NPSL

  • Robert Palmer

    Opinion: Robert Palmer has compelling vision for new pro league

    Community-based amateur soccer is in many ways the lifeblood of the growth of American soccer on the grassroots level. The remarkable recent growth of local supporters culture taking the best of European traditions and marrying them with small and medium-sized town America is one of the great untold stories...
  • Detroit City FC - Ben Pirmann

    Soc Takes Pod Ep. 41: Detroit City FC manager Ben Pirmann

    Detroit City FC head coach and Michigan State men’s soccer assistant coach Ben Pirmann guests alongside co-hosts Kevin Johnston and John Lenard to talk DCFC, MSU, the MLS SuperDraft, NPSL and more. Pirmann also touches on the greater Michigan soccer landscape and provides some of his recipes for success...
  • Interview with Miami FC CEO Sean Flynn

    On Wednesday, Miami FC announced that they will play a team in the NPSL. This story was originally reported by Soc Takes. Soc Takes reached out to Miami FC CEO Sean Flynn, via email, to ask a few questions about Wednesday’s news: Nipun Chopra – Jacksonville Armada has introduced...
  • Atlantic City FC

    Chris Ross brings breadth of experience to Atlantic City FC

    Chris Ross already had a comfortable, prestigious job in the Scottish Premiership. But after working for historic clubs like Ross County FC, Kilmarnock FC and Stenhousemuir FC, he got the itch for a new challenge across the pond. Ross left Scotland for New Jersey to accept a position as...
  • FC Buffalo

    Soc Takes Pod Ep. 39: NPSL chatter with FC Buffalo’s Nick Mendola

    FC Buffalo co-owner and NBC Sports correspondent Nick Mendola hops on the panel to discuss his club and the NPSL. The focus then switches to the Indy Eleven’s recent signings — or in some cases, not re-signings — before trying to make sense of Mix Diskerud‘s reported four-and-a-half-year deal...
  • Miami FC

    Miami FC to play in NPSL in 2018

    As the Beckham-Miami group is scheduled to announce their MLS expansion news on Monday, Miami FC is expected to make an announcement of their own. Miami FC will field a team in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) during the league’s 2018 season which runs from March through August....
  • Paul Dalglish

    Paul Dalglish appointed head coach of Miami FC

    This morning, Miami FC are expected to announce Paul Dalglish as their next head coach. The team – widely considered to be one of the strongest in lower division soccer – is currently still scheduled to play in the NASL. Dalglish – the son of Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish...
  • NPSL offseason - Atlantic City FC

    NPSL offseason equals busy season thus far

    The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) hasn’t exactly been twiddling its thumbs this offseason. With nine new clubs announced, even before the calendar rolled over, the league is set to expand upon its already-extensive roster for the 2018 season. “After managing literally hundreds of expansion inquiries throughout the year,...
  • USASA

    USASA to institute new standards

    While the NASL is fighting to abolish professional league standards (PLS), the organization overseeing amateur soccer in the country — the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) — is about to institute a new set of standards of its own. Standards facilitating a tiered system that would sequester leagues...
  • Boston City FC and New Balance

    Boston City FC and New Balance announce partnership

    After recently launching a sister club in Brazil, NPSL club Boston City FC continued making waves with another sizable announcement Thursday. Boston City FC and New Balance signed a multi-year apparel agreement that will keep the team outfitted in New Balance gear for the foreseeable future. The Boston-based athletic...
  • Deltas vs. PRFC

    Multiple teams sign LOIs for 2018 NASL season

    What happens if the NASL receives the injunctive relief it hopes for at the upcoming Oct. 31 hearing regarding its federal antitrust lawsuit against the USSF? Turns out, the NASL is locked and loaded to bring in multiple expansion sides. Per documentation provided to Soc Takes, six teams —...
  • Exclusive interview: Jeremy Sampson discusses Lansing United’s move to PDL

    In their press release, NPSL’s Lansing United confirmed that they will be playing in the PDL next season, thereby becoming the first team to swap between the two leagues for next year. Lansing United President/CEO Jeremy Sampson said in the release: “We are honored to be joining the PDL...