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Midway through the Fall 2022 schedule and Cultures United lead the way - but there’s plenty of time for even Primos de Palaez FC, who are holding up the conference, to make their move to the top spot.
by Josh Duder
Read MoreEmiliano Terzaghi is the king of League One… again and Kingsford Tormented the Red Wolves to earn a round-one home playoff match. Who… who has failed to win for over a month but still land in a playoff spot and how did the hail fall out of contention?
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreAfter a long and surprising season, we’re less than two weeks from the first round of the NISA playoffs. The matchups are set, so Dan Vaughn takes a look at the two opening matches.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreSupporting soccer is totally for the birds! These athletic aviators are hoping to help you part ways with a little cash in exchange for some patches - proceeds will be donated to the National Audubon Society to help preserve the natural habitat of their namesakes.
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
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