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Author Stephen Brandt joins Protagonist to perform club-by-club retrospective of the original NASL. In Part Four, we explore the high-profile matches of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers during their NASL tenure. This is the final part of a four-part series on the Strikers.
by Stephen Brandt
Read MoreAuthor Stephen Brandt joins Protagonist to perform club-by-club retrospective of the original NASL. In Part Three, we explore the high-profile of Ft Lauderdale Strikers during their NASL tenure. This will be an ongoing series with clubs’ histories being shared over multiple parts. Here is part three of Kicking Back: the NASL Era - Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
by Stephen Brandt
Read MoreBrett takes a look around the state of Indiana, gives us an update on the state of the Indy Eleven, as well as a final report for the season on League One bound Fort Wayne and cup winning Goshen City of the MWPL.
by Brett Mullenix
Read MoreAuthor Stephen Brandt joins Protagonist to perform club-by-club retrospective of the original NASL. In Part Two, we explore the several managers of Ft Lauderdale Strikers during their NASL tenure. This will be an ongoing series with clubs’ histories being shared over multiple parts. Here is part one of Kicking Back: the NASL Era - Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
by Stephen Brandt
Read MoreAuthor Stephen Brandt joins Protagonist to perform club-by-club retrospective of the original NASL. He starts with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers; looks at their early years, the franchise rights being shifted, the players, owners, and coaches. This will be an ongoing series with clubs’ histories being shared over multiple parts. Here is part one of Kicking Back: the NASL Era - Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
by Stephen Brandt
Read MoreJune saw Indy Eleven pick up some important wins vs Birmingham and Pittsburgh, while also losing at a struggling Tampa side - they are in desperate need of consistency in league play and while the playoffs are months away, the pressure is starting to be felt.
by Brett Mullenix
Read MoreHarold Hanson, Philip Hephzibah and Ebrima Njie teamed up for Real Sociedad O.C. this season in the SoCal Premier League. Their paths could only cross in the amateur leagues of the United States. Sure, similar types of player groupings have happened in places like New York, Chicago, Miami and Dallas, but this one is unique to Southern California.
by Dennis Pope
Read MoreThe three largest women’s soccer leagues in the country have been brought together by US Soccer’s Adult Council and join hands to bring you, us, themselves, the Brandi Chastain Cup. Four of the biggest amateur soccer teams in the country will kick off the inaugural competition which pits WPSL, UWS, and the USLW against each other - then sprinkles in the 2024 Women’s National Amateur Cup Champions for good measure.
by Josh Duder
Read MoreAfter six league games played, FC Naples find themselves atop the USL League One table; they also head into their third match of the 2025 US Open Cup as underdogs but with as good a chance as they come to move onto the Round of 32 - all while being unbeaten in Paradise.
by Josh Duder
Read MoreLast week may have been a bad one for the USMNT, but the emergence of Diego Luna in midfield may be the redeeming event of a failed Nations League run. His story of development doesn’t fit the mold of the average MLS star, but shows the importance of USL Championship’s role in the path to professional.
by Dan Vaughn
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