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Welcome to our 4th Annual Kit Countdown! Once again, we are giving you, the supporters, creators, and club runners the chance to tell us which kits should be considered for our big Top 23 Tops of 2023 End of Year Article. A panel of our favorite soccer podcasters, writers, and otherwise opinionated persons will review your nominations and we’ll provide the results of their grades.
Read MoreWhat a fantastic weekend of soccer ahead of us! The USL League One Final; USL Championship Conference Finals; NISA Semifinals; and UPSL kicks off its playoffs already! Plus our contributors pick out games from NISA Nation, Metroplex Premier League, SoCal Premier League, EPSL, and the Western Indoor Soccer League. Tons to pick from, so let’s get stuck in!
by Protagonist Staff
Read MoreToday, the USL W League announced the formation of a new Texas-based division, the Lone Star Division. Four clubs are set to kick off play in 2024, with more to come. Protagonist Soccer sits down with Joel Nash and Amanda Vandervort to discuss the expansion and USL’s focus on women’s soccer.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreThe Midwest Premier League announced that it would work towards Promotion/Relegation for its league. This plan has been tabbed by the league as a “vision that will restructure the competition model” which will include a tiered system within each conference that will feature promotion and relegation, but with an amateur league twist.
by Rich Schenck
Read More“Our business plan, aka the Monster Plan, raises funds to target outdated and abandoned soccer fields in under privileged neighborhoods. We then secure the real estate rights to the field and rehabilitate the field. We then organize all volunteer family run teams for local kids and grant our teams access to the highest level leagues for little or no cost to the families. Our Monsters Plan can be applied anywhere in the world.”
Read MoreThe international break is over… for now. US Open Cup Qualifiers are done and dusted… for now. This week we have NISA, USL Championship and USL League One playoffs in full effect. The Western Indoor Soccer League returns to action. UPSL, EPSL, and the Metroplex Premier League continue to march on. Our contributors and guests tell us the games they’ll be paying the most attention to this week.
by Protagonist Staff
Read MoreThis month, Midwester Premier League club AFC Columbia announced a partnership with newly unveiled Women’s Premier Soccer League participant, the Missouri Reign, with the intention to “foster growth, passion and community involvement” to further solidify a soccer culture in the Mid-Missouri area.
by Rich Schenck
Read MoreThe NISA regular season wraps tonight. Who will bag the golden boot? What should we be looking for in the opening matches this weekend? Will Flower City Union’s attackers finally put it all together? Dan takes a look and gives his take on all the burning questions heading into the NISA playoffs.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreBeing a fan in soccer is more than just the drums, the chants, and the smoke. It’s about connecting to a club at a personal level and making it a part of who you are as a person. For Dan “Wheaties” Garrett that club is Livonia City FC of the Midwest Premier League. And though he may be a one person supporter group for now, he’s in it for the long haul.
by Rich Schenck
Read MoreToday’s Under the Lights club, Vlora FC, was founded by Adi Bilani in 2012. The club prides itself on its diverse makeup as expressed in the motto; “United by passion, driven by a dream.” Vlora FC believes in providing opportunities for players to develop and compete at higher levels.
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