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The 2024 US Open is back at it this week with Round Two Proper and some of our very favorite teams are involved! We cover all 16 fixtures in this installation of the USOC Circle the Date and look at the matchups involving NPSL, UPSL, USL League One, NISA, MLSNP and anywhere else in between - Let’s get stuck in!
by Protagonist Staff and Guest Contributors
Read MoreAndy Aguilar founded FC Arcadia with the goal of creating a connection with the community and getting people together basically to share their love for soccer. Learn more about them, Under the Lights.
Read MoreWe’re just getting started, as USL League One and USL Championship wander into matchweek three, UPSL and Metroplex Premier League also getting underway for the season! However, the indoor leagues are wrapping up their regular seasons and gearing up for their playoffs - take a look at the MASL and MISL games picked out for the week. Let’s Get Stuck In!
by Protagonist Staff
Read MoreAfter an injury, surgery, and rehabilitation, Abdul Kooistra is ready to lead the Maryland Bobcats’ defense in this year’s NISA regular season. He discusses his path to health, his expectations for the club this year, and how he plans to find his confidence.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreAnother weekend, another block of absolutely banging Championship matches. There was stuff for everyone here. Liquid attacks, staunch defending, some upsets and some teams emerging as unexpectedly serious. Let’s talk about what this weekend meant for each of the teams involved.
by Phil Baki
Read More“About four or five of us play college currently, so we’re like “What are we going to do with no adult/amateur clubs around us?”. From that moment on, five of us began to work on something that will not only help us but help other players and the community around us because we probably aren’t the only ones looking for it.”
Read MoreDay two of the US Open Cup went mostly chalk, with just one amateur upset thanks to Des Moines Menace. But regardless of the final winner, the matches were dynamic and fun, with late winners galore.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreTonight two sister soccer clubs will face off in the first ever Derby Paso Del Norte in El Paso. El Paso Locomotive and FC Juarez plan to make this matchup a regular friendly that allows fans of both clubs to root for their teams in the borderland.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreCouldn’t have scripted a better day one of the US Open Cup than what we got last night. Cupsets galore and small clubs on display made for one of the most fun days in Open Cup history!
by Dan Vaughn
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