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This past weekend the USL Championship season got going and with it came some of the usual bumps, some new, exciting aspects, and some fantastic football. We’ll take a look at a few of the things that stuck out from Kickoff Weekend and what it might mean for the rest of the year, both on and off the field.
by Phil Baki
Read MoreWeek 16 gave us a pretty clear picture of who will be moving onto the playoffs. While we do know who is moving on, we don’t know the seeding and week 16 did have a lot of games that has a lot of weight to the seeding. We break down all the matches and how they impact the state of things.
by Geo Monterroso
Read MoreBorn out of a combination of boredom and fandom, the NMFPL has become a multi-tiered dice-based soccer league with club owners from around the world. It’s the perfect example of how loving the game can express itself in the most interesting of ways.
by Rich Schenck
Read More“We saw an excellent opportunity to bring something that the community is hungry for in a fantastic mid-size city in the Chicagoland metropolitan area. We felt like with our experiences as well as the communities passion for the game it felt like a great fit.”
Read MoreThe Top Division in the USL system, The Championship, is set to kick off this weekend and contributors from Protagonist Soccer, Linners & Wosers, Orange & Black SoccerCast, the San Antonio FC FanCast, the 2 Cent Fam, Bluegrass SoccerCast, Oak Roots Blog, the Hammering Down Pod and The USL Show weighed in on the games they are most excited for. So, in chronological order (for the most part) let’s get stuck in!
Read MoreEdgewater Castle continues to push its limits. This week it announced the hiring of Duygu Erdoğan to coach its women’s team. The new head coach sat down with Protagonist to talk about the move.
by Adnan Bašić
Read MoreThe world of youth soccer can be confusing and complicated. One of the available talent development pathways is ECNL. After visiting a recent event in Dallas, Ben Brannigan gives his opinion of the program.
by Ben Brannigan
Read MoreUSL League One is back for another season of professional soccer! The division three league featured a ton of great matchups last season and 2024 is sure to feature more of the same - contributors from The USL Show, Walkin90, Talkin Flock, League One Updater, our own One League Under the C and many more weighed in on the games they are hyped to watch this year.
Read MoreWhen USSF decided to allow MLS to break the rules of the USOC, it added evidence to those claiming that it ignores professional league standards when it comes to the Division One league. Jeffery Kessler, the attorney for the pending NASL lawsuit, argues that it’s more of the same from the Fed.
by Dan Vaughn
Read More“Everett City FC was founded in 2022 by Angel and Uriel Herrera who are two cousins that have love for the game of Soccer. With Uriels time playing in Bellingham for multiple years, he wanted to be closer to home (Snohomish, WA) with continuing a high level of indoor soccer. Which brought the idea of bring a new club to our local community.”
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