• 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...
  • Indy Eleven BYB supporter's perspective

    A supporter’s perspective on Indy Eleven’s home opener

    INDIANAPOLIS — It’s happening. Indy Eleven is about to play its first home game. A story first reported by Soc Takes revealed what we know today – Indy XI will play in the USL, and will play its home games at Lucas Oil Stadium. But it almost didn’t happen....
  • 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...
  • Louisville City FC - NYRB II - soccer vs baseball

    Soccer vs. baseball attendance battle

    In the 2018 USL season, we have nine teams playing in minor league baseball stadiums. This is a uniquely American phenomenon, and not just at the USL level. The Kansas City Wizards, before they became Sporting KC, played in a ballpark for three seasons, the New York Cosmos play(ed)...
  • USL - 2018 USL season preview

    Comprehensive 2018 USL season preview

    After a long, dramatic D2 offseason fraught with lawsuits, chaos and #HotTakes, we have finally emerged at the other side with the USL as our now and future D2 league. Last year’s season broke records on and off the field, and raised the bar for what we can expect...
  • Brickyard Battalion

    Soc Takes Pod Ep. 44: Indy Eleven preview, USL predictions

    Brickyard Battalion president Josh Mason guests to help preview the Indy Eleven’s inaugural USL campaign and make Eastern and Western Conference predictions for the 2018 season. Mason touches on some of the ways the Eleven’s move to Lucas Oil Stadium will affect the supporters’ group. The panelists also analyze...
  • Chattanooga FC looks to unite US Soccer, backs away from NISA

    With his team almost a decade old, Tim Kelly, chairman of Chattanooga FC, is equal parts concerned and bullish about the future of American soccer. During our conversation, he repeatedly pivoted his concerns with statements of, “We need to end the divisiveness,” and “I’m not going to throw stones.”...