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After notching a brace on April 29 in his club’s 4-0 triumph against Boston City FC, New York Cosmos B striker Darwin Espinal took home NPSL National Player of the Week honors for Week 7 of the NPSL season. The 23-year-old Honduran humbly deflected the personal achievement, choosing instead...
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Jurgen Klopp signed for Liverpool FC in October 2015 after Brendan Rodgers was sacked at the beginning of the Premier League season. Twelve points in 10 games ended the tolerance of the club, which decided to bring in a man who’d bring expectations to the fans. Even when he...
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INDIANAPOLIS — A wild first half Wednesday evening saw USL regional rivals FC Cincinnati and the Indy Eleven combine for four goals. FC Cincy tacked on a third after the break to depart Lucas Oil Stadium with a 3-2 win. Click the thumbnail images to view the full-size versions:...
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INDIANAPOLIS — Come enjoy delicious food, beverages and live music with Indiana Futsal at Un Poquitico De Cuba this Friday from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. at 1417 Commerce Avenue — the building with the Indianapolis flag painted on it — on Indy’s near east side. The cover is $5 at...
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As revealed by Wes “Mantooth” Burdine of FiftyFive.One, the USSF decided to reject NASL’s application for Division II sanctioning last year. Since that time, lawsuits, injunctions and rejections have been the story of the North American Soccer League (NASL). As teams continued to exit the league and other leagues...
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Seven matches into Lowcountry United FC‘s 2018 spring campaign, it’s safe to say the Charleston, S.C.-based club has been the class of the UPSL Southeast Conference Mid-Atlantic Division thus far. A 5-1 win over Broncos United FC on Saturday moved Lowcountry’s record to an unscathed 7-0-0 (21 points). The...
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Sometimes a nil-nil scoreline isn’t indicative of a match’s excitement level. Other times, unfortunately, it looks every bit the part. Saturday evening at the Sportsplex at Matthews the latter type of stalemate developed, with the Indy Eleven and Charlotte Independence settling for a point each from the snoozefest. The...
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Our readers and listeners can absorb our content on several digital platforms: Patreon – patreon.com/soctakes Beautiful Game Network – bgn.fm Twitter – @SocTakes Facebook – facebook.com/soctakes Instagram – @soctakes YouTube – Soc Takes Google+ – Soc Takes iTunes – Soc Takes Pod Google Play – Soc Takes Pod Stitcher...
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NBC Sports analyst and former USMNT footballer Kyle Martino joins regular panelists Nipun Chopra, Kevin Johnston and Aaron Gunyon to discuss the Premier League, U.S. Soccer, RCD Mallorca, promotion-relegation and much, much more. Martino also talks about his role as national board chair for Street Soccer USA. Click here...
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INDIANAPOLIS — For versatile Indy Eleven wingback Tyler Pasher, the question never seems to be if he’ll impact a match. More often than not, it’s merely a matter of which position he’ll do it from. The pacey 23-year-old Canadian drew a few starts at left back to start the...
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Recently on Twitter, my friend and former colleague Chad Irvine pinged me to ask if I might hop on my soapbox and write (complain) about the region designations for the 2018 U.S. Open Cup. If you’re unfamiliar, the tournament in the early rounds splits the bracket into regional groupings....
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All three MLS Canadian teams took the pitch in Week 8 of the MLS regular season and the results were, well, beyond disastrous. The Vancouver Whitecaps got absolutely embarrassed Friday night, falling 6-0 at Sporting Kansas City. On Saturday afternoon, the Montreal Impact suffered a thorough 5-3 home thrashing...
After notching a brace on April 29 in his club’s 4-0 triumph against Boston City FC, New York Cosmos B striker Darwin Espinal took home NPSL National Player of the Week honors for Week 7 of the NPSL season. The 23-year-old Honduran humbly deflected the personal achievement, choosing instead...
Jurgen Klopp signed for Liverpool FC in October 2015 after Brendan Rodgers was sacked at the beginning of the Premier League season. Twelve points in 10 games ended the tolerance of the club, which decided to bring in a man who’d bring expectations to the fans. Even when he...
INDIANAPOLIS — A wild first half Wednesday evening saw USL regional rivals FC Cincinnati and the Indy Eleven combine for four goals. FC Cincy tacked on a third after the break to depart Lucas Oil Stadium with a 3-2 win. Click the thumbnail images to view the full-size versions:...
INDIANAPOLIS — Come enjoy delicious food, beverages and live music with Indiana Futsal at Un Poquitico De Cuba this Friday from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. at 1417 Commerce Avenue — the building with the Indianapolis flag painted on it — on Indy’s near east side. The cover is $5 at...
As revealed by Wes “Mantooth” Burdine of FiftyFive.One, the USSF decided to reject NASL’s application for Division II sanctioning last year. Since that time, lawsuits, injunctions and rejections have been the story of the North American Soccer League (NASL). As teams continued to exit the league and other leagues...
Seven matches into Lowcountry United FC‘s 2018 spring campaign, it’s safe to say the Charleston, S.C.-based club has been the class of the UPSL Southeast Conference Mid-Atlantic Division thus far. A 5-1 win over Broncos United FC on Saturday moved Lowcountry’s record to an unscathed 7-0-0 (21 points). The...
Sometimes a nil-nil scoreline isn’t indicative of a match’s excitement level. Other times, unfortunately, it looks every bit the part. Saturday evening at the Sportsplex at Matthews the latter type of stalemate developed, with the Indy Eleven and Charlotte Independence settling for a point each from the snoozefest. The...
Our readers and listeners can absorb our content on several digital platforms: Patreon – patreon.com/soctakes Beautiful Game Network – bgn.fm Twitter – @SocTakes Facebook – facebook.com/soctakes Instagram – @soctakes YouTube – Soc Takes Google+ – Soc Takes iTunes – Soc Takes Pod Google Play – Soc Takes Pod Stitcher...
NBC Sports analyst and former USMNT footballer Kyle Martino joins regular panelists Nipun Chopra, Kevin Johnston and Aaron Gunyon to discuss the Premier League, U.S. Soccer, RCD Mallorca, promotion-relegation and much, much more. Martino also talks about his role as national board chair for Street Soccer USA. Click here...
INDIANAPOLIS — For versatile Indy Eleven wingback Tyler Pasher, the question never seems to be if he’ll impact a match. More often than not, it’s merely a matter of which position he’ll do it from. The pacey 23-year-old Canadian drew a few starts at left back to start the...
Recently on Twitter, my friend and former colleague Chad Irvine pinged me to ask if I might hop on my soapbox and write (complain) about the region designations for the 2018 U.S. Open Cup. If you’re unfamiliar, the tournament in the early rounds splits the bracket into regional groupings....
All three MLS Canadian teams took the pitch in Week 8 of the MLS regular season and the results were, well, beyond disastrous. The Vancouver Whitecaps got absolutely embarrassed Friday night, falling 6-0 at Sporting Kansas City. On Saturday afternoon, the Montreal Impact suffered a thorough 5-3 home thrashing...