Championship Hangover - Weekend of 3/16
Phil Baki tries to make sense of the USL Championship weekend that was. Let’s get our bearings and clean ourselves up, this is the Championship Hangover.
by Phil Baki
Read MoreChicago House AC - Open Cup calling: Electric boogaloo
With Round One of the 2024 US Open Cup kicking off this week, Adnan Bašić made the trip out to Chicago House AC’s practice to talk with players, staff, and the godfather of Chicago soccer, Peter Wilt, to talk about the club’s preparations for it’s matchup on Wednesday.
by Adnan Bašić
Read MoreCircle the Date: 2024 US Open Cup, Round One
The US Open Cup is back, with or without certain teams we mostly won’t mention. Round One pops off this week and could prove to be a rather interesting beginning to The Cup, with professional sides and amateur teams clashing much earlier than usual - MLSNP will throw their lot into the mix with whichever NISA teams are still operating, USL League One, and a cornucopia of USL League 2, UPSL, NPSL, Open Qualifying teams and various other clubs from amateur ranks.
Read MoreUnder the Lights: Lakeview FC (Greater Chicago Soccer League)
“We currently play in the Greater Chicago Soccer League (formerly known as the National Soccer League, the oldest currently operating league in the entire country.) If we had ambitions to progress to a higher league, the next step would be the Midwest Premier League. However, as a club, we've decided our scope is set on being a local Sunday League Club. I think the move to the MWPL would be a very large commitment to a lot of our players that we don't want to push out of our club. So we're just deciding to keep it local and keep it fun.”
Read MoreMatch Notes: El Paso Locomotive vs Louisville City FC
Tough night for Locomotive, going down a score in the second half and couldn’t find the equalizer, regardless of effort.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreProtagonist Picks 'Em - March 15th - 17th
Both USL Championship as well as USL League One are into week two and our contributors have gone whole hog on telling you why you should watch these games. NPSL is also into week two and we have a sneaky great matchup while certain opponents are playing in the US Open Cup. The Metroplex Premier League, out of Dallas, is back in action and the MASL regular season is all but done, with just a couple playoff spots undecided and grudges to settle.
by Protagonist Staff
Read MoreMatch Report: El Paso Locomotive vs Monterey Bay FC
On a windy night in El Paso, Monterey Bay managed to sneak out with a point after a last minute goal evened things. There was plenty to be excited for the home side, as El Paso looked good for the first 45. This is a full match report from the evening.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreUSL Championship Kickoff Review
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 MoreMASL Recap: Week 16
Week 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 MoreIt’s Faux, Yo
Born 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
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