Kevin Johnston

  • Cesar Mexia

    Cesar Mexia hat trick brings NPSL Mitre National Player of the Week

    After bagging a hat trick last weekend, FC Arizona striker Cesar Mexia has been chosen as the Mitre National Player of the Week for Week 2 of the NPSL season, the league announced Friday. Mexia’s three-tally performance came in a 3-3 draw last Saturday against ASC San Diego, formerly...
  • Eamon Zayed

    Eamon Zayed off to Charlotte, bids farewell to Indy

    Former Indy Eleven striker Eamon Zayed, the club’s all-time leading scorer, is set to join the Charlotte Independence. Charlotte announced the move last week, which won’t become official until Zayed’s P-1 visa is approved, per a press release. Zayed, a prototypical box striker and prolific scorer, bagged 26 goals...
  • OKC Energy U23

    OKC Energy U23 goes local with latest roster additions

    While it’s awfully common for clubs to seek out local players to help connect with their fan bases, OKC Energy U23 has taken the personnel strategy to a whole new level. Hey, why go “loco” when you can go local? On Tuesday, the team announced the addition of 11...
  • Kickers vs. Eleven - Zach Steinberger

    Tactical Tidbits: Eleven’s new guys use width to punch Kickers

    On a roster chock-full of them, a few new faces were inevitably going to make a significant impact for the Indy Eleven in their USL inauguration. They did, as a starting XI consisting of exactly zero returnees from 2017 helped the Eleven snag three points on the road Saturday...
  • Ibra

    Report: Ibra done at Man Utd, signs with LA Galaxy

    One of the most gifted — and cockiest — footballers to ever lace up a pair of boots has decided to swap his Manchester United red for the blue, gold and white of a certain Los Angeles-based MLS side. Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has inked a deal with the...
  • USAi Old Bhoys

    USAi Old Bhoys gearing up for UPSL debut

    INDIANAPOLIS — The boys aren’t old, but the Bhoys are. The USAi Old Bhoys are gearing up to take the pitch this year in the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL), an amateur adult league that’s essentially the highest level of men’s soccer below the NPSL and PDL. The Indy-based...
  • Seattle Sounders vs. LAFC

    LAFC overcomes tall task in inaugural match at Sounders

    LAFC’s indoctrination into MLS seemed more like fraternity hazing or a gang initiation at first glance. The expansion side faced a daunting assignment in its inaugural match, tasked with travelling to Seattle to face the club that won the 2016 MLS Cup and fell in the 2017 MLS Cup...
  • Las Vegas Lights FC - Ferrino

    Oy vey: Ferrino’s disastrous night mars LV Lights FC’s debut

    LAS VEGAS — USL expansion club Las Vegas Lights FC had plenty of positives to exit Saturday’s 2-0 loss to the Montreal Impact with. The Lights held the MLS side scoreless in the first half, mostly contained Ignacio Piatti, did some decent work in the defensive and middle thirds...
  • Atlantic City FC

    Chris Ross brings breadth of experience to Atlantic City FC

    Chris Ross already had a comfortable, prestigious job in the Scottish Premiership. But after working for historic clubs like Ross County FC, Kilmarnock FC and Stenhousemuir FC, he got the itch for a new challenge across the pond. Ross left Scotland for New Jersey to accept a position as...
  • Indy Eleven to play at Lucas Oil Stadium

    Report: Indy Eleven to play at Lucas Oil Stadium

    INDIANAPOLIS — After weeks of negotiating a deal to bring the Indy Eleven to Lucas Oil Stadium, the club and the city’s Capital Improvement Board (CIB) have finally come to terms for use of the venue, per a report from WISH-TV on Monday morning citing “a source with knowledge...
  • Nemanja Vukovic

    Franco, Vukovic latest Indy Eleven roster casualties

    INDIANAPOLIS — As the Indy Eleven’s 2018 roster begins to take shape, one thing is blatantly evident: New head coach Martin Rennie wants an entirely revamped defense. Just days after ex-captain Colin Falvey announced he wouldn’t be returning to the club, fellow defenders Marco Franco and Nemanja Vukovic became...
  • Martin Rennie tactical philosophy

    Tactical Tidbits: Rennie provides glimpse into coaching philosophy

    INDIANAPOLIS — Martin Rennie is already a known commodity in American soccer circles. But he’d also been coaching Seoul E-Land FC in the South Korean second division for the past several years, so who knows what tactical philosophy the 2018 version of Rennie subscribes to? Luckily, the first-year Indy...