Soccer Matches and Training

Various soccer activities, showcasing players in matches and training sessions, promoting teamwork and athletic performance.

Soccer players training on field, Cape Town, South Africa

Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Soldiers participate in a soccer match, Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, 7 June, 2022. KATUSA Friendship Week is hosted annually to facilitate unit cohesion, solidify friendship and foster a cultural understanding between both countries.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 7th Infantry Division compete in the soccer competition for 7ID's Week of the Bayonet at the intramural sports fields on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 19, 2022. 7ID, known as the Bayonet Division, celebrated its heritage, history and lineage with a week of camaraderie and competition including sports, combatives, best squad, brostrum, and culinary warrior competitions. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Chandler Coats)

Soccer players training on field, Cape Town, South Africa

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U.S. service members and Royal Saudi Air Force service members compete in a soccer match at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 24, 2022. The U.S. team was a Joint Force team made up of Airmen and Soldiers. RSAF won the match three to two.

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Happy soccer team winning match on field

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Football match for children and youth team, artificial turf, Luebbenau, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

A U.S. service member takes a shot at the Royal Saudi Air Forces goal during a soccer match at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 24, 2022. The U.S. team was a Joint Force team made up of Airmen and Soldiers. RSAF won the match three to two.

UK, Rear view of female soccer goalie defending goal

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220701-N-MM912-1233 PEARL HARBOR (July 1, 2022) Air-Traffic Controller 2nd Class Jason Avila, middle-right, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), dribbles the ball during a soccer game against Peruvian sailors on Ward Field at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring to safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 2, 2022) - Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) personnel participate in a soccer game with former Solomon Islands national soccer team members during PP22. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

U.S. Army Soldiers compete against South Koreas 2002 Olympic World Cup Soccer Team at the USAG Humphreys middle school field, July 11, 2022. The event was held to strengthen comradery and friendship between the United States military and South Korea.

Combined teams of KATUSA and U.S. Soldiers participate in a soccer tournament at Balboni Field during KATUSA & U.S. Soldier Friendship week at Camp Humphreys, June 9, 2022. Friendship week is held to promote friendship and cross-cultural understanding between KATUSA and U.S. Soldiers and celebrate the anniversary of the KATUSA Program which was developed during the Korean War.

220629-N-XL376-1149 PEARL HARBOR (June 29, 2022) - Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) participate in a soccer match with Sailors assigned to Chilean Navy frigate CNS Almirante Lynch (FF 07) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, June 29. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug 4 in and around Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

220901-N-TT639-1466 SINGAPORE (Sept. 1, 2022) - Sailors assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) participate in a soccer match against Jollilads Football Club in Singapore Sept. 1, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Soccer ball youth game and training, in front of the goal, Stadion der Voelkerfreundschaft, Luebben, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Members Of Male High School Soccer Playing Match

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Aug. 18, 2022) Sailors participate in a soccer match as part of Surface Line Week. The two-week competition highlights professional and athletic skills of members of the Surface Warfare community in San Diego while enhancing comradery and team building.

African boys playing a game of soccer (football) in a park in Soweto Township, South Africa

220901-N-TT639-1448 SINGAPORE (Sept. 1, 2022) - Seaman Josh Anderson, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), participates in a soccer match against Jollilads Football Club in Singapore Sept. 1, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

partido de futbol benjamin entre F.C Espanya y Pla B, Porreres, Mallorca, Spain.

Participants of the Quantico Crossroads Cup hosted by the Marine Corps Community Services Quantico chase after a soccer ball during a 7v7 soccer tournament at Butler Stadium on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 1, 2023. Intramural sports enhance individual morale and unit esprit de corps while promoting teamwork and cooperation through friendly competition.

Soccer player walking with teammates on field

220701-N-N0842-6004-ID PEARL HARBOR (July 1, 2022) - Indonesian Navy Sailors play a soccer match against Chilean Navy Sailors during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Indonesian Navy photo by Lt. Wahyu Widadi)

U.S. Marines with the USMC Rugby Team, play a scrimmage game on Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, June 21, 2022. The USMC Rugby Team is one of the many teams from the Marine Corps Sports Programs, which enables exceptional Marine athletes to compete and play sports they are passionate about and enhance the fitness and resilience of Marines.

U.S. Army Soldiers compete against South Koreas 2002 Olympic World Cup Soccer Team at the USAG Humphreys middle school field, July 11, 2022. The event was held to strengthen comradery and friendship between the United States military and South Korea.

Children boys playing soccer, open school field.

Happy soccer players applauding on sunny day

Cedric Hardy, right, kicks a soccer ball between games of the first-ever Multinational Soccer Tournament at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air base, Romania, April 9

Mali's Oumou Kone drives through to score in match 15 with Mali v Netherlands at the 13th Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) World Women's Military Football Championship hosted by Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washingon. This year's championship features teams from the United States, Belgium, Cameroon, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Mali, Netherlands, and South Korea. (Department of Defense Photo by Mr. Steven Dinote, released).

U.S. service members deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, competed in an Air Force versus Army soccer game, Aug. 21, 2022. Army beat AF with a final score of 5-3. Joint Force morale events enhance trust and interoperability between sister branches in USCENTCOMs area of responsibility.

220630-N-DF558-1168 PEARL HARBOR (June 30, 2022) Senior Chief Logistics Specialist Walter Murillo, from Miami, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), takes a goal kick during a soccer game with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) on Ward Field at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring to safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

A U.S. service member looks to pass the ball during a soccer match at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 24, 2022. The U.S. team was a Joint Force team made up of Airmen and Soldiers. RSAF won the match three to two.

A Soldier assigned to 3rd Infantry Division runs to kick the ball in a game of soccer during Marne Week on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Nov. 30, 2022. Sports like soccer are played during Marne Week to celebrate the history of the Rock of the Marne and to encourage Soldiers to keep the Not Fancy, Just Tough mindset.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Infantry Division Artillery, compete in ultimate football during the 1st Infantry Divisions Victory Action Wellness week at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, Aug. 2, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division Artillery is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

Girls football and autumn colour, The Oval, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand

Royal Saudi Air Force service members steal the ball off a U.S. service member during a soccer match at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 24, 2022. The U.S. team was a Joint Force team made up of Airmen and Soldiers. RSAF won the match three to two.

Boys playing soccer in Regina Saskatchewan

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Division face off in a Football match in Normandy, France, June 6, 2022. The 101st Abn. Div. took the lead in the first half, but the 82nd Abn. Div. pushed through in the 4th quarter for a final score of 40 to 32.

A soccer player takes a penalty kick against a goalkeeper

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lavrick Mulla, an automotive maintenance technician with 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Sgt. Adom Quaye, an aviation electronic micro/miniature component and cable repair technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 29, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing compete for control of the soccer ball during the 2023 Armed Forces Mens Soccer Championship at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 5, 2023. The All-Marine sports teams allow exceptional Marine athletes to participate in the sports they are passionate about and promote friendly competition and unity between services.

U.S. Navy members and U.S. Air Force members play in a soccer championship on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 5, 2022. The Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two-Five won the soccer game against the 36th Medical Group after a three month long season of soccer tournaments.

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (July 30, 2022) - U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) participate in a community outreach soccer game with Palawan Football Club (F.C.) members during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Referee Handing Out a Red Card

Soccer player passing a slalom course

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Happy soccer players having fun on field

Man stood on rugby pitch preparing penalty kick

Staff Sgt. Prince Ads Nti, Sustainment Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, CBRN NCOIC, dribbles the soccer ball past his opponent during a Korean and U.S. soccer game held at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys Middle School field July 11, 2022. The event was held to strengthen comradery and friendship between the United States military and South Korea.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jun 12, 2022) - The Yokosuka Youngsters Football club greets the National Defense Academy of Japan soccer team before a match. The Yokosuka Youngsters Football Club are an unofficial team of players representing inclusion with a range of ages, nationalities, military status, cultures, and experiences onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleets forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

220630-N-NB544-1088 PEARL HARBOR (June 30, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) go compete in a soccer tournament during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, June 30. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

A player from a Bulgarian team composed of referees from the Yambol Soccer Union, kicks a soccer ball during a soccer match against the NSTA Strikers, a team composed of U.S. Army Soldiers stationed at Novo Selo Training Area, in Yambol, Bulgaria, May 13, 2022. The U.S. is honored to participate in friendly competition and cultural events that strengthens ties with Bulgaria, a steadfast and gracious host to U.S. Army Soldiers, and to continue our long-term relationship with this strategic ally.

220901-N-TT639-1475 SINGAPORE (Sept. 1, 2022) - Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Cristian Torres, from Houston, center, assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) kicks a soccer ball during a soccer match against Jollilads Football Club in Singapore Sept. 1, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

220630-N-EQ038-1081 PEARL HARBOR (June 30, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) go head-to-head with Republic of Korea Sailors in a soccer tournament during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Young football players after the match in front of evening sky, Germany, Europe

Frances Morgane Duporge makes a scoring drive during a game against Netherlands in the 13th CISM (International Military Sports Council) World Military Womens Football Championship in Meade, Washington July 12, 2022. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

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Boys Playing On The Football Pitch Close To The Iran Border In Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq

Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir of Juventus scoring a goal during the second leg of the womens Coppa Italias semifinal football math between Juventus Women and Inter Women on 11 March 2023 at Juventus Training Ground in Vinovo near Turin, Italy Photo Nderim Kaceli

Members of the 319th Reconnaissance Wing cheer for a teammate Oct. 17, 2022, during the griffin challenge soccer game at the fitness center field house on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The griffin challenge games are competition events between airmen and base leadership meant to boost morale and build camaraderie.

Teen soccer player about to strike the ball on a free kick

Youth soccer player in blue kicking ball during game

Athletes from the Marine Corps, Navy, Army and Air Force, line up during the opening ceremony of the 2023 Armed Forces Mens Soccer Championship at Paige Field House on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 5, 2023. The championship will take place on Camp Pendleton from the 5th to the 11th of April.

Servicemembers assigned to the Germany Patriot Mission Kahramanmaras, watch a soccer game Nov., 8, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The U.S. Air Force, Turkish Air Force, the 1st Netherlands Ballistic Missile Defense Task Force and Germany PMK participated in six soccer games.

Men playing football, settlement of the poorer population outside Fes, Morocco, Africa

U.S. Army Capt. Kailey Utley passes the ball in a match against Ireland during the 13th CISM (International Military Sports Council) World Military Womens Football Championship in Meade, Washington July 19, 2022. The U.S. Armed Forces Womens Soccer Team beat Ireland 5-0.

Football youth teams playing at a tournament, Strandfontain, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

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Cheerful soccer team winning match on sunny day

U.S. Army Pfc. Richard Turatsinze assigned to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, dribbles the ball past defenders during a soccer match at Yambol, Bulgaria, May 13, 2022. The soccer match was an exhibition match hosted by a Bulgarian team composed of referees from the Yambol Soccer Union against the NSTA Strikers, a team composed of U.S. Army Soldiers stationed at Novo Selo Training Area. The U.S. is honored to participate in friendly competition and cultural events that strengthens ties with Bulgaria, a steadfast and gracious host to U.S. Army Soldiers, and to continue our long-term relationship with this strategic ally.

Alexander Bittroff (1.FC Magdeburg) -DFB DFL Football 2nd Bundesliga Season 2022-2023 Test match Grün Weiß Ilsenburg against 1.FC Magdeburg in Ilsenburg

Clapping off in front of the whistle, the teams in the SBFV Cup final woman 24/25 - ESV/PSV Freiburg - FC Freiburg-St. Georgen

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UK, Girls soccer team having training in field

Boys Playing Soccer

A member of Harvard Universitys field hockey team zig-zags through cones during the maneuver under fire portion of the Marine Corps combat fitness test at a team and leadership seminar held by the Marines with Officer Selection Station Boston in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sept. 17, 2022. The field hockey team participated in the CFT which consists of an 880-meter run, ammo-can lifts, and a maneuver under fire drill. Each event was followed by teamwork and leadership talks.

Greece, Athens, 2023-01-29. Report on the organisation Yoga and Sport for Refugees, which operates not only in Athens but also in Lesbos and Paris. The association's main role is to offer free sporting activities to refugees and migrants and anyone else who wants them, regardless of nationality, age or gender. In Athens, they offer football, parkour, hip-hop, martial arts and combat sports such as boxing and taekwondo. The teachers are also refugees or asylum seekers. Photography by Martin Bertrand.Grece, Athenes, le 2023-01-29. Reportage sur lorganisation Yoga and Sport for Refugees presente a Athenes mais aussi a Lesbos et a Paris. Le rôle principal de lassociation est de proposer aux refugies et migrants ainsi qua toutes les personnes qui le desirent, sans distinction de nationalite, dage et de sexe, des activites sportives gratuites. A Athenes, ils proposent par exemple du football, du parkour, du hip-hop ainsi des arts martiaux et sports de combat comme de la boxe ou du taekw

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Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Division face off in a Football match in Normandy, France, June 6, 2022. The 101st Abn. Div. took the lead in the first half, but the 82nd Abn. Div. pushed through in the 4th quarter for a final score of 40 to 32.

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U.S. Army Soldier from 3rd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division compete in softball for Tropic Lightning Week on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Dec. 5, 2022. TLW 2022 is a week-long occurrence comprising 15 competitive events designed to build cohesion, increase morale, and celebrate the Divisions history.

South Koreas 2002 Olympic World Cup Soccer Team celebrate after a nice play during at the USAG Humphreys middle school field, July 11, 2022. The event was held to strengthen comradery and friendship between the United States military and South Korea.

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A member of the Rising Warriors basketball team attempts to steal thebasketball during a U.S.-Japan basketball tournament hosted by Marine CorpsAir Station Iwakuni Marine Corps Community Services at the Atago SportsComplex in Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21, 2022. The tournament was open toactive-duty service members and installation affiliates and was designed tobuild camaraderie within the local community.

U.S. Airmen and family members participate in a warrior fun run obstacle course at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 30, 2023. The event was part of the 50th anniversary of Operation Homecoming commemoration to honor and celebrate American prisoners of war returning from Vietnam in 1973.

Members from Tyndall and Eglin Air Force Bases soccer teams takes a group photo at Tyndall AFB, Florida, Feb. 3, 2024. The teams played a scrimmage match to prepare for the upcoming season, which begins Feb. 20. Air Force

Stressed by the referee team led by Lenny Müller, the players with run-ins on the turf for the SBFV Cup final woman 24/25 - ESV/PSV Freiburg - FC Freiburg-St. Georgen

Goalkeeper Bertram Obling from IK Sävehof Handball EHF European League season 2021-22 group stage game SC Magdeburg, IK Sävehof, Goalkeeper Bertram Obling from IK Sävehof Handball EHF European League season 2021-22 group stage game SC Magdeburg

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The two final opponents in front of the kick-off at Badnerlied for the SBFV Cup final woman 24/25 - ESV/PSV Freiburg - FC Freiburg-St. Georgen

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