Lower Tier Soccer | Top Tier Coverage
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Each week we take a look at the results from around USL League 2 and crunch the numbers - by attributing value to statistics available from the league website, we can mathematically determine who looks like the strongest teams in the league.
by the 2how Staff
Read More“Our connection with the community is through soccer particularly with our internship programs and relationships with secondary educational institutions… We have also had elevated discussions with other professional soccer teams that we hope to be able to explore further in the future.”
Read MoreWe’re down to 16! The UPSL’s Round of Sixteen kicks off today across the country. The largest national amateur league in the country continues its journey towards the national finals in Columbus, Ohio!
by Ryan Stallings
Read MoreAfter last weekend’s allegations by former players and staff of FC Austin Elite, more information has emerged about potential lack of UWS oversight over the Southwest Conference. Multiple club owners have expressed frustration with the league’s lack of response to their complaints. The question now, is how does the league move forward?
by Danielle Gawronski
Read MoreFounded in 2001 by a Liberian immigrant, Philadelphia Lone Star FC has blossomed into a 5 team powerhouse. Lone Star teams play in the UPSL, NPSL, USL2, and WPSL. It’s the embodiment of football is life.
by Tim Lutz
Read MoreWhen the players of FC Austin Elite put out a statement this weekend that they would boycott playing for the Austin UWS club and GM Danny Woodfill, ripples began to spread throughout the central Texas soccer community. After hearing the players and former coach discuss the conditions in Austin, Danielle Gawronski gives the whole story of why the players are taking a stand.
Read MoreIn the first of many installments of the Improbable 11, here’s a July 4th themed Presidential starting eleven. It’s a position by position breakdown of a Presidential soccer squad. This is purely a thought experiment, subject to the whims of the writer.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreSan Antonio Athenians faced off against FC Austin Elite in a battle of UWS heavyweights. With the season winding down, this was a massive matchup as the playoffs near.
by Danielle Gawronski
Read MoreThe Icarus Cup, which launched last year in Philadelphia, is back for another year, this time with over 60 teams playing in the massive 7v7 tournament. Icarus and CASA Soccer partnered together to create a truly unique tournament that features teams from across the country. Play kicks off July 9th, 2022 at Drexel University.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreWith the 2022 UPSL Spring Regular Season winding down, we take a second to look over the national playoff in the largest amateur soccer league in the United States.
by Dan Vaughn
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