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FORT WORTH, Texas — In the aftermath of my first Supporting Local Soccer post on the Fort Worth Vaqueros, the team and the supporters’ group both reached out to me to have me back at another game on June 16. I gladly accepted. Tonight, I’m making my second trip...
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The USL season has passed the 75 percent point and we’re into the final weeks of the season. That means the playoff race is heating up! And yet, because of the sheer madness that is the USL, no team has been eliminated from the playoffs yet, and only...
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Canada has announced that, at long last, the country is building a national, professional, Division I league of its own. Here’s everything we know so far about the league, the teams announced for next season and how the league will operate. First up, the league itself. The Canadian Premier...
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — My third “Supporting Local Soccer” adventure takes me on the farthest trip yet: 338 miles and roughly five hours northeast from Dallas to Little Rock. I’m here to check out the Little Rock Rangers’ season-ending doubleheader. This trip technically began back in November 2017. I...
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ATLANTA — Ah, All-Star week. That time of year when we get to watch a team of MLS star players take on some international powerhouse club, while the up-and-coming Homegrown stars play some major club’s youth team. It’s all a great time, and a great opportunity for MLS fans...
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On July 30, the US Premiership officially launched via a pair of Facebook posts. The first was a bit light on information, but the second revealed that the organization has purchased the Texas Premier Soccer League, a semi-pro league affiliated with US Club Soccer, and that the owner and...
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On July 6, I posted a Twitter poll asking which of four ideas I should write up next. The people answered, with “UPSL explained” getting 50 percent of the vote. So, let’s do this. The United Premier Soccer League is one of the more interesting, and downright confusing, leagues...
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During a live event/press conference with the Miami Herald’s editorial board, Jorge Mas revealed that the New England Revolution are building a soccer stadium “right next to Boston Garden.” Jump to roughly the 1:22:00 mark in the video for Mas’ comment. Further research from Soc Takes contributor Ian Foster indicated...
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KEENE, Texas — My first Supporting Local Soccer post on visiting the Fort Worth Vaqueros went over really, really well, and in the aftermath, several teams reached out to me to visit one of their games. One of these teams was Keene FC, a first-year UPSL team based in...
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On Sept. 21, 2017, the Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Arena Soccer League issued a statement that they were taking the 2017-18 MASL season off. Since then, there has been no activity anywhere from the team. Nothing on Twitter, Facebook or the team website. I’ve been anxiously awaiting any...
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Video review has made its way to the 2018 World Cup and brought with it the same sort of controversy we’ve seen in league play. The system is still only used for four key events: goals, penalty kicks, red cards and mistaken identity. We often hear the defining criteria...
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The World Cup has reached the knockout rounds with upsets galore and many a favored contender heading home early. But you probably knew that already. Instead of using some weird metric to rank and/or predict the World Cup, I’ve been itching to get back to my bread and butter:...
FORT WORTH, Texas — In the aftermath of my first Supporting Local Soccer post on the Fort Worth Vaqueros, the team and the supporters’ group both reached out to me to have me back at another game on June 16. I gladly accepted. Tonight, I’m making my second trip...
The USL season has passed the 75 percent point and we’re into the final weeks of the season. That means the playoff race is heating up! And yet, because of the sheer madness that is the USL, no team has been eliminated from the playoffs yet, and only...
Canada has announced that, at long last, the country is building a national, professional, Division I league of its own. Here’s everything we know so far about the league, the teams announced for next season and how the league will operate. First up, the league itself. The Canadian Premier...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — My third “Supporting Local Soccer” adventure takes me on the farthest trip yet: 338 miles and roughly five hours northeast from Dallas to Little Rock. I’m here to check out the Little Rock Rangers’ season-ending doubleheader. This trip technically began back in November 2017. I...
ATLANTA — Ah, All-Star week. That time of year when we get to watch a team of MLS star players take on some international powerhouse club, while the up-and-coming Homegrown stars play some major club’s youth team. It’s all a great time, and a great opportunity for MLS fans...
On July 30, the US Premiership officially launched via a pair of Facebook posts. The first was a bit light on information, but the second revealed that the organization has purchased the Texas Premier Soccer League, a semi-pro league affiliated with US Club Soccer, and that the owner and...
On July 6, I posted a Twitter poll asking which of four ideas I should write up next. The people answered, with “UPSL explained” getting 50 percent of the vote. So, let’s do this. The United Premier Soccer League is one of the more interesting, and downright confusing, leagues...
During a live event/press conference with the Miami Herald’s editorial board, Jorge Mas revealed that the New England Revolution are building a soccer stadium “right next to Boston Garden.” Jump to roughly the 1:22:00 mark in the video for Mas’ comment. Further research from Soc Takes contributor Ian Foster indicated...
KEENE, Texas — My first Supporting Local Soccer post on visiting the Fort Worth Vaqueros went over really, really well, and in the aftermath, several teams reached out to me to visit one of their games. One of these teams was Keene FC, a first-year UPSL team based in...
On Sept. 21, 2017, the Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Arena Soccer League issued a statement that they were taking the 2017-18 MASL season off. Since then, there has been no activity anywhere from the team. Nothing on Twitter, Facebook or the team website. I’ve been anxiously awaiting any...
Video review has made its way to the 2018 World Cup and brought with it the same sort of controversy we’ve seen in league play. The system is still only used for four key events: goals, penalty kicks, red cards and mistaken identity. We often hear the defining criteria...
The World Cup has reached the knockout rounds with upsets galore and many a favored contender heading home early. But you probably knew that already. Instead of using some weird metric to rank and/or predict the World Cup, I’ve been itching to get back to my bread and butter:...