Soccer Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Soccer is a game of constant change. Just ask Claudio Ranieri. As such, The Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC aren’t immune to the realities of a pre-season roster shake-up. Already the club have announced numerous new faces, who can only be accommodated when old faces depart. We caught up with three departing players from last season; Saeed […] READ MORE
Two new expansion teams are entering MLS this season, but many more are still to come. Twelve cities have come forward to announce their candidacy. One candidate is Raleigh/Durham, led by the re-branded North Carolina FC. Formerly the Carolina Railhawks, NCFC play in Division II NASL. Last season they placed seventh overall led by head coach […] READ MORE
The Premier Development League (PDL) has been one of the most important divisions in recent years for the growth and evolution of players in the United States, providing quality talent to clubs around the country. Founded in 2010, FC Tucson have established themselves as an organization that can help guide young soccer players in their future. FC Tucson: […] READ MORE
Soccer in the United States continues to grow and change seemingly with each passing year. A new club that is looking to make a major impact in 2017 and beyond is FC Arizona of the National Premier Soccer League. FC Arizona: The Launch Of A Club With Owner Scott Taylor Competing in the Southwest Conference […] READ MORE
Podcast (January 19, 2017) – Happy Inauguration Week (kind of?) fam. This week on Last Word SC, Matt Pollard is joined by Joe Hojnacki and Joe Goldstein. Last Word SC: Dax McCarty, SuperDraft, And USL and NASL Division II Status In the first segment, Matt and Joe Goldstein discuss all things New York Red Bulls. […] READ MORE
While the Great White North still has a ways to go as a soccer nation, Canadian Soccer took some major steps forward in 2016. READ MORE
Rather than bask in the glory of its newly-earned Division II status, the United Soccer League got to work planning its 2017 season. It took the first planning step on Monday by announcing its realigned conference structure. The league has swollen to 30 teams as a result of a business plan emphasizing aggressive expansion and geographic coverage. Last season the slightly imbalanced […] READ MORE
After a rather tumultuous 2016 season that almost killed the league, the NASL has parted ways with its commissioner of four years, Bill Peterson. No permanent replacement has been named yet, but Rishi Sehgal, the league’s Director of Business Development and Legal Affairs, will take over in the interim. The league report indicates that the […] READ MORE
On Friday night, U.S. Soccer announced that both the NASL and USL would be given provisional division two sanctioning for the 2017 season. This decision is nothing short of a cop out. The federation had their chance to put their foot down and establish some sort of hierarchy in the turbulent lower end of the […] READ MORE
U.S. Soccer voted on Friday to grant provisional division II status to both USL and NASL for the 2017 season, giving each league a year to make their case. READ MORE