Rintaro Miyawaki will play NCAA Division 1 soccer after committing to Merrimack College. The former MP United Football Club midfielder chose Merrimack College, which plays in the Northeast Conference, after also getting offers from Iona College and College of Staten Island. “I’m looking forward to attending Merrimack. I also got offers form Iona and CSI but I decided on Merrimack because it seemed like the right fit for me,” he said in a social media message to Saipan Tribune

Officials of the two women’s teams that played an exhibition match at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville last Monday welcomed the positive signs they saw from their respective squads. Angie Ito, who coached the NMI Women’s U18 National Team that forced the Women’s All-Star to a draw, 4-4, recognized the commitment of her young crew to the team, as they held their ground against an experienced opponent. “The U18 squad played well together. It was their first time to

The Northern Mariana Islands Football Association will be hosting back-to-back exhibition games beginning this Sunday at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville. First up is the NMI Men’s U19 National Team and Men’s All-Star tiff set for Jan. 23 at 4:30pm, while the other exhibition match featuring the NMI Women’s U18 National Team and the Women’s All-Star will be played on Jan. 24 at 6:30pm. The official roster for the NMI Men’s U19 National Team hasn’t been announced,

(NMIFA) — The Northern Mariana Islands Football Association hosted a forum dubbed “Let’s Talk: College and Soccer,” to provide local players insights on creating pathways for themselves. Guinevere Borja, Sunjoon Tenorio, and Joshua Abragan —NMI national team members and are now competing in the collegiate level — were the presenters at the forum for the NMI national team pool players held Tuesday, Jan. 4, in the conference room of the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. The three shar

The Northern Mariana Islands Football Association hosted a forum dubbed “Let’s Talk: College and Soccer,” providing NMI players insights on creating pathways for themselves. Guinevere Borja, Sunjoon Tenorio, and Joshua Abragan—NMI national team members and are now competing in the collegiate level—were the presenters at the forum for the NMI national team pool players held last Tuesday, Jan. 4, at the conference room of the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. The three shared their per

The Northern Mariana Islands Football Association hosted a forum dubbed “Let’s Talk College and Soccer” for the NMI national team pool players last Tuesday, January 4, at the conference room of the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. Guinevere Borja, Sunjoon Tenorio, and Joshua Abragan, who played for the NMI national team and now are competing in the collegiate level, were the presenters at the forum. They shared their personal experience in college as students and players, how they m