Kevin Johnston

  • Riverside 44

    Gallery: Ribbon-cutting ceremony for GPA at Riverside 44 futsal court

    INDIANAPOLIS — Global Preparatory Academy (GPA) at Riverside 44, located on Indy’s near northwest side at 2033 Sugar Grove Avenue, is now the first and only elementary school in Indiana with a futsal court. The school partnered with Indiana Futsal and IU Health on the project, and held a...
  • Ubusuku Abukusumo

    Q&A with NFPL commissioner Ubusuku Abukusumo

    A brand-new amateur futsal league has arrived in the U.S., the National Futsal Premier League (NFPL). Set to take the court in January 2019, the league plans to reach six or eight teams for its inaugural season, but officially launched with four founding clubs: the Ann Arbor Mudpuppies, Lansing City...
  • Zach Steinberger

    Eleven manager Martin Rennie addresses Zach Steinberger loan

    INDIANAPOLIS — The Indy Eleven signed Zach Steinberger in January, seemingly to become a focal point of new head coach Martin Rennie‘s offense. A versatile attacker who can play as a No. 10, winger, second striker or flat central midfielder, Steinberger experienced a breakout campaign with the NASL’s Jacksonville...
  • National Futsal Premier League - NFPL

    National Futsal Premier League launches with 4 founding clubs

    A new amateur futsal league is coming to the Great Lakes area — and quite soon at that. The National Futsal Premier League (NFPL) has officially launched with four founding members: the Ann Arbor Mudpuppies, Lansing City Futsal, ABK Futsal and FC Tryzub. The league will begin play in...
  • 2018 Mayor's International Futsal Cup

    USA, Brazil ship 2018 Mayor’s International Futsal Cup titles

    INDIANAPOLIS — The 2018 Mayor’s International Futsal Cup went down over Labor Day weekend, and there would be no repeat champions this time around in the tournament’s fourth year. The USA squad hoisted the title on the women’s side after a dramatic late comeback against Iceland in the final....
  • unbeaten streak to 8

    Eleven come from behind vs. Kickers to move unbeaten streak to 8

    INDIANAPOLIS — Now that September has arrived, the Indy Eleven are gearing up for the USL playoffs, which await in October. Luckily for them, they’re playing some of their most consistent, if unspectacular, soccer of the season. Indy played the Richmond Kickers to a 1-1 draw Saturday night at...
  • Hackworth

    Don’t expect LouCity to ‘reinvent the wheel’ under Hackworth

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Under the guidance of now-Orlando City SC manager James O’Connor, Louisville City FC established itself as a formidable juggernaut in the USL. Back-to-back runs to the conference finals in 2015 and 2016 followed by a league title in 2017 prove as much. And this season —...
  • wild affair

    Wild affair contrasts 1st meeting between LouCity, Eleven

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When Louisville City FC and the Indy Eleven met in Indianapolis earlier this season, it was quite the snooze-fest. Neither club truly found its rhythm before an Ayoze penalty conversion finally gave Indy a 1-0 win in the May 5 battle of attrition. The two teams...
  • National Championship

    NPSL releases National Championship details

    Miami FC 2 will visit Madison, N.J. on Saturday to face FC Motown in the 2018 NPSL National Championship match. The game will be played on FC Motown’s home pitch at Ranger Stadium on the campus of Drew University with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. ET. NPSL.com will stream the...
  • Rowdies beat

    Keys to victory: 3 reasons Rowdies beat Eleven

    Two old flames rekindled their relationship Saturday evening at Al Lang Stadium, as the Tampa Bay Rowdies beat the Indy Eleven 3-1 to grab an important three points in the USL Eastern Conference table. The two clubs were former acquaintances in the currently on-hiatus NASL. Tampa departed for the...
  • individual awards

    FIFA announces 2018 World Cup individual awards

    The 2018 FIFA World Cup came to an end Sunday with France topping Croatia 4-2 in the final to hoist the title. On Saturday, Belgium bested England 2-0 to capture third place. Shortly after Sunday’s final, the winners of the tournament’s individual awards were announced: GOLDEN BALL Luka Modric,...
  • Omar Nuno

    Sonoma County Sol FC’s Omar Nuno latest NPSL Player of the Week

    To put it bluntly, it was the type of performance any footballer will remember until his or her dying days. Sonoma County Sol FC striker Omar Nuno directly contributed to six — yes, six — of his team’s goals in a 9-0 blowout win against Sacramento Gold FC in...