(May 11, 2008) – The U10 Vardar girls won the Novi Jaguar Tournament played May 9-11.  The team went undefeated to win their bracket and advance to the finals.

In the championship game, the Vardar girls defeated Pacesetter Premier in double overtime.

Prior to the championship game on sunday (Mothers Day),  Coach Jennifer Perkins new baby girl was born. Mom and baby are doing well.

(May 5, 2008) – The Vardar U14 Girls have earned a berth to the USYSA Region II Championships. The girls have positioned themselves in a tie for first place in the MRL Premier Division Blue and will play for the MRL championship next week. With six games completed in the schedule the girls have accumulated a record of 5 wins and 1 tie and have beaten some of the nation’s most successful teams.

(April 25, 2008) – Niki Read, a member of the Vardar U16 team, has been selected to attend the U18 Women's National Team training camp to be held May 3-10 in Sunrise, FL.

Niki has been a Vardar player since U-9. She has been a Regional Team ODP player for three years and has attended three national team training events as well as an Adidas ESP camp which highlights the top 92 high school sophomores.

With her Vardar team, Niki has been part of four State Cup Championships and one Regional Championship. Her team will next represent Michigan at the June Region II Championships in Rockford, IL. She is currently coached by Demir Muftari. Niki is also verbally committed to the University of Illinois. She is a 16-year-old junior at Lake Orion High School.

(January 18 2008) – Tom Allot will have the unique pleasure of training and playing at the Chelsea Football Club.

The historic club have invited the Disney Soccer Showcase All-Stars to train at Chelsea FC and compete in the inaugural Chelsea FC Youth Cup which takes place in August 2008.

The All-Star team was selected from teams competing at the Disney Soccer Showcase. There were eighteen U16 boys selected from the participating teams.

The 64 teams will be divided into eight conferences, each comprised of eight teams based largely on geographic proximity. Each team will play approximately 30 matches during an eight-month season, with the winner of each conference playing in the Academy Finals at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Additional Development Academy program elements such as a Technical Workshop and Best Practices seminars are being finalized.

“The clubs participating in the inaugural Academy season represent a shared vision of player development and the desire to change the current landscape,” said U.S. Soccer’s Director of Coaching Education Bob Jenkins. “These clubs were selected because of their ability to implement the best development environment for our elite youth players.”