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The US Open Cup Qualifying Rounds have wrapped; USL League One and Championship have wrapped; NISA has wrapped. Great news! We still have soccer from the Eastern Premier Soccer League, the Metroplex Premier League, Western Indoor Soccer League, and we take our first peek at the Major Arena Soccer League - Let’s get stuck in!
by Protagonist Staff
Read MoreNow that the professional leagues are all wrapped up, we can look into tons of lower league and US Open Cup Qualifiers - this week our writers and guest have picked out games from the Metroplex Premier, leagues 1 and 2, the Southwest Premier League, UPSL, the Virginia Super Soccer League Final and of course the US Open Cup 4th Qualifying Round. Let’s get stuck in!
by Protagonist Staff
Read MoreIn the third round of qualification games for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup saw a collision of MWPL Heartland Conference foes for the second round in a row as Chicago House AC battled Edgewater Castle FC on October 21, for the right to progress to the fourth round of qualifying at Taft High School in Chicago, Ill.
by Rich Schenck
Read MorePhoenix Rising won its first-ever USL Championship, beating the Charleston Battery 3-2 on penalty kicks at a sold out Patriots Point on a cold Sunday night after tying the game in the 90th minute forcing extra time and then penalties.
by Del Shaffer
Read MoreJust before the NISA final over the weekend, guest contributor Michael Battista sat down with NISA commissioner John Prutch to talk about the state of the league and his vision for the future.
by Michael Battista
Read MoreIn episode six we discuss the 2017 Final between the upstart San Francisco Deltas and the internationally renown New York Cosmos with author, historian, and professor Dr. David Kilpatrick as well as Mr. Douglass Zimmerman, photo editor for SF Gate, NY Times.com, and Fortune.com also photog for publications like Bild Magazine, ESPN the Magazine, and Reuters.
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreThis week we have League Finals for both NISA and the USL Championship as well as playoffs for UPSL. The regular season marches on for NISA Nation and the Western Indoor Soccer League. Our guests and contributors continue to tell us the best games of the week and why to watch ‘em!
by Protagonist Staff
Read MoreThe Charleston Battery welcome Phoenix Rising to Patriots Point for the second time this season. This time, there is a USL Championship on the line and a potential happy ending for one of two Cinderella tales. Last season, both of these teams failed to make the playoffs and this year, Charleston and Phoenix took two completely different paths to get to the Final…
by Del Shaffer
Read MoreAfter thrilling wins over two of the best clubs in NISA, Flower City Union readies for the Championship against defending title-holder Michigan Stars. We sat down with forward Luke Ferreira to discuss this season and how the club feels heading into the final.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreLast week, Oakland fans put their money where they mouth was and invested over 3 million into their local soccer clubs. The community investment round set a record and solidified the Oakland soccer clubs’ finances moving forward.
by Dan Vaughn
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