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We've partnered with a local non-profit (Bay Ridge Cares) and we're going to be asking our players to regularly gather as a team/club to provide hands-on assistance to BRC, a group that does tremendous grassroots community work.
Read MoreIt’s that time of the year! Our readers can now vote for their pick for 2021 Club of the Year: Denton Diablos, KC Courage, Lansdowne Yonkers FC, or Detroit City FC. Vote early, vote often! Poll closes at 9p ET, December 31.
Read MoreThe NISA offseason continues with wild rumors and speculation, particularly at Chicago House AC, so I sat down with Peter Wilt to discuss the club’s plans for the future. He paints a picture of a club coming back to earth and rethinking its approach to fit reality.
By Dan Vaughn
Read MoreEach year, we gather as a staff to choose our nominations for Club of the Year. Each of us have our qualifications and expectations, so we come to the floor to debate and cull the list down to the best. This is your nomination article for Detroit City FC.
By Dan Vaughn
Read MoreEach year, we gather as a staff to choose our nominations for Club of the Year. Each of us have our qualifications and expectations, so we come to the floor to debate and cull the list down to the best. This is your nomination article for the KC Courage.
By Lis Schendel
Read MoreEach year, we gather as a staff to choose our nominations for Club of the Year. Each of us have our qualifications and expectations, so we come to the floor to debate and cull the list down to the best. This is your nomination article for Lansdowne Yonkers FC.
By John Howard-Fusco
Read MoreEach year, we gather as a staff to choose our nominations for Club of the Year. Each of us have our qualifications and expectations, so we come to the floor to debate and cull the list down to the best. This is your nomination article for the Denton Diablos.
By Ryan Stallings
Read MoreThe 2021 Fall UPSL campaign is in the playoffs and we’ve got a complete look over the remaining clubs and the matchups to watch this weekend.
By Ryan Stallings
Read MoreWhile Stumptown AC was generally seen as a success story in the Fall of 2021, disturbing rumors of the club operating in a cash-strapped way have found their way to Protagonist Soccer. Stories concerning uncomfortable player lodging and delayed payments to players, staff, and vendors all paint a picture of a NISA club in shambles.
By Protagonist Staff
Read More“Does the club have any historic matches? If so, explain.
Beating Pele and the New York Cosmos 1-0 in Vegas on April 9, 1977 with a goal from local soccer hero Victor Arbelaez…”