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Nipun Chopra shares his thoughts via Periscope on the nil-nil draw between the Indy Eleven and San Francisco Deltas. Watch: Indy Eleven v San Fran Deltas recap. Plus #NASL chat. https://t.co/akflUpotTD — Nipun Chopra, PhD (@NipunChopra7) April 22, 2017 You can follow Soc Takes on Twitter @SocTakes....
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Aaron Gunyon and Kevin Johnston join host Nipun Chopra, who discusses his breaking story regarding the possible formation of a new Division III league in U.S. Soccer. The panel then shifts its focus to the NASL, where Aaron analyzes the Jacksonville Armada’s red-hot start. And finally, Kevin recaps the Louisville City...
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THE SET UP An ecological niche is the response of an organism and/or species to changes in its environment. If an apex predator (a lion, for example) loses numbers rapidly, a new predator (a wolf) might dominate that niche. Or, alternatively, the population of the prey species (deer) might...
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FC Edmonton’s offense needs a defibrillator. Luckily, it might have found one via an unlikely source: its back line. Or, more specifically, its fullbacks. The Eddies attack produced a meager 25 goals in 32 NASL games last season, and has remained dormant through two matches in 2017. Edmonton has zero goals...
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Tommy Heinemann Two years ago, Heinemann was hot property. On the back of a 15-goal season with then-league runners up Ottawa Fury, Heinemann was sought-after by many NASL and USL clubs. Last season, partly due to the signing of Joe Cole, Heinemann found himself rarely playing 90′ at Rowdies, and...
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Well, there is no denying it. This North American Soccer League season is unpredictable at best and these Power Rankings are subject to change. I mentioned last week that this 2017 NASL season has the potential to be the most interesting in North America and I think that still...
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Background As the fable goes, when the clock struck midnight, shit hit the fan. Cinderella lost a shoe, almost lost the love of her life and something about a pumpkin. Moral of that story was: don’t count down to anything. Per the original website, Atlanta was scheduled to make a...
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New Soc Takes correspondent Brandon Evans joins Aaron Gunyon, Nipun Chopra and Kevin Johnston to break down all the action from NASL Week 3. We focus on the Puerto Rico FC-Indy Eleven match and briefly touch on all the others as well. We also revisit some of the stories...
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If Indy Eleven players and coaches weren’t already having nightmares about Puerto Rico FC forward Hector Ramos before Saturday, they most certainly will be now. After dropping a goal and an assist in a thrilling 3-3 draw in Indianapolis last weekend, Ramos added another tally as an encore Saturday....
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Our own Nipun Chopra joins host Chad Irvine on the NASL Cast podcast to chat about their early season impressions two weeks into the 2017 NASL campaign. They also touch on viable markets for league expansion. Listen: Be sure to follow NASL Cast on PodBean and Twitter to catch all...
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The NASL Spring season in now officially in progress. Eight teams play in this seventh edition of the second-division competition. There are 34 matches with opportunities to take points in the standings, but what the standings can’t show is the value of individual matchups. That’s where the power rankings come...
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Ten goals were scored during an exciting gameweek 2 in the NASL. Three players stood out from the rest this week, and all three have connections to Indy XI. Soc Takes presents its top 3 of gameweek 2: 1. Justin Braun – If not for a controversial offside goal, Justin “Bieber”...
Nipun Chopra shares his thoughts via Periscope on the nil-nil draw between the Indy Eleven and San Francisco Deltas. Watch: Indy Eleven v San Fran Deltas recap. Plus #NASL chat. https://t.co/akflUpotTD — Nipun Chopra, PhD (@NipunChopra7) April 22, 2017 You can follow Soc Takes on Twitter @SocTakes....
Aaron Gunyon and Kevin Johnston join host Nipun Chopra, who discusses his breaking story regarding the possible formation of a new Division III league in U.S. Soccer. The panel then shifts its focus to the NASL, where Aaron analyzes the Jacksonville Armada’s red-hot start. And finally, Kevin recaps the Louisville City...
THE SET UP An ecological niche is the response of an organism and/or species to changes in its environment. If an apex predator (a lion, for example) loses numbers rapidly, a new predator (a wolf) might dominate that niche. Or, alternatively, the population of the prey species (deer) might...
FC Edmonton’s offense needs a defibrillator. Luckily, it might have found one via an unlikely source: its back line. Or, more specifically, its fullbacks. The Eddies attack produced a meager 25 goals in 32 NASL games last season, and has remained dormant through two matches in 2017. Edmonton has zero goals...
Tommy Heinemann Two years ago, Heinemann was hot property. On the back of a 15-goal season with then-league runners up Ottawa Fury, Heinemann was sought-after by many NASL and USL clubs. Last season, partly due to the signing of Joe Cole, Heinemann found himself rarely playing 90′ at Rowdies, and...
Well, there is no denying it. This North American Soccer League season is unpredictable at best and these Power Rankings are subject to change. I mentioned last week that this 2017 NASL season has the potential to be the most interesting in North America and I think that still...
Background As the fable goes, when the clock struck midnight, shit hit the fan. Cinderella lost a shoe, almost lost the love of her life and something about a pumpkin. Moral of that story was: don’t count down to anything. Per the original website, Atlanta was scheduled to make a...
New Soc Takes correspondent Brandon Evans joins Aaron Gunyon, Nipun Chopra and Kevin Johnston to break down all the action from NASL Week 3. We focus on the Puerto Rico FC-Indy Eleven match and briefly touch on all the others as well. We also revisit some of the stories...
If Indy Eleven players and coaches weren’t already having nightmares about Puerto Rico FC forward Hector Ramos before Saturday, they most certainly will be now. After dropping a goal and an assist in a thrilling 3-3 draw in Indianapolis last weekend, Ramos added another tally as an encore Saturday....
Our own Nipun Chopra joins host Chad Irvine on the NASL Cast podcast to chat about their early season impressions two weeks into the 2017 NASL campaign. They also touch on viable markets for league expansion. Listen: Be sure to follow NASL Cast on PodBean and Twitter to catch all...
The NASL Spring season in now officially in progress. Eight teams play in this seventh edition of the second-division competition. There are 34 matches with opportunities to take points in the standings, but what the standings can’t show is the value of individual matchups. That’s where the power rankings come...
Ten goals were scored during an exciting gameweek 2 in the NASL. Three players stood out from the rest this week, and all three have connections to Indy XI. Soc Takes presents its top 3 of gameweek 2: 1. Justin Braun – If not for a controversial offside goal, Justin “Bieber”...