James Richardson Opens Up on Legendary Career
Breaking the Lines’ Zach Lowy gets broadcasting legend, James Richardson, to open up.
by Zach Lowy
Read MoreCatching Up with Tesho Akindele
Breaking the Lines’ Zach Lowy catches up with Tesho Akindele . Now retired from professional soccer, he still makes the Wikipedia page for Des Moines Menace’s recent USOC run, but is making his real run in Charlotte as a Development Analyst.
by Zach Lowy
Read MoreMichael Lahoud Opens Up to Protagonist Soccer
From child refugee to NCAA National Champion; PDL up-and-comer to MLS veteran; Michael Lahoud has plied his trade at every level of soccer available in the United States and even earned a few national caps for his country of origin, Sierra Leone. Michael opens up to Zach Lowy of Breaking the Lines, who has chosen to share his story with Protagonist Soccer.
by Zach Lowy
Read More2024 WPSL Playoffs Preview - Rounds 1 & 2
Founded in 1997, the WPSL is the largest women’s soccer league in the world! Every year many players use the league as a platform to launch themselves into the pros - whether its our own NWSL domestically, or professional leagues from Iceland to Portugal. As ever, the division winners will vie for the WPSL National Title, also known as the Jerry Zanelli trophy and this year’s field is absolutely stacked with talent!
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreCircle the Date: 2024 US Open Cup, Quarter Finals
Welcome to the 2024 US Open Cup Quarter Finals, where we are left with three USL Championship sides who will fight to make it past 5 MLS sides on their way to the Semi Finals… and possibly beyond. Our contributors lay out the four scenarios, including a lone MLS vs MLS fixture which pits two former US Open Cup champions against one another! Let’s get stuck into some Tournament Soccer!
by Protagonist Staff and Guest Contributors
Read MoreCircle the Date: 2024 US Open Cup, Round of 16
Your guide the 2024 US Open Cup Round of 16 is here and our writers and guest contributors give us the lay of the land. No new clubs have entered and we have begun the final whittling down toward the Final… We have USL vs USL and USL vs MLS - great matchups for fans of the Soccer Warz. So, let’s take a look and get stuck in!
by Protagonist Staff and Guest Contributors
Read MoreUSOC Final: A Sense of Hope
While most of the soccer fans in this country has their tv’s tuned to ESPN+ for the US Open Cup final, we had our own man in Exploria Stadium to see the match first-hand. From before the match to Denny’s after, Cameron Reed describes the matchup between USL and MLS and how Sacramento Republic gave all lower league fans a sense of hope.
by Cameron Reed
Read MoreUS Open Cup Final: Are the MLS "Favorites" Scared?
With under 24 hours to go before the US Open Cup Final, Major League Soccer franchise Orlando City SC admit they are being investigated for possible spying on the “Underdogs” - are the “Favorites” scared?
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreIndomitable US Open Cup Finalist: Sacramento Republic
“Major League Soccer doesn’t deserve the Sacramento market… They played their inaugural season in 2014 and only went on to win the league in their first foray into the soccer world – in nearly every civilized footballing nation, that would have seen them move up.”
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreUS Open Cup Quarter Finals: Just Two To Watch
With only four matches this round, we are running out of teams to care about - Sacramento Republic of the USL Championship and Union Omaha of USL League One are the only two clubs left carrying the guidon for non-MLS teams to root for.
by Joshua Duder
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