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Brian Andres Helmick, CEO of San Francisco Deltas, is passionate, humble and aware. Passionate about the beautiful game and the platform for social progress it provides. Humble about what he’s already achieved by bringing professional soccer to the Bay area. Aware of what he’s up against – specifically the challenges...
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Recently, rumors emerged that next season’s Indy Eleven kits will be sponsored by Adidas. While four independent sources informed Soc Takes that Adidas would indeed be next year’s kit sponsor, it turns out those reports were either premature or incorrect. Larry Linde, director of corporate partnerships at Indy Eleven, informed...
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Soc Takes was able to speak to Trey Brantley about the history, current status and future plans of the Atlanta men’s and NWSL teams. Check out our article last week where we discussed the plausibility of the bid. Nipun Chopra: Tell me about the role you have within the...
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Our very own Nipun Chopra guested on the Soccer Down Here podcast Tuesday morning to talk about the NASL-to-Atlanta situation. If you missed his story from last week on the topic, you can read it here....
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There are varying opinions as to how much stock to place in preseason matches. Obviously there is offseason rust to remove and there are chemistry problems to work through, but preseason is more than that. Jobs are won and lost. Field positions can be tested and depth charts can...
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Jairo Puerto will be wearing orange next year. The 28-year-old winger was announced as PRFC’s latest signing this morning by the club. PRFC have a wealth of talent in attacking options — the likes of Sidney Rivera, Jorge Rivera, Giuseppe Gentile, Walter Ramirez and Jordi Quintilla. Puerto, a San...
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On February 22nd, a website promoting professional soccer in Atlanta went live prompting questions about the need/likely success of a putative team in the city. Specifically, concerns were raised about the history of Atlanta Silverbacks, the emergence of Atlanta United and which league the team would be playing in. Soc...
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Remember Rayo OKC’s turf last season? It is singularly owned by Mr. Sean Jones — minority owner of Rayo OKC — as Rayo Vallecano declined to pay for any portion of the cost. Jones has been paying for the 96 pallets of turf for about a year now. They’ve...
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After toiling at stops at Orlando City SC and Louisville City FC, Puerto Rico FC striker Sidney Rivera started coming into his own last season. The 23-year-old front man netted three goals across 16 regular season appearances — just nine of which were starts — for PRFC in 2016,...
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INDIANAPOLIS — There are no surprises here. The Indy Eleven have retained a core group of players from last season. A season which included record goal scoring and a championship run. Indy Eleven’s head coach Tim Hankinson is a seasoned leader and he is pragmatic with his approach. There...
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WESTFIELD, Ind. — Indy Eleven signee Ben Speas has a bit of an appetite for the spectacular. At North Carolina, he slalomed through a pack of defenders before producing a game-winning golazo in the NCAA final. For Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew SC, he scored a beauty in a friendly against Premier League side Stoke...
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Soc Takes was thrilled to interview Puerto Rico FC president Tom Payne this week. This is a largely unedited transcript of our interview, except for a small portion that was excised for an upcoming article about player signings. Make sure you read Bob Williams’ excellent earlier interview with Thomas Payne,...
Brian Andres Helmick, CEO of San Francisco Deltas, is passionate, humble and aware. Passionate about the beautiful game and the platform for social progress it provides. Humble about what he’s already achieved by bringing professional soccer to the Bay area. Aware of what he’s up against – specifically the challenges...
Recently, rumors emerged that next season’s Indy Eleven kits will be sponsored by Adidas. While four independent sources informed Soc Takes that Adidas would indeed be next year’s kit sponsor, it turns out those reports were either premature or incorrect. Larry Linde, director of corporate partnerships at Indy Eleven, informed...
Soc Takes was able to speak to Trey Brantley about the history, current status and future plans of the Atlanta men’s and NWSL teams. Check out our article last week where we discussed the plausibility of the bid. Nipun Chopra: Tell me about the role you have within the...
Our very own Nipun Chopra guested on the Soccer Down Here podcast Tuesday morning to talk about the NASL-to-Atlanta situation. If you missed his story from last week on the topic, you can read it here....
There are varying opinions as to how much stock to place in preseason matches. Obviously there is offseason rust to remove and there are chemistry problems to work through, but preseason is more than that. Jobs are won and lost. Field positions can be tested and depth charts can...
Jairo Puerto will be wearing orange next year. The 28-year-old winger was announced as PRFC’s latest signing this morning by the club. PRFC have a wealth of talent in attacking options — the likes of Sidney Rivera, Jorge Rivera, Giuseppe Gentile, Walter Ramirez and Jordi Quintilla. Puerto, a San...
On February 22nd, a website promoting professional soccer in Atlanta went live prompting questions about the need/likely success of a putative team in the city. Specifically, concerns were raised about the history of Atlanta Silverbacks, the emergence of Atlanta United and which league the team would be playing in. Soc...
Remember Rayo OKC’s turf last season? It is singularly owned by Mr. Sean Jones — minority owner of Rayo OKC — as Rayo Vallecano declined to pay for any portion of the cost. Jones has been paying for the 96 pallets of turf for about a year now. They’ve...
After toiling at stops at Orlando City SC and Louisville City FC, Puerto Rico FC striker Sidney Rivera started coming into his own last season. The 23-year-old front man netted three goals across 16 regular season appearances — just nine of which were starts — for PRFC in 2016,...
INDIANAPOLIS — There are no surprises here. The Indy Eleven have retained a core group of players from last season. A season which included record goal scoring and a championship run. Indy Eleven’s head coach Tim Hankinson is a seasoned leader and he is pragmatic with his approach. There...
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Indy Eleven signee Ben Speas has a bit of an appetite for the spectacular. At North Carolina, he slalomed through a pack of defenders before producing a game-winning golazo in the NCAA final. For Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew SC, he scored a beauty in a friendly against Premier League side Stoke...
Soc Takes was thrilled to interview Puerto Rico FC president Tom Payne this week. This is a largely unedited transcript of our interview, except for a small portion that was excised for an upcoming article about player signings. Make sure you read Bob Williams’ excellent earlier interview with Thomas Payne,...