International Soccer Tournament
By Zakaria Alghamdi

An international soccer tournament held on Sunday April 12, 2015 Springturf Field, in front of the Kibbie Dome, from 10 a.m. to 4 a.m. It was organized by the International Program Office.

The tournament is annual it was first started in 2002, now held every spring. Last spring there was cooperation between the University of Idaho and Washington State University. They made one big tournament between the two universities and the winner was the University of Idaho.

This spring, the sponsor for the tournament were the International Program Office, the Saudi Arabian Culture Mission, and the Saudi Students Club. There were ten teams: two from Saudi Arabia, two from Brazil, one Korean, one African, one African, and four other teams mixed from those countries. It is a one-day tournament and the final was held on Wednesday, April 15th.

The final game was between two Saudi teams: Students Club 1 (SSC 1) and Saudi Students Club 2 (SSC 2). And the winner was SSC 1. Barjes Alruwili, a player on SSC 1 announced before the tournament, "We have two Saudi teams whose will play in this tournament. They are strong and prepared well. We practiced very hard. We will get the trophy."

This is the biggest tournament on University of Idaho. Soccer fans can meet people from different countries, there is free food and valuable prizes. For more participating next year, contact hding@uidaho.edu or visit the IPO office.