-
Gerardo Martino left a good feeling in his first two games as manager of El Tri. The Mexican men’s national team won both of their matches against Chile and Paraguay with Tata on the bench. Every time there has been a new foreign coach in charge of El Tri,...
-
CINCINNATI — The Philadelphia Union outplayed and ultimately topped FC Cincinnati 2-0 at Nippert Stadium on Saturday in downright dreadful conditions. A clean sheet from Andre Blake and two strikes early in the second half, the first by Marco Fabian and the second by David Accam, who also assisted...
-
INDIANAPOLIS — Saturday was the first home game of the season for the Indy Eleven, playing against the Hartford Athletic. Although a rainy day, it wasn’t enough to deter the record-breaking crowd that attended the match. A total of 20,251 tickets were sold for the game, the most in...
-
INDIANAPOLIS — On a night the Indy Eleven upped their franchise attendance record to 20,215 at Lucas Oil Stadium, they also took out the Hartford Athletic 1-0 to grab three points in their home opener. Indy struck the woodwork numerous times in the match, but an own goal by...
-
With the rise of advanced analytics in soccer, expected goals (xG) has become a go-to metric for examining the quality of both clubs and individual players beyond base accumulation stats (goals, assists, etc.). Inspired by Ben Mayhew of Experimental 3-6-1, who utilizes similar statistics for the English Football League,...
-
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Co-hosts Nipun Chopra and Kevin Johnston share their thoughts on the Indy Eleven, FC Cincinnati and Sogility, the soccer-specific training facility where the show is filmed, in Episode 4 of Soc Takes TV on the ISC Sports Network. WATCH HERE Support Soc Takes on Patreon for...
-
Greenville Triumph SC manager and sporting director John Harkes joins co-hosts Kevin Johnston and John Lenard ahead of his expansion side’s inaugural USL League One match at South Georgia Tormenta FC. The former U.S. men’s national team captain touches on the current state of the USMNT, FC Cincinnati’s hot...
-
Welcome back to the finale of our four-part 2019 USL Championship mega preview! It’s been a long, long journey and we appreciate you sticking around for the ride. This time, we’ll be wrapping things up with the last nine teams to cover in the Eastern Conference. If you haven’t...
-
CINCINNATI — FC Cincinnati toppled the Portland Timbers 3-0 on Sunday to record its first-ever MLS win in its inaugural MLS home match at Nippert Stadium in front of a sellout crowd of 32,250. Kendall Waston, Allan Cruz and Mathieu Deplagne tallied for the hosts, while Spencer Richey delivered...
-
The show Josh Penn put on in the Indy Eleven’s 2-1 loss to Saint Louis FC on Saturday was so enthralling that the only thing missing was Teller. The U-19 U.S. men’s national team member and Indiana Hoosiers commit regularly diced up opponents on the left flank and showed...
-
John, Ian and R.P. discuss the success — or not — of various business deals made across American soccer. They discuss the general move toward digital ticketing, the USSF ticketing structure (13:30), Chattanooga FC’s ownership drive (31:30) and try to answer if bad shirt sponsors affect soccer jersey sales...
-
Welcome back to the 2019 USL mega preview covering every single one of the 36 teams contesting the 2019 USL Championship season. The first two installments, covering the teams in the Western Conference, are already live. Click here for Part I and here for Part II. This time, we’re...
Gerardo Martino left a good feeling in his first two games as manager of El Tri. The Mexican men’s national team won both of their matches against Chile and Paraguay with Tata on the bench. Every time there has been a new foreign coach in charge of El Tri,...
CINCINNATI — The Philadelphia Union outplayed and ultimately topped FC Cincinnati 2-0 at Nippert Stadium on Saturday in downright dreadful conditions. A clean sheet from Andre Blake and two strikes early in the second half, the first by Marco Fabian and the second by David Accam, who also assisted...
INDIANAPOLIS — Saturday was the first home game of the season for the Indy Eleven, playing against the Hartford Athletic. Although a rainy day, it wasn’t enough to deter the record-breaking crowd that attended the match. A total of 20,251 tickets were sold for the game, the most in...
INDIANAPOLIS — On a night the Indy Eleven upped their franchise attendance record to 20,215 at Lucas Oil Stadium, they also took out the Hartford Athletic 1-0 to grab three points in their home opener. Indy struck the woodwork numerous times in the match, but an own goal by...
With the rise of advanced analytics in soccer, expected goals (xG) has become a go-to metric for examining the quality of both clubs and individual players beyond base accumulation stats (goals, assists, etc.). Inspired by Ben Mayhew of Experimental 3-6-1, who utilizes similar statistics for the English Football League,...
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Co-hosts Nipun Chopra and Kevin Johnston share their thoughts on the Indy Eleven, FC Cincinnati and Sogility, the soccer-specific training facility where the show is filmed, in Episode 4 of Soc Takes TV on the ISC Sports Network. WATCH HERE Support Soc Takes on Patreon for...
Greenville Triumph SC manager and sporting director John Harkes joins co-hosts Kevin Johnston and John Lenard ahead of his expansion side’s inaugural USL League One match at South Georgia Tormenta FC. The former U.S. men’s national team captain touches on the current state of the USMNT, FC Cincinnati’s hot...
Welcome back to the finale of our four-part 2019 USL Championship mega preview! It’s been a long, long journey and we appreciate you sticking around for the ride. This time, we’ll be wrapping things up with the last nine teams to cover in the Eastern Conference. If you haven’t...
CINCINNATI — FC Cincinnati toppled the Portland Timbers 3-0 on Sunday to record its first-ever MLS win in its inaugural MLS home match at Nippert Stadium in front of a sellout crowd of 32,250. Kendall Waston, Allan Cruz and Mathieu Deplagne tallied for the hosts, while Spencer Richey delivered...
The show Josh Penn put on in the Indy Eleven’s 2-1 loss to Saint Louis FC on Saturday was so enthralling that the only thing missing was Teller. The U-19 U.S. men’s national team member and Indiana Hoosiers commit regularly diced up opponents on the left flank and showed...
John, Ian and R.P. discuss the success — or not — of various business deals made across American soccer. They discuss the general move toward digital ticketing, the USSF ticketing structure (13:30), Chattanooga FC’s ownership drive (31:30) and try to answer if bad shirt sponsors affect soccer jersey sales...
Welcome back to the 2019 USL mega preview covering every single one of the 36 teams contesting the 2019 USL Championship season. The first two installments, covering the teams in the Western Conference, are already live. Click here for Part I and here for Part II. This time, we’re...