Carlos Bocanegra (born May 25, 1979) is an American soccer (football) player who currently plays for Fulham of the English Premiership. Although he was primarily a center back at the beginning of his pro career with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer, he has also seen time at left back with Fulham and the U.S. national team.

Quavas Kirk (born April 13, 1988 in Aurora, Illinois) is an American soccer defender who currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. Quavas Kirk was drafted by the Galaxy in the 3rd round of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, 34th overall. He made his MLS debut in 2006.

Josh Gardner (born September 14 1982, Brazosport, Texas) is an American soccer midfielder who currently plays for the Seattle Sounders in the USL First Division On the strength of a single exceptional game for the Under-20 national team, Gardner was offered a Project-40 contract before the 2004 season, which he promptly signed. He was drafted 13th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft, but saw very little playing time with the Galaxy, appearing in only two games, …

Jon Conway (born May 6, 1977, in Media, Pennsylvania) is a soccer goalkeeper for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. After playing college soccer at Rutgers University, Conway was drafted by the San Jose Earthquakes 28th in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. Conway began his professional career as the backup to Joe Cannon. He was given his chance at the starting position when Cannon left the Quakes in 2003 for France.

Josmer (Joze) Altidore (born November 6, 1989 in Livingston, New Jersey) is a Haitian-American soccer striker, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. Altidore was taken 17th overall in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft, with the MetroStars trading up to receive the selection. Altidore made his professional debut 23 August 2006 as a substitute in a 3-1 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup loss to D.C. United. He scored his first professional goal at the age of 16, …

Johnny Menyongar (born June 26, 1979 in Monrovia) is a Liberian soccer player who currently plays forward for the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the USL First Division. Menyongar spent the first six seasons of his professional career with the Minnesota Thunder, totaling 50 regular-season goals in addition to many playoff and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tallies.

Igor Vitalyevich Simutenkov (born April 3, 1973 in Moscow) is a Russian soccer player, who currently plays for Dynamo Voronezh. Simutenkov started his pro career in the old Soviet league with Dynamo Moscow in 1990. He spent the next five years with Dynamo, the last three in the Russian league, which he led in scoring with 21 goals in 1994. A transfer to Serie A's Reggiana followed, and Simutenkov spent the next five seasons in Italy (the last with Bologna), …

Greg Andrulis (born February 15, 1958 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is an American soccer coach, who was fired as the head coach of the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer in 2005 and currently coaches at George Mason University. Andrulis joined the Crew in MLS's inuagural season in 1996, and then became a top assistant to Tom Fitzgerald. Prior to joining Columbus, he was the head coach of Wright State University from 1985 to 1996.

Scott Thomas Palguta (born August 23, 1982 in Toms River, NJ) is an American professional soccer player. He was drafted by the Rochester Raging Rhinos in March, 2005 during the 2nd Round of the USL First Division College Draft. Palguta immediately earned a starting position as a defender and scored his first professional goal against the NY/NJ MetroStars on August 3, 2005 during the Third Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Tom Fitzgerald (March 14, 1951 - December 4, 2004) was an American soccer coach. Fitzgerald played soccer at the University of South Florida, where he graduated in 1974. He got his first head coaching job at Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida where he coached from 1978 to 1981. He led the team to two district championships with a 35-11-6 record. He was hired by the University of Tampa as an assistant coach in 1981 and became the team's head coach in 1987.

Lothar Osiander (born November 8, 1939 in Munich, Germany) is a U.S.-German soccer coach who has served as head coach to the U.S. national and Olympic teams as well as the Atlanta Ruckus, Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Clash. Osiander moved to the United States with his family in 1958, settling in the San Francisco area. He attended Mission High School. After graduating from high school, he first attended the City College of San Francisco, …

Pete Marino (born April 23, 1973) is an American soccer player currently playing for the Treasure Coast Galleons in the FESL; he used to play professionally as a forward for the Miami Fusion of Major League Soccer. As recently as the Open Cup in 2005, he was still playing as a striker for the amateur Cocoa Expos of the USL Premier Development League. Nicknamed "Sneaky Pete", Marino was picked by the Columbus Crew in the 12th round of the 1996 Inaugural Draft, 111th overall, …

Harry Keough is an American former soccer player who played on the United States national team in their 1–0 upset of England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He was also the coach of the St. Louis University soccer team, leading the Billikens to five NCAA Men's Soccer Championships. The Keough Award, presented each year to the outstanding St. Louis-based male and female professional or college soccer player, is named after him.

Joe Mihaljevic is a retired U.S. soccer forward. He runs a soccer camp in Folsom, California. His father, George Mihaljevic, a native of Croatia played professionally in Europe before immigrating to the U.S. He eventually settled in St. Louis, Missouri where he was the first coach of the St. Louis Stars. George also began a soccer school in St. Louis. When Mihaljevic was eight, he began learning to play at his father’s school.

John B. "Clarkie" Souza (b. July 12 1920 in Fall River, Massachusetts) is a former soccer player who earned 14 caps and scored 3 goals for the United States men's national soccer team, and played in the U.S. team's historic 1-0 victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He was selected for a World Cup All-Star team by the Brazilian sports newspaper "Mundo Esportivo", …

Chris Economides is the Managing Partner of Carolina RailHawks F.C., a USL First Division professional soccer team which will begin play at SAS Stadium in Cary, NC in the Spring of 2007. Prior to founding the Carolina Railhawks, Chris Economides was instrumental in forming the Rochester Raging Rhinos, a team in the same USL-1 division that has sprung to national prominence on the soccer scene. In his role as Chief Operating Officer and Vice President/General Manager, …