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FORT WORTH, Texas — I have a confession to make. Despite my perpetual, vociferous evangelism of lower-division soccer, I have never actually attended a single game of any of the semi-pro or amateur teams in my area. This, despite having several such clubs in existence for several years now...
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With so many squads in the NPSL, it generally takes a hat trick or close to it to earn Player of the Week honors. That’s exactly what Minneapolis City SC attacker Whitney Browne accomplished in Week 10. Browne’s three-goal outing on May 19 helped carry his side to a...
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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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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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It feels so good to be back for East Bay FC Stompers striker Gustavo Tavera-Rico, assuming he finds happiness in finding the back of the net. The veteran forward, back for his fifth season with the club after taking a hiatus, entered the match in the second half last...
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Newly named National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) managing director Cindy Spera joins the panel to discuss her playing career, working on Wall Street and, of course, all things NPSL. Spera touches on some of the challenges facing the NPSL and the goals she hopes the league can achieve during...
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For his game-winning finish last weekend, Oxnard Guerreros FC striker Moises Orozco has been voted the NPSL Mitre National Player of the Week. Orozco’s separator was all his club needed to eke out a 1-nil win over FC Arizona in Week 3 of the NPSL season. “Moi represents the Oxnard...
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New York Cosmos chief operating officer Erik Stover joins co-hosts Kevin Johnston and Nipun Chopra to chat about the New York Cosmos, New York Red Bulls, NASL, NPSL, USSF presidential election, Cosmos B and more. Formerly the president and managing director at RBNY, Stover revisits his tenure with the...
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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...
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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.”...
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AFC Ann Arbor head coach and Midwest Pro Soccer Combine organizer Eric Rudland guests on the latest edition of the Soc Takes Pod to talk Champions League, NPSL and AFCAA. Highlights include Rudland’s breakdown of Juventus’ 2-1 comeback win at Tottenham, all the new happenings at AFCAA and his...
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National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) founder Peter Wilt joins the panel to discuss the newly forming league, his former clubs and all things U.S. Soccer. Wilt helped launch the Chicago Fire, Chicago Red Stars and Indy Eleven, to name a few. Soc Takes contributing writer Kartik Krishnaiyer also guests...
FORT WORTH, Texas — I have a confession to make. Despite my perpetual, vociferous evangelism of lower-division soccer, I have never actually attended a single game of any of the semi-pro or amateur teams in my area. This, despite having several such clubs in existence for several years now...
With so many squads in the NPSL, it generally takes a hat trick or close to it to earn Player of the Week honors. That’s exactly what Minneapolis City SC attacker Whitney Browne accomplished in Week 10. Browne’s three-goal outing on May 19 helped carry his side to a...
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...
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...
It feels so good to be back for East Bay FC Stompers striker Gustavo Tavera-Rico, assuming he finds happiness in finding the back of the net. The veteran forward, back for his fifth season with the club after taking a hiatus, entered the match in the second half last...
Newly named National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) managing director Cindy Spera joins the panel to discuss her playing career, working on Wall Street and, of course, all things NPSL. Spera touches on some of the challenges facing the NPSL and the goals she hopes the league can achieve during...
For his game-winning finish last weekend, Oxnard Guerreros FC striker Moises Orozco has been voted the NPSL Mitre National Player of the Week. Orozco’s separator was all his club needed to eke out a 1-nil win over FC Arizona in Week 3 of the NPSL season. “Moi represents the Oxnard...
New York Cosmos chief operating officer Erik Stover joins co-hosts Kevin Johnston and Nipun Chopra to chat about the New York Cosmos, New York Red Bulls, NASL, NPSL, USSF presidential election, Cosmos B and more. Formerly the president and managing director at RBNY, Stover revisits his tenure with the...
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...
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.”...
AFC Ann Arbor head coach and Midwest Pro Soccer Combine organizer Eric Rudland guests on the latest edition of the Soc Takes Pod to talk Champions League, NPSL and AFCAA. Highlights include Rudland’s breakdown of Juventus’ 2-1 comeback win at Tottenham, all the new happenings at AFCAA and his...
National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) founder Peter Wilt joins the panel to discuss the newly forming league, his former clubs and all things U.S. Soccer. Wilt helped launch the Chicago Fire, Chicago Red Stars and Indy Eleven, to name a few. Soc Takes contributing writer Kartik Krishnaiyer also guests...