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by Joshua Duder
Read MoreIn one of the most underreported yet high-profile coaching changes in National Independent Soccer Association history, Don Ebert is officially out and Willie Diaz now is head coach of California United Strikers FC. Diaz just clinched the top seed for the NISA playoffs.
by Dennis Pope
Read MoreLeague One is coming into the home stretch, and with just two matches left for most clubs, only one of the six playoff positions is clinched. Who else can take care of business this weekend and who is it just too late for?
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreWhile WISL has done little to deliver on the promises made early in development, yesterday’s news from the Yates Report triggered the league to comment on the situation. Dan Creel offers his opinion on the league’s progress and if it may have been speaking out of turn.
by Dan Creel
Read MoreWith the Yates’ report confirming a host of abuse problems in the NWSL, it’s time for the amateur women’s leagues in this country evaluate their own systems of reporting player mistreatment. Recent events have shown that the lower leagues are not exempt from player claims of abuse.
by Dan Vaughn
Read More“The heart and purpose of the field are to be an Anti-Human Trafficking partner in St. Louis to educate families and organizations about child sex trafficking here in St. Louis. Currently in the works is to build a stadium that could not only fund the club but provide a free youth soccer club. With revenue from the stadium, CASTL would like to build more rehab centers for youth victims of human trafficking.”
Read MoreWith a long and tumultuous season winding down, the midweek NISA matches had big playoff implications. And regardless of the momentum of Albion San Diego and Syracuse Pulse, California United Strikers and Chattanooga FC won the matches and finalized their playoff positions.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreWith the USL Championship season about to wrap, I sat down with defender Matt Lewis to discuss the first season in division two for Detroit City. Lewis discusses the club’s early success, the ongoing roster building, and his struggle to stay fit this year.
by Dan Vaughn
Read More“We play in the NPSL with the men’s and the WPSL with our women’s team. We participated twice in the NISA Independent Cup. Our goal is to get to the third division of pro soccer. Every league has its pro and cons. For us it was always important which league can protect our investment the best, and how is the level of competition.”
Read MoreThe USL has worked hard to build its fourth division amateur league and the result is a league rapidly filling with clubs that bring the kind of pedigree of MPLS City. With the season over, I sat down with Crow Head Coach Matt VanBenschoten to discuss the club’s first foray into USL2.
by Dan Vaughn
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