

By Sona Walla - April 30th 2014 In our current ultra-rapid world where it seems all must be explained instantly and within the nanosecond, there is a troubling tendency to revert to sensationalism when searching for truth. But sensationalism and simplistic answers hardly help one understand the complexities and contradictions that tend to decide the outcome of a football match. Over time, I have come to find that...
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