Protagonist Soccer

Welcome to the Name the Player Key. For a few months we’ve been putting slides out on the socials asking you, our readers, to name the player based on the clubs she or he have played for. But we never really acknowledged the correct answers… while, now we are!

by Josh Duder

Soccer historian and author, Stephen Brandt, brings us the third, and final, part of his deep dive into the NASL-era Philadelphia Fury. In this stanza, we take a look at the managers and how the club packed it up and moved to Montreal.

by Stephen Brandt

KitSZN catches up with Sam Zisette of Ballard FC & Salmon Bay FC to talk about the 2025 shirts sported by both squads, how the shirts share the story of the neighborhoods, and why they resonate so well with the locals.

by Brett Mullenix

After a vigorous round of fan voting, we’re proud to announce the 2025 Protagonist Soccer Club of the Year: Vermont Green.

by Dan Vaughn

It’s the FINAL COUNTDOWN! Earlier, we brought you 25 down to 15 and now we go from number 14 to the number one kit in the Top 25 Tops of 2025 - where nine panelists volunteered to look at 50 shirts from around the US soccer scene, division 2 and below, then ranked them from 50 to 1. We took the average rankings then put them in that order! Here’s that list.

Protagonist Soccer brings you our prestigious Top 25 Tops of 2025 list and this year we’ve done it in style. Seven Kitnerd panelists from across the US Soccer podcasting and writing community weigh in and share their opinions about this year’s most impressive US-based club kits! In Part One, we explain the process, give you a list of notable exclusions, and start the countdown. from number 25 to number 15.

Breaking the Lines’ Zach Lowy sits down with soccer broadcast journalist, Nico Cantor, and shares with us the story of how Nico landed in the soccer spotlight despite not having a prestigious playing career.

by Zach Lowy