Protagonist Picks 'Em - August 30th - September 1st

August 30, 2024 by Joshua Duder

While there is plenty of fun soccer to cover this weekend, our writers and podcasters are still working on games to highlight on Saturday and Sunday - there was one fantastic game taking place on Friday which we couldn’t hold up this article for.

FC Barcelona Femini will visit Dallas Trinity FC in a Super Duper Super League International Friendly - co-host of the Super Show, Danielle Gawronski took the time to tell us what she’s looking forward to.

by Protagonist Staff

FC Naples

August 27, 2024 by Dan Vaughn

Set to launch into USL League One next year, FC Naples is building an all-star organization piece by piece. We spoke with several of the key components of that organization to find out about the climb towards year one.

by Adnan Bašić

Protagonist Picks 'Em - August 24th & 25th

August 23, 2024 by Joshua Duder

We’ve made our way through the amateur summer leagues, playoffs, and finals. Now its time to get stuck into USL’s brand new Super League, Championship, and League One. Oh, and UPSL is up and already gettin’ after their Fall Season as well - so our writers and guests picked out a few games they think are must watch games of the week.

by Protagonist Staff

Being the Best: Ashley Orkus and the Rise of the Sun

August 23, 2024 by Dan Vaughn

Ashley Orkus defined her playing style at Ole Miss, dominating the SEC. After a short stint overseas, she returned to play for the Tampa Bay Sun in the USL Super League. If week one is any indicator, she's ready to dominate again.

by Dan Vaughn

Great Balls of Firepower

August 21, 2024 by Dan Vaughn

After coming up just short last season, Cedar Rapids Inferno claimed its first Gateway Championship in the Midwest Premier League. The team outscored the rest of its conference on its run to the first title in club history.

by Rich Schenck

Super Launch!

August 20, 2024 by Dan Vaughn

The Super League launched over the weekend and every aspect was on point and delivered on the promise of the newest division one women's league.

by Dan Vaughn

Super Preview of the USL Super League

August 16, 2024 by Dan Vaughn

The USL Super League is set to launch this weekend so the crack staff of the Super Show got together and knocked out a team-by-team preview of the league and who they expect to win the inaugural season of the new professional women’s league.

by Protagonist Staff

USL Super League Expanding Opportunity

August 15, 2024 by Dan Vaughn

This weekend, USL Super League kicks off. The arrival of a second division one women's league opens opportunities that have been denied to so many talented women playing the sport they love.

by Danielle Gawronski

Embracing the Super League

August 14, 2024 by Dan Vaughn

With the USL Super League set to kick off the weekend, there’s a lot of women’s soccer fans concerned about a new player in the Division One space, but there’s so many reasons to believe that the USL has the magic to pull this one off to great success.

by Danielle Gawronski

2024 UPSL National Finals Weekend

August 08, 2024 by Joshua Duder

The UPSL Playoffs started with 32 teams and have now whittled themselves down to the top four squads in the league. This weekend we’ll see teams from four totally different regions come together in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to find a champion - Inland Empire FC from Southern California; Dodge City Toros from Kansas; Soda City FC from Columbia, South Carolina; and Rochester NY FC from Upstate New York (or Western if you like).

by Josh Duder