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“The goal is to put the rest of USL League Two on notice in our inaugural season. Our Head Coach, Andy Thomson, has tremendous experience including time spent at USL Championship clubs San Antonio FC and Miami FC. He brings with him the knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm to propel this club forward.”
Read MoreWelcome to the first ever edition of Two x Four - a USL League Two Weekly article which takes a look at four matches from the previous week and peeks forward at four fixtures for the coming match-week. Ryan Stallings, your host of League Two The 2how get us started.
by Ryan Stallings
Read MoreAfter two years of bringing beautiful soccer to the city of Philadelphia, the Icarus Cup is expanding to Texas. The team has decided to host two Cup tournaments this year, adding Austin as a new home for the best-dressed 7v7 tournament in the country.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreWhile Battleborn FC and FC Davis got the WPSL party started last weekend, 14 more clubs kickoff this coming weekend and then the whole league gets rolling! The Protagonist Soccer staff got together, as we do, to give you our guide to the games you absolutely must circle the date for.
by Protagonist Staff
Read MoreAnother week of hot USL Championship action and our In The Know guy In The League, Harry Austin, gives us his match reviews, reactions and players of the week for Week 9.
by Harry Austin
Read MoreLongtime contributor and friend of Protagonist Soccer brings back his highly-regarded show, The Pitch Perspective! Check out this week’s episode as well as read his insightful, long-form match analysis - featuring two recent NPSL games: Georgia Storm vs Appalachian FC and Project 51O vs Davis Legacy.
Read MoreIt was a massive first week for the USL W League. Oakland Soul and SF Glens got big first wins in Nor Cal, while Indy Eleven put on a smoke show. All the matches from week 1 recapped plus some power rankings!
by Dan Vaughn
Read More“We focus especially on low income and minority players but all players are welcome. We work really hard to make it affordable and we wont refuse someone due to finances. We will always make it work.”
Read MoreWith all of the professional leagues underway, we now get to the best part of the season - the amateur leagues! Host of League Two The 2how, Ryan Stallings, is joined by several members of our staff to pick out the games which seem most interesting to us as we head into the first weekend of fixtures.
The USL League Two Season Preview proved to be too big for just one article, so we split it into two parts!
This part, Part 1, includes these divisions: Northeast, Southeast, Heartland, Southwest, Northwest, Mid-Atlantic, Chesapeake, and the Deep North Division.
by Protagonist Staff
Read MoreWith all of the professional leagues underway, we now get to the best part of the season - the amateur leagues! Host of League Two The 2how, Ryan Stallings, is joined by several members of our staff to pick out the games which seem most interesting to us as we head into the first weekend of fixtures.
The USL League Two Season Preview proved to be too big for just one article, so we split it into two parts!
This part, Part 2, includes these divisions: Great Lakes, Lone Star, Metropolitan, Mountain, Nor Cal, South Atlantic, South Central, South Florida, Valley, and the Mid-South Division.
by Protagonist Staff
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