NISA: Michael Collins leads new Strikers FC

• Former Cal United Strikers president Michael Collins is leading a group that will bring back a NISA team named Strikers FC to Southern California in 2024. Cal United Strikers played in NISA in 2020-22 but did not return in 2023 during which NISA is operating with nine teams. Two new Southern California teams have been announced for 2024: Calabasas FC and Irvine Zeta FC.

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